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Im nowhere near the extreme of this guy but I cook a vegetable soup and eat it 4-6 days a week every week for dinner. I save the calories and good (edit: intere
by voidfunc 5y ago
Im nowhere near the extreme of this guy but I cook a vegetable soup and eat it 4-6 days a week every week for dinner. I save the calories and good (edit: interesting) cooking for restaurants.
I mess around with the soup occasionally trying new flavoring or techniques but its the same damn soup and I like it. Its easy to make, keeps well, costs nothing relative to output, and leaves me time to think about other things other than food. Also its very healthy.
At this point its just a habit. Sunday or Monday evening is soup making time. Two hours nets me two weeks of food.
- sethjgore 5y agoand whats the recipe?
- voidfunc 5y ago1 onion 2-3 carrots 2 potatoes 2-3 celery sticks 1 fennel heart 1 red pepper 1-2 tomatoes (optional) Canillini beans 2 bayleaves salt and pepper suit to taste. 2qt water cook/simmer for 1-2hr I muck around with it sometimes... thrown siracha, hot peppers, sausage in it to varying degrees of tastiness. I generally sauté the onions, celery and fennel together then add the rest. It can all be done in one pot for convenience.
- prawn 5y agoYou could easily tweak this to be similar to something I grew up with, from Slovenia: https://www.tasteatlas.com/manestra https://www.tasteatlas.com/manestra Maybe cook longer and blend some of it to thicken it up. Ours typically had pork and Polish sausage added, plus this type of pasta: https://www.google.com/search?q=Ditalini&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=Ditalini&safe=off&source=lnm... It's similar to what Italians would know of as Pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) but obviously varies by region, even village by village.
- voidfunc 5y agoVery familiar with pasta fagioli (Italian heritage). Ill check this out tho, thanks!
- faeyanpiraat 5y agoIf you cook the pasta in the soup, it will significantly shorten its shelf life. Better cook it separately and add it to the current portion you are eating.
- tomcooks 5y agoPasta e fagioli, o coi fagioli If it's about heritage get it right, it's worth it.
- federiconafria 5y agoThe funny thing is that we call that minestra in Italy. I keep being pleasantly surprised by how food is just different shades when you move from country to country...
- top_kekeroni_m8 5y agoThat's just a weird Croatian name - it's mostly called minestra everywhere.. :)
- highhedgehog 5y agoI'm italian and thank you for reminding me that we have that deliciousness. I don't know why I don't make it more often.
- pelario 5y agoDo you just keep it on the refrigerator for the whole week or do you freeze it ?
- zo1 5y agoWhy freeze it if you keep it in the fridge for just one week? Depending on what it is, but generally most things last just fine for a week or more in the fridge.
- ckdarby 5y agoThey're probably asking because it depends on the quantity they're making. I had a friend who asked me if he could freeze the soup recipe I sent him and while confused I told him it shouldn't be an issue. Later on I'm visiting and he tells me he's making that soup. I walk into the kitchen to see a 40qt/37L pot being cooked. No wonder why he was asking if he could freeze it because the poor fella would have needed to eat 3L of soup a day to finish before it went bad if he didn't freeze it.
- voidfunc 5y agoIt keeps fine in the fridge for two weeks.
- busymom0 5y agoIt reminds me of this recipe: https://youtu.be/3DxS-CIJFj8 https://youtu.be/3DxS-CIJFj8
- Havoc 5y agoGet a pressure cooker and cut it down to 30 mins...with bonus that you don't need to watch it because it switches to keep warm after timer
- busymom0 5y agoHere’s another similar recipe: https://youtu.be/3DxS-CIJFj8 https://youtu.be/3DxS-CIJFj8
- steve_adams_86 5y agoBefore I had a family, I did this too. You really grow to appreciate food more by keeping it low key so often. And I agree, it’s relatively healthy. You kind of eat well on autopilot. Then when you have something different and special, it really is special. My family loves to have something great for every single meal. It’s very excessive and unnecessary - but I keep it to myself and let them enjoy it. It’s not a bad or destructive habit at all, I just wonder often if they value or appreciate it as much as they could.
- voidfunc 5y agoTotally understand this would be hard to pull off with a family. My friends think Im a bit weird (I probably am), and im totally capable of cooking more interesting things, but its a lot of effort for very little personal satisfaction. Plus theres so much excellent food out there, created by culinary experts, that I love to try. I save the fun for the pros :3
- kwdc 5y agoThis kind of thing is an old tradition and common. Good way to use up leftovers as well.
- jimbob45 5y agoI also eat the same dinner ~6 days of the week, largely for the same reasons of practicality. Being able to prepare dinner on Sunday saves loads of time during the week.
- mongol 5y agoDo you eat something together with the soup?
- voidfunc 5y agoNo, not really. I usually eat a pear or apple afterwards depending on season. And then a granola bar for dessert.
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- tonyedgecombe 5y agoI'm sure I've read that the more varied your diet the more calories you will consume. Of course we are advised to have a varied diet but I suspect that is because most people have such poor eating habits. If you can squeeze all the nutrients you need into a single dish then why wouldn't it work.