The First Tuesday of December

Today was probably one of the easiest meals I have ever prepared. It's the end of the semester so it's getting to crunch time and as such, I don't put quite as much effort into cooking as I could. The produce this past weekend also consisted of very wintery vegetables. There is a joy in seasonal cooking I must say. So anyways, on to what was for lunch:

• Leftover Vegan-Alfredo-Risotto-like dish.
• My special meal was over the weekend and there were massive amounts of this leftover. So I just heated it up in our Cleveland. (beautiful industrial kitchen gadget. it's my favorite co-op toy.)
• Squash
• Exactly what it sounds like. Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure what kind of squash it was. I didn't even do anything fancy to it. Just roasted it in the oven. It even cooked all the way through! Now that's a co-op miracle. (cooked squash and cooked beans are two very things to get excited about in OSCA. for some strange reason people sometimes can't cook such things all the way through)
• Lentil-Vegetable Soup
• We had onions, turnips, potatoes, green beans, and lentils. So why not! I think it actually turned out quite nicely. I probably could've waited to add the green beans and potatoes a few minutes later, but it was still fine. That's part of what's so fun about massive cooking is you get to re-learn how to cook. Yes, it can be frustrating. But at the same time it's rather interesting.

And that's pretty much it! I only have two meals left semester. And then I'll be glad to get back to cooking for only 4-6 people for the next 6 weeks after that. With the ingredients that I really love to work with to. (Mirin? Miso? Fresh rosemary? Kosher salt? What?)

Sorry about the lack of pictures. I guess it's not really a cooking blog without pictures huh. Oh well. Perhaps I can manage to get some over break. I should also get some of the co-op kitchen. (Note to self: blog post with a co-op kitchen tour)