Introductions!

I admit I am new to blogging. I immensely adore reading the wonderful other vegan bloggers out there, so it was only a matter of time before I hopped on board. My immediate family is entirely vegetarian, while my father and I compose the "vegan section." I am a "viking" because of my heritage...1/2 Norwegian blood! The other half of me is Italian, but I couldn't find something Italian that alliterated with "vegan."

I am a student, a worker, a girlfriend (bless my boyfriend-he recently went veg!) and a musician. A LOT of my time is spent in the kitchen. I am (understated) obsessed with vegan food. Cooking and baking vegan treats is my life, aside from the life I previously mentioned. I have a stack of vegan cookbooks that I refer to endlessly, which I'll list later. They are my base for all things. Not until this very day have I created a recipe that was essentially all my idea. It was a dream come true!

In honor of my commencement hear at Blogger, I present my Curried Risotto with Lentils!



(Sorry I don't have a camera yet...these are cell phone photos)


(Risotto looks like mush...)

I don't have a recipe (yet), although it's very simple. I cooked the risotto as usual, I cooked the lentils separately, and mixed them at the end. I flavored with curry spices and coconut milk. It was delicious! Also my first time ever making risotto...and what work that was. I kept picturing myself as an Italian grandmother in her hillside villa looking over the land as she stirs the risotto and grandchildren tug at her apron...

This is fun!

<3 -K