Simply Simple Stew

Sometimes only really simple food will do. This is a recipe that relies on "less is more". You can add stuff but you'll feel better if you don't.



Cut up some potatoes and carrots sufficient for your needs. I always peel bought French potatoes because they spray them with something to stop sprouting. I expect they do in the UK too. My budget doesn't extend to organic and the new potatoes won't be on stream from the garden for another six weeks or so.

Add to the chopped veg. a small sliced onion or some sliced leek, not too much. A stick of celery is good but not essential.

Throw your veg into a pot, no oil needed, add water to just cover them and some herbs. I used lovage (particularly good in the absence of celery) but rosemary, bay leaves, dried mixed herbs will all do well. Add a pinch of salt and a grind of black pepper.

Bring to the boil and simmer gently until the vegetables are cooked. At the end of cooking stir in a big spoonful of a dark miso of your choice.

You could add tofu cubes, I wouldn't add beans or chickpeas to this one. Other vegetables like peppers or tomato muddy the flavour. Ultimately it's your choice.

And then for pudding;



Orange Drizzle cake with soy yoghurt. I'd like to give you the recipe for this but it's pretty much unrepeatable involving as it did a pot of past its sell by date apricot and guava pudding and some soy milk gone thick. I'd read about that but it had never happened to me before. It makes a good ingredient in cakes but there's not a lot of point in specifying it since the chances are it'll never be to hand when you need it.

Bon Appétit