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serene
 
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:02:30 -0800, wrote
(in article .com>):

>
> serene wrote:
> and a couple
>> tablespoons of vegan chicken broth powder.

>
> What is that?


Basically, vegetarian buillon powder. It's a shortcut when I want
one. It tastes a little bit like cream of chicken Cup A Soup.
*shrug*

> Why would a vegan want to eat chicken broth? An
> alternative might be to boil up whatever vegetables you have lying
> around, along with some herbs and spices, and using the resulting
> stock.


Sure, but in this case, I grabbed some powder. Sue me. ;-)

>> 7) If I were doing dairy today, I would take the risotto off the
>> heat at the end and stir in a cup or so of parmesan cheese, but
>> that's not necessary.

>
> An alternative to parmesan (or in addition to it): a few drops of
> truffle oil, transforms risotto into a luxury dish.


Cool, I'll try it.

>> What not to do: splash boiling mushroom broth on your bare midriff.
>>

>
> Or over-agerly taste your risotto for flavour and bite (texture) when
> it is too hot, scalding away the roof of your mouth :-(


Yep. Ouchy.

serene