Ttj's Special Spicy Stew #1
"I cooked some today for lunch and, while I don't care for peppers OR tomatos, it wasn't bad. My mother enjoyed it, though. I served it with breaded tofu cutlets.
This soup is good for any occasion. It doesn't matter whether it's a cold and rainy autumn day, or a warm, breezy summer day. I sort of just threw this recipe together the first time I made it, so the measurements are mostly educated guesswork."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 4 medium tomatoes, skinless (Fresh is always best, but frozen tomatos will work.)
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped bell pepper
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable-based butter substitute (I used "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter".)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried chives
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ginger (I would've used fresh ginger, but someone threw my ginger root out! I had to settle for ground ginge)
directions
- Saute peppers and garlic (if you choose to chop or mince the garlic, it's up to you. I cooked mine whole.) in butter or vegetable spread until tender and remove from heat. Place tomatos, peppers, garlic, and seasonings in a pot with boiling water and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for between 10 and 20 minutes or until the tomatos have turned to separated mush. Let the soup simmer (covered) for 10-15 minutes. (Feel free to stir occasionally during the simmering period. ).
- Once your soup is done simmering, it is ready to enjoy!
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I mostly cook because I enjoy it, even if I'm not the one who's going to be eating. Cooking is mostly a hobby of mine. I like to put on a spread and wow the people I'm serving the food to. I'm probably allergic to onions, and I may be slightly allergic to tomatos.
On a personal note, I have four pets. Charlie is a 30-lb, 6-year-old beagle. He's very friendly, though a bit of a wuss. He's quite intelligent and a bit of a ladies' man.
I also have three bettas: Darth Jerry, Shep-Thoreau, and Rambo.
Shep-Thoreau (AKA S.T.) is an interesting fish. He's a little more cautious than Jerry or Rambo. He sometimes shows off, but it's usually only in front of me. I've noticed that he prefers to nap in one specific corner of the tank. No matter how many times I change the gravel, a little indentation always seems to appear in that specific corner. I'm really starting to believe that Shep-Thoreau somehow moves the pieces of gravel around to build his little nap-hole. He also seems to recognize my voice. S.T. is pink with a reddish face, and his fins and tail-end are an irridescent turquoise.
Darth Jerry is also quite a character. He's an energetic fellow, and sometimes quite excitable. He doesn't have the best 'table manners', though. Sometimes when I feed him, he gets so excited that he rushes forward and bumps his nose against the tank. He is quite beautiful, though. His body is dark, dark blue, and his fins are an irridescent bluish-green with a bit of dark blue here and there.
Rambo came along a couple months after I got Jerry and Thoreau. He, like the other two, was bought by my grandmother for herself. Unfortunately, as was the case with the other two, she didn't take care of Rambo and acted as if she viewed him as little more than a decoration. She didn't even give him a name! Fortunately, I took over. I put him in a bigger tank with nice, fresh water and I gave him some special medication to take care of his fin rot. He's doing a lot better now. As for his name? When he first got here, he flared at EVERYTHING, and I said to him, "Wow. Settle down, Rambo!"
And that was how he got his name. He's calmed down some since I took over his care, but he still flares at everyone. Darth Jerry and Shep-Thoreau mostly ignore it, though. Rambo is a little more drab in appearance than my other two bettas. His body is dark red and his fins are a combination of blue and dark red.
Although they may drive me nuts sometimes, I wouldn't trade my boys for the world.
