Barley Miso Soup (with Seitan and Celery)

Hi everyone! I threw together a soup this week; it turned out OK but could definitely be improved upon (more spice in the seitan for one thing). Here’s what I did… 

Barley Miso Soup (with Seitan and Celery)

Ingredients:
2 cups water
¼ cup barley
1 tablespoon miso paste
¼ cup vital wheat gluten
¼ cup water
dash smoked paprika
dash pepper
2 stalks celery, diced

Directions:
As you bring the water (2 cups), barley, and miso to a boil in a saucepan, combine the vital wheat gluten, water (¼ cup), paprika, and pepper to make the seitan; knead for 5 min and then separate into small pieces and add to the soup, along with the celery. Cover and simmer for about 1 hr, stirring occasionally.

The leftovers the next day were better :)

Here’s Cringer hiding under my bookshelf; I think she must have gotten scared by the vacuum cleaner; she usually claims sanctuary in the kitchen when I’m vacuuming, so I was surprised to find her here when I was done. 

And here’s Daisy, who decided to join Leela in the sunshine. That’s about as close as Leela let her get, haha! 

Peace. :)

Cuteness during Vegan MoFo

Hello on the 28th day of the Vegan Month of Food! These last three days will consist of wrap-ups; today I've compiled a list of some of my favorite Vegan MoFo posts with cute animal photos. But first, I want to quickly post a meal that I threw together last night for dinner. 

I wanted to use some stuff up, so the ingredients were as follows: What remained of the creamy mushroom soup (1/2 cup?), water (1 cup?), miso, broken fettuccine, and some frozen broccoli. The soup turned out surprisingly well for me not bothering to measure. (Not pictured: I also had two strips of Beyond Meat chicken, which I dunked in ketchup.) 

And another similar version that I had for dinner tonight: Miso with noodles, broccoli, and Gardein beefless tips. 

OK, on to the main event, here are 20 links to just some of the cuteness I saw this Vegan MoFo! (Some blogs have had multiple posts with cute animal photos, so I've just linked to the most recent post I could find.)  

Adventures in Vegan Bento

Cat and Ju Vegan Cooking

Danielle Atkins

Detroit Made

Food Feud

Hasta La Vegan

House Vegan

In Rad Taste

Kittens Gone Lentil

Lazy Smurf's Guide to Life

Melon Collies and the Infinite Sandwich 

Popcorn and Nooch

Rock My Vegan Socks

Rosie's Vegan Kitchen
 
The “V” Word  

Thistle and Yellow Rose

Vegan Crunk
 
Vegan Sweet and Simple

Walks, Talks and Eats

Zsu's Vegan Pantry

Of course, Buttons and Leela wanted to make a (sleepy) contribution to the cuteness:

P.S. Bonus post coming later today!

Peace. :)

Miso Soup

Hello everyone! I hope your January has been going well! I love that it's been snowing so much, and after a long, snowy drive with Zach today, I decided to make something simple for dinner.

Miso Soup

I've been wanting to try miso soup for a while, so when I found some instant miso soup on sale, I decided to give it a try (I chose the lower sodium one). 

Tonight I had it with a grilled cheese sandwich (I used the shredded Daiya instead of the slices this time).

The Miso-Cup is super simple to make (just empty the packet into a bowl and pour in one cup of hot water). On its own, it's good, though nothing too exciting. (Mystery, however, seemed fascinated by it; she kept trying to get to it while I ate!)

I still have a couple packets left, so I'm going to experiment with ingredients to make it a more filling meal. But for now, here's some more pictures of the grilled cheese, yum!

Mystery has been very cuddly lately, pinning me down for hours at a time at night, curled up on my lap, so I have been getting a good amount of reading done. I'm on my third book of this year, about 2/3 of the way through Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy by Matthew Scully. Has anyone else read it? I'm enjoying it so far, though it is a bit dated since it was published over 10 years ago.

"I'll get some of that miso soup next time..."

Peace. :)