Miso Soup

Hey all!   I hope this post finds everyone well.  I've been away from the blog world for the last couple of weeks, because we are remodeling our kitchen.  We literally have it gutted.  After Christmas I'll post some before and after pictures.  It has been something that we have been wanting to do for sometime now, so we decided to do that for our Christmas.  We were with out a stove for over a week, so that meant a week of eating out.  I never thought I would say this, but I am so tired of restaurant food!   We got our new stove delivered Friday, but it was the wrong one.  Thank goodness Best Buy left it for us to use until we get the right one delivered, which we should get on Christmas Eve. The funny thing is that we have a stove but no counter tops, so it is still very difficult to cook.   It's definitely been an experience to say the least  :o)  But I know it's all going to be worth it when it's all finished.  

We weren't able to get much done last week, because Tony got sick, then I came down with it.  It knocked us both for a loop.  We are on the road to recovery now, so last night I decided to make my first batch of miso soup.  I had to go grocery shopping before I could make it, because I was out of all veggies!  It's not fun being sick and not having veggies in the house!  For the soup, I went by a couple of different recipes and came up with the below recipe.   I thought it turned out great.  It was exactly what my body has been screaming for.  :o)    I also bought some Echinacea tea yesterday, so hopefully we will be 100% well in the next few days.  

Here's the Miso Soup recipe.

Ingredients:

1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 green onions, sliced
1 cup chopped kale
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup white mushrooms, sliced
1/2  package tofu, drained and diced
3 tbsp yellow miso paste
1 tbsp grated ginger
3 cups water
2 cup vegetable broth

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and saute the onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes. Then add the kale, carrots, and mushrooms and saute for another 2-3 minutes. Add tofu, water, vegetable broth, ginger, and yellow miso paste and stir together. Lower the heat and let simmer for another 5-10 minutes.

I probably won't be posting again until after Christmas, so I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  I will be trying to catch up on my blog reading some this week as my work permits, so see you soon!  :o)

~Peace~