about this blog

This blog is all about trying out stuff. Its title "yattemita" is the Japanese term for "I tried" doing something, which is what I love to do. I've always liked making stuff by myself better than just buying it. And I thought it could be interesting to write about it.

2012/08/19

Tsukuttemita: Creamy Carrot Soup

Next monday I'll have two wisdom teeth removed. I am a bit scared of that. But I will buy me lots of icecream to cool my mouth afterwards : )
And I was thinking about taking the easy way and just eating soups then.

So yesterday I made this delicious Carrot-Coconut milk-Soup (see below for the recipe):




I froze half of it, so I can eat it next week if I am unable to chew. Soups are great, because they're
easy to make and a good healthy snack when you don't have much time (just make a bit more, store and unfreeze when needed). 

This one is really simple:

Cut 200 g of carrots  and one onion into small pieces and crush one half of a garlic clove.

 


Stew everything in a pot with approximately one tablespoon of oil. Then add 300 ml broth , 100 ml coconut milk and 50 ml orange juice and cook for 15 to 20 minutes (use the lid).
Finally purée the soup and season with salt, curry, nutmeg (not too much) and a tiny bit of cinamon.
For the decoration you can use parsley as I did or cress.




Thanks for reading~

2012/07/30

Yattemita: Cook Vegan

I hadn't been at home for a while, so when I came back yesterdays evening
my fridge was almost empty.
Therefore, today's breakfast was oat flakes with rice milk and a cup of tea.
I noticed that I had a vegan breakfast and decided to just stay vegan for today,
because I anyway had eaten too much meat and stuff lately.

I wanted to use the spinach I still had in the freezer, so I made this for lunch:




 I cooked some spaghetti and seasoned them only with olive oil, salt and pepper and a bit of the
thai-basil I am growing on my window board.




The spinach got a soy sauce and paprika treatment.
Finally I roasted some pumpkinseeds and added them (I LOVE roasted seeds! They're best when
you wait until a few of them start popping).



The result was very delicious!! I'm thinking about having a vegan day more often.




tadaima

I haven't been posting here for a really long time.
It's a pitty I never can go on with something, even if I absolutely enjoy it.... U_U

From now on I will try to do better.
One post a week should be possible, right? Even for me.



2012/01/10

An apple a day...

...keeps the doctor away. That's what I was thinking of when I decided to eat more apples...
But it soon starts to bore me if I eat the same again and again. So I experienced a bit with apples :)



I cut them in slices and roasted them with butter in a pan. Then just added some brown sugar,
cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg.

Finally topped it on some curd and enjoyed !