Monthly Archives: August 2011

Kitchen Staple: Vegetable Stock

Aug
17

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Among the many things I learned when I began my vegan diet was that store bought vegetable broth is not very good.I have always used store bought chicken broth to make rice, soups, and other grains to give them the flavor that water alone cannot provide. Unfortunately, the vegetable stocks that I tried all left a flavor that was not to my liking. There a some vegetable bouillon cubes that work well in a pinch such as Edward & Sons Not-Chick’n or Veggie and I do use them. But unlike meat based stocks, vegetable stock is easy to make and very clean.  No greasy bones and messy clean up, and it smells good too.

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Thoughtful, Responsible, and Healthy Cooking

Aug
08

I posted this entry in August 2011 under a different banner.  Today I remain on this path of nutritional discovery.  I do not consider my food choices akin to being on a diet nor do I feel deprived.  This is simply the way that I eat. 

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