I always hated when people assumed my vegetarian meals were boring, when I think it takes more creatitity to plan a meal that doesn't have meat at the centre of it....
I should have been making a big pot of beans once weekly for my whole working life instead of more complicated meals and wondering why I'm always eating dinner at 10pm....
You expect that this is a very satisfying meal, I hope, since how else could a "go-to" become one. You also gather that you should be drinking lots wine with this dinner, right? Good.
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It's that time of year where I could eat a market bag full of vegetables at every meal. Everything tastes so damn good that it's almost an indulgence to eat...
So easy that there's hardly a recipe to speak of. Don't worry about not having anything to flavour the water, congee can be made with nothing more than salt, and if you don't have a rice cooker with a congee setting, check out this simple stovetop recipe for the rice-water proportions you should use....