Quinoa. My favourite Q food. Not only does it offer up a food for the letter Q, it also saves me from writing about quiche! Quinoa is a tricky grain to successfully prepare. Over cook it, and it's mushy; undercook and it's crunchy. It definitely needs double the water to grain, yet it can... Continue Reading →
Nice n Easy Miso Soup
It was when I realizedI had 2 "M" posts and no "N" post that I decided the Miso soup would become "Nice 'N Easy" because it is. It really is the absolutely easiest, quickest take-the-edge-of-my-ravenous appetite decent meal you can make. I keep a jar of barley miso (my preferred variety, *there are others) in... Continue Reading →
Mushroom Soup
I went out for lunch a while back, and had a bottomless bowl of soup - which on that day was cream of mushroom. They served a generous bowl of bland, and unbelievably lumpy soup; and ever since Ibeen craving a decent bowl of mushroom soup. I had some freeze dried porcini mushrooms that were... Continue Reading →
