I collected some
of my current comfort food cravings to this post. I soon hope to move
on to lighter and more spring like cooking, as hopefully also the
weather will get a bit warmer, and there will be lovely spring
vegetables on offer. This is just a collection of dishes that I've
eaten quite often lately. They are all cheap eats and perfect for a
chilled night in.
Mac'n'cheese
As the first
recipe I will have to highlight mac'n'cheese, as it's always a good
idea to make. I've made mine lately milk-free (but not vegan, still
with cheese), and used the pasta cooking water in the roux instead.
This method works rather well to make silky smooth roux as the base.
I normally season it with smoked paprika, garlic granules, little bit
of vegetable stock powder, salt and pepper. The base is almost tasty
enough without any cheese.
I've used some
chunkier pasta in my mac'n'cheeses lately, which also seems to work
very well.
Lebanese rice
My faithful
readers will probably know that I absolutely adore this vegan dish of
Lebanese style rice, also called Lebanese dirty rice. I make it
often, as it's convenient, tasty and affordable. It's a slow-cooked
rice dish with lentils, vermicelli pasta, roasted onions and spices.
You can read my first blog post about this rice
here, and also
get the full recipe there.
Sometimes in the
past I've served this dish with halloumi, which fits in very well,
and adds extra comfort. Halloumi seems to be less popular in Denmark.
It's less available, and many brands tend to be too “goatish” or
“sheepish” for me and especially for my partner, so we haven't
had it much ever since we left the UK.
Thai curry
Thai curries have
been a lot in my kitchen this winter and early spring. I've also
posted a few of them, like this one
here. I've mostly made a
golden curry with tofu and variable veggies in a fragrant coconut
milk based sauce. This dish is of cour
se vegan, just like the
Lebanese rice.
Homemade pizza
I've made a lot of
pizzas lately, and I've also posted some of them. Here is one of them
from last Friday with loads of cheese, tomato sauce, green olives and
pineapple. These are basically my favourite toppings on a thin spelt
crust (yes pineapple definitely belongs on a pizza!), but I also use
other toppings.
I enjoy making the
crust, waiting for it to raise and prepping the toppings in the
meanwhile. It's a nice anticipation.
What are your
current comfort food favourites?
Your VegHog
