PRODUCT OF INDECISION..... WITH TIME AS A COMPONENT

 

"Product of Indecision" which began, yesterday afternoon.....with the original intention of making a creamy risotto, but bored ...after an hour of 'stirring' to absorb a couple of quarts of vegetable bouillon....within the time constraint of having a Vegan Dinner 'on the table' in time for dining before 8:00 Symphony, I decided to speed this up by upping the temperature to toast the risotto, which began to transform....with the addition of dark pomegranate molasses, grated garlic, coriander, parsley, chopped scallions and the more traditional grated aged, Parmesan cheese....cooked in an iron skillet until nutty and drier, then covered with thin tomato slices, painted with basil pesto and well-peppered. Utilizing the time, gained by not having to stir the risotto for another half hour, I fried some firm tofu, powered with rasam, in black sesame oil, and added some green curry sauce to mollify the sesame oil overload, and a cup of fresh blueberries, 'cooked down' to sweeten and add 'fruitiness'......With ten minutes to spare, gained from my dinner guest's having been waylaid by heavy afternoon traffic.....how about some white bean sprouts in white balsamic wine and hatch green chile crema, with crispy seasoned croutons, quickly marinated in black truffle oil, rolled in ground sesame seeds, then re-toasted to restore some crispiness..... chosen beverage: 'Fox And The Flock' California white wine blend.....