Kitchen Corner

We have a fine array of cutting boards at the Monastery.  Big ones, small ones, some mostly for slicing breads, some reserved only for garlic and onions. Each Monday at the end of the cooking period, all the cutting boards are sprayed with a special botanical disinfectant, set out to dry, then re-stacked, for the next day.  It's easy to project they enjoy getting "spruced up" in preparation for the upcoming week's chopping and slicing.

As we "up our game" in practice, it is fun to consider what kind of "sprucing up" we might enjoy.  Extra R/L time?  Some restorative rest?  Adding more organic vegetables to your diet?  Here is a delicious stew that certainly gives our cutting boards a good work-out!

Gassho,
Rebecca

Quorn Stew
(gluten free)

1 12 oz pkg Quorn “Chick’n” Tenders                  
2 large red potatoes, peeled, cubed ½”               2 bay leaves
3 carrots, peeled and sliced small                       1/4 tsp. pepper
2 onions, cut into small pieces                             3/4 tsp. basil
2 stalks celery, sliced small                                  3/4 tsp. thyme
1/2 pound frozen peas                                         1/2 tsp. sage
5 cloves garlic, minced                                        1/2 tsp. turmeric
6 cups water                                                        1/2 tsp. chili powder
¼ cup vegetable broth powder                            1 tsp. salt

1.    Sauté frozen Quorn Tenders until warm then chop into bite-sized pieces.  Set aside.
2.    Place the 6 cups of water, the vegetable broth powder, bay leaves, and garlic in a soup pot.  Bring to a boil, add all the vegetables except for the peas and seasonings, and simmer until everything is tender.
3.    Add the Quorn Tenders and the peas to the vegetables and simmer a little while longer, adding more water if needed.  Serve with a heaping plateful of biscuits and a salad or mixed steamed vegetables.

Serves six or more.