It’s been quite some time since I last put up a post, so I think this is probably going to be something of a mishmash. Spoiler alert, I do not have a plan.
I was given a large turnip and decided to use it to make a risotto. Then I was given some leeks, so the plan changed to a turnip and leek risotto. I looked online ad saw several recipes, but the one which appealed most had fresh parsley added at the end. Bingo! Still, I wasn’t very sure it would be a success. Beans on toast if it turned out to be inedible. But it was delicious, very creamy, and due to the leeks and particularly the parsley, very green. The same person who gave me the turnip also gave me some parsnips. I’m not fond of parsnips, but I thought I’d use them to make soup. Defrosting the freezer compartment, I found some forgotten yellow split peas. They went into the pan too, plus an onion, some garlic, a potato, a carrot. Maybe some celery, I forget. It was lovely. I finished it a couple of days later and thought it would make a very nice chilled soup in summer. Next week I am going to be pretty busy, so if I make double quantities of meals this week and can squeeze them into the limited space in the freezer I shall be ahead of the game.
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