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1 onion chopped + garlic and ginger minced + 2 tbsp vegetable oil
sauteed til translucent
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white pepper, ground mustard, smoked chipotle tabasco, etc
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2 large carrots diced + half an aging apple chopped + stem parts of bok choi + 2 cubes of vegetable bouillon + a gallon of water + two bay leaves
brought to a boil, simmered for an hour
pulsed briefly with a hand blender
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2 potatoes cubed + two handfuls of bok choi leaves and mustard greens torn into bites
simmered another 20 minutes
+ salt to taste and optional slip of olive oil
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vegetable soup, tasty hot or chilled; or, wednesday dinner and thursday breakfast and thursday lunch!


also


two kinds of blue cheese on a cheeseboard
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shallots, peeled and roasted with balsamic vinegar
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rye and caraway crispbreads
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light and beautiful dinner that looks and tastes like i planned it ahead of time; or, a way to use up kitchen remnants in 30 minutes on a hot thursday night.