I'm Baaaak! Nope I haven't fallen into a sugar coma from eating something too sugary. or some similarily bad thing tied to my PKU...I've just been having a bit of trouble finding a recipe or an ingredient that I've wanted to use/alter/replace for cooking for review of this blog. Buuut I found one!
So before I continue I will unabashedly ask you all to comment on mah posts! Tell me if you tried the recipe, replaced something else instead of what I replaced, Ask me to do a certain recipe or ingredients for my next thing, or even critisize the recipe! I'll read it all and try to fix what I can. I claim no responsibilities for you trying the recipes and not liking them everyone's tastes are different, I will however try to create something that you will like but i can't know to do so if you all who read this site(Thanks a ton for reading btw!) don't make comments.
Ok...Now onto the recipe!
Vegetarian Pot Pie!
3 Potatoes
2 Carrots
1 Small Onion
8 Ounces Mushrooms
2 Cups Water
1 Vegetable Bouillon Cube
1 Cup Frozen Peas
1/4 Cup flour
1/2 Teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
1/2 Cup Milk
Salt and Pepper to Taste
1 Sheet Frozen Puff Pastry thawed
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Repeat with carrots, cutting into 1/4 inch pieces.(recipe says cubes but you can't cut a cylinder into cubes without loosing a significant amount of the carrot)Peel the onion and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Cut the ends off the mushroom stems, discard, and cut the mushrooms in half.
- Place the water, bouillon cube, potatoes, carrots, onions, and mushrooms in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. add the peas to the pan. in a bowl mix the poultry seasoning, flour, and milk and stir until smooth. Slowly add the milk mixture to the pan, stirring constantly. Season with salt an pepper and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
- Pour the mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish and top with the sheet of puff pastry. Press the pastry down firmly around the outside edge of the dish and cut 4 small slits in the top. Bake for 30- 35 minutes, or until the puff pastry is golden brown. Serve immediately.
The replacements I made to this recipe are as follows. I replaced the milk with Almond milk considering with PKU milk is a big no-no. Also regular flour is the same thing so i replaced it with a fake lo-pro flour. Also, and I don't know how to class this alteration, I didn't use the same type of potatoes. I don't know to classify this because the recipe doesn't mention a specific type of potato but it still probably didn't mean you should mix and match like I did. (One russet, a red one, and a one with purple skin...Looked regular on the inside) I severely doubt this last change altered the flavor much if at all, but I felt like mentioning it.
The recipe was amazing, with a wonderful richness to it. The sauce was really the clincher it had a great texture and thickness to it. The sauce thickened up and coated everything but never overpowered the individual vegetables in the mix. And as I mentioned the vegetables not being overpowered by the sauce. The dish wouldn't be complete without the veggies or the pastry on top. I would recommend this highly...in the meantime...it's still warm so I'm grabbing another bite.
Well that's it for now...look forward(or don't) to my next curious recipe!
I can't believe I found another person with PKU!
ReplyDeleteAND WITH A BLOG NONETHELESS. WITH FOOD IN IT.
Can I love you forever?
And yes, I'm the relative with PKU whose cousin somehow met you (roleplaying site?) and told me to start commenting on this site :P
And! The recipe was beyond amazing! I screwed it up a little bit, though. I didn't have enough almond milk left, and I thought I did, and well... heh, not the best outcome, but still so amazing! You can bet that I'll be making this often (along with some other stuff here; I'm in love with practically everything here, but I don't have the attention span to write so many comments XD )
I...am...available.....(^_^;)
ReplyDeleteBut Hey! A COMMENT!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!(It's amazing what my eyes focus on first...not to mention my brain catching up)
Glad you like the recipe! And the others! I've heard from your cousin that you liked the chili(They did too....as I recall) But yeah I made this Blog for PKU people primarily and because I LOVE to cook. and so as a self teaching method I have this blog. Luckily,
(^-^....*Knock on wood*)Everything's turned out great.
And a great part about what I've done is everything used here CAN be bought at natural food stores(Minus a few things i've bought from PKU Perspectives www.pkuperspectives.com [fake flour, egg, and something else{I think...}]) So if you make it in large enough amounts everyone at the table can have it.(The Carrot recipe[1st post] is a popular among most people I've brought it too for a meal outside/inside my house)
...That... is not expected. At all. According my cousin, you're about 100x too epic to be single, at least from what I've gathered. XD
ReplyDeleteWell... I'll love you, 'kay? :P
I'd probably attack-hug you just for this blog but... a certain distance prevents that. Be glad. Otherwise you'd have to deal with me.
Oh, yeah! They're all amazing! I haven't tried the pumpkin one yet, though. I might tomorrow if the roads aren't horrible. It snowed today and everything is all wet and icky... and frozen. Don't forget frozen.
I love to cook too, but... Me in the kitchen = big mess and/or nuclear waste...
Well, sometimes. Other times, I can cook fine (according to my lunatic of a cousin XD)
It stinks that I don't have many people around that are willing to try my cooking... Everyone in the dorm thinks that since I have PKU, the food I eat must be nasty or something.
Grr. Sometimes, I want to just throw it at them. -_-
Oh! I have a bit of flour and eggs from PKU Perspectives myself. It's hard to keep it all in the dorm, though. It would be great to not live in a dorm XD.
But, yea -- If I ever make something on a weekend where I go home, I'll make a whole bunch just so everyone can have some. It always turns out well. Your recipes are just that awesome!
You're a PKUer I'd never mind dealing with you. simply by having PKU we've got common ground there.
ReplyDeleteWell clearly you should get some disposable serving ware and make something. Leave it out for people to eat, but don't tell them it's your food. if i remember dorm life correctly(it's been a while) free food will be eaten. Then a day or two later put up a sign declaring the food was made by you, and that you could eat it. shock them out of that thought.^-^
the pumpkin one was huge among my friends and family over the holidays i highly reccomend you making it if you have the time...^-^
Haha, yay!
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the common ground, though.
...That's such a good idea. I never thought about it that way. That's a very sneaky move, mister. :P
I know exactly what I'll make: the chili
God, that chili was amazing.
I'll make the pumpkin one on Friday or something. I didn't have that much time today for shopping and the like. Stupid research paper due on Wednesday. D: