Thursday, October 17, 2024

Faux Pho Soup

 
Faux Pho Soup

1 small yellow onion, chopped fine
2 tablespoons olive oil for sautéing
3 stalks celery, chopped fine
3 small carrots chopped fine
4 garlic cloves micro-minced
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and micro-minced
6 cups spring water
8 ounces of mushrooms chopped medium
4 ounces of white rice pho noodles
6 ounces of firm tofu sautéed till crispy
5 ounces of brown rice miso paste
salt and pepper to taste (miso is salty so might not need any salt)


Sauté onion till translucent, add celery and cook till soft. Add carrots and then minced garlic and cook for one minute longer. Add spring water and minced ginger and cook soup till vegetables are very soft. Next add mushrooms and cook till soft. Meanwhile cut tofu into bite sized squares and in a separate pan sauté till crispy. Add pho noodles and cook till al dente, then add in the tofu squares. Last add in the miso paste and cook on low till flavors are melded. Serve immediately. This is a very hearty soup, perfect on a cold autumn day.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Peach and Moss Silk Arrangement

Peach and Moss Silk Arrangement
Floraline Vintage Vase

Years ago I took a flower arranging class
 at a local college. I did floral arranging of silk
and real flowers and really enjoyed it.
The beauty of a silk arrangement is they last for decades.
I don't dare do live floral arrangements now
because my cat would demolish them or eat a poison flower.
Not to mention the cost for live flowers.

Monday, October 14, 2024

Last of the Basil


Last of the Basil

Earlier this week I picked a big batch of basil and left the plants. But now I see we will have two nights of freezing temperatures in the morning so I will probably pick the remaining basil. The shishito peppers have put on some more, not sure I can save them by putting a sheet over them, we shall see. Basil and pepper plants are sensitive to frost and their leaves turn to a droopy liquid and they don't recover.