21 February 2008
Oh, internet friends. My car decided to get in on the comedy of errors that is this February and died yesterday. The door doesn't always latch properly, which happened when I last took it out (Tuesday), and since I didn't have to go anywhere until yesterday evening, it had all day to wear out its battery. Thanks goodness for AAA; they were out in about five minutes this morning to jump it.
And dead cars always make me think of soup. This is my soup of the moment. I usually go for tomato-based soups packed with veggies, but I think I've been in need of some food comfort lately, so this is what I've been making. I do it one bowl at a time, so the noodles don't go manky.
Here's a rough recipe, not that there's much there you couldn't guess:
-- 1 cup vegetable stock
-- 1 tsp white miso
-- 2 stalks asparagus
-- 1/2 a carrot, peeled
-- 1 or 2 cremini mushrooms
-- one green onion
-- a small amount of ramen-style noodles (about 35g)
Heat the stock over a medium flame. I usually add between 2T and 1/4 cup water to my stock; you can wait until the soup is almost ready to see if you want to thin out the flavour. Slice the asparagus thinly, on a diagonal. Use a vegetable peeler to make thin slices of carrot. Slice up the mushroom(s). Add all that to the stock, and remove some of the hot stock; mix in the miso and return to the pot. Add the noodles and cook for three or four minutes. Slice up the green onion, mix in; salt and pepper to taste. The whole thing takes under ten minutes, since the veg is so thinly sliced. Tada!
One last thing to add to the list: I managed to slice my finger with a flat-head screwdriver last night. BUT: My foot is starting to feel better.
That soup looks so good! I've been craving ramen for some time now, but I can't bring myself to eat the crappy packaged stuff. I'll have to look for some plain ramen noodles and try this soup out. Yum!
posted by Taryn at February 21, 2008 04:24 PM
The noodle soup looks great. I like your webblog very much. I can tell your passion of life from your beautiful pictures and blog. I like design and cooking,too!
posted by Lin at February 21, 2008 05:55 PM
Yikes, I hope that your car, foot, and finger get better soon! The soup sounds delicious, thank you for the reminder to do more noodle soups.
posted by alice at February 21, 2008 08:37 PM
oh no! between your unwanted fringe length, your accidental injuries, and the broken down car, this has not been your week!
that's what next week is for. :o)
also, your recent rejuvenation of this blog has been ever so pleasant and refreshing. keep going! it's brilliant.
posted by Sara at February 21, 2008 09:56 PM
sorry to hear about your car! :(
posted by Celine at February 21, 2008 10:11 PM
re: noodles. I always make make lots soup but make the noodles fresh each time (outside of the soup) to cut down on the day to day work of making fresh soup all the time when I am in the mood. Just a suggestion.
posted by rache; at February 21, 2008 11:49 PM
Sorry to hear about your car - what a rotten thing to have happen! Bleh.
posted by vegan blog tracker at February 22, 2008 05:56 PM
February gets an F. Seriously.
Here's to a better March though, right? Right? Maybe?
posted by jessie at February 23, 2008 11:31 PM
oh! what a week. I hope your finger is feeling better... and your hair is growing sufficiently fast! with all that healthy hair food in your system, I think you'll have rapunzel bangs in no time!
posted by kim at February 28, 2008 04:30 PM