i generally start with a bit of water in the pan and proceed to "boil everything down" !! starting with bite-size pieces of potato....
....next, i added some chopped baby-corn...
almost forgot...should have added some barley at the beginning, but i'd been dreaming of lovely, comforting potatoes....
....added pkt. of organic dwarf french beans i found reduced @ WAITROSE = my supermarket of choice....
....added one of these chillies..the largest...chopped it finely...used seeds and all. Do not forget to rinse hands a'wards ! Imperative not to touch eyes or mouth/lips after handling....
....only a little celery as i wanted to have enough to add to a fresh,raw juice in the morning. Once you are familiar, all amounts are variable in this sort of cooking. But be aware of strong flavours...not too much spice etc....and it is possible to add too many dried or fresh herbs and concoct an herbal rather than a vegetable stew !!!...
....somewhere along the line add some fresh or packaged or canned tomatoes....lots of very competitively priced organic ones available. most of these ingredients are organic. EAT ORGANIC if you can...
wash and add some spinach - chop a little, if not baby leaves, like these....
....less than a tsp. of good salt to the whole pot - and it's a LARGE pot ! Some cumin, some tumeric and some herbs...not too much now, d'ya hear ?...Experiment...you are not a fly-by-night, you will always cook this way...except that at least 50% of diet is maybe ideally raw. More raw in summer, more cooked in winter...but use your intuition. Fresh pineapple in northern climes in winter...or strawberries ? Do what you can, while thinking about sustainable futures for the WHOLE of humanity...
...do not forget to use-up not too-far-gone vegetables - like these spring onions/scallions...almost forgot the courgettes and baby carrots...chuck it all in.!...with experience you will always make the right decisions about what to add...
,,,after everything in pot has been simmering and very steamy,bubbly-hot (about 30 minutes from the start) - take pot off your conventional hob and place this inner pot into MR.D's THERMAL COOKER. YES ! THERMAL. NO GAS. NO ELECTRICITY. NO WOODBURNING STOVE. THERMAL. NO FURTHER USE OF ENERGY.!
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You may go out on the town now, have a bath, whatever...Dinner will be hot and ready in 3,4, 5 hours time...whenever. The longer it is left, the cooler it becomes. Just reheat a portion for you and your loved one, or family, when it is time to eat.
i'm gonna enjoy mine !!!
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