Bought a few packets of these Japanese miso soup cos hubby loves them. We used to drink them at Sushi King but my kid cant sit still there and would grab at everything from the kaiten belt. So, no choice. Have to make do with these instead. No idea what these instant Japanese miso soup taste like. Hope they turn out fine.
Today is like just any other day. Except that i’m feeling much better and can stomach some food. Both Malcolm and i are down with diarrhea. I suspect it’s got to do with the straw we used to sip our milk on Saturday night that made us sick. Anyway, he’s also teething and just like me, cant keep food down in him for long. Since the both of us cant really eat much, soup is the best comfort food of all. Moreover, my school-going kid also gotta eat.
And this is the vegetables soup with black chicken which i made. Ingredients are carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and big onions. Add a few peppercorns to make the soup warm for the body as vegetables can be cooling and it is not favorable to people with diarrhea. And of course, the black chicken. Why black chicken, cos it’s supposed to be more nourishing than the normal variety. Malcolm loves the carrots, tomatoes and potatoes, mashed.
My MIL says we’re not going to cook much for Chap Goh Mei this year. Chap Goh Mei is on 21st February and i learned that there is going to be total lunar eclipse on that very day, the very last one till December 2010. Definitely worth staying up for if you are living in America, Europe and Africa. In those parts of the world, the total lunar eclipse will be on 20th February 2008. We’re one day ahead here. So, if you have the patience, do stay up and snap some good pics of the total lunar eclipse, ya.
I’m not very fond of using peanuts for soups. I have a hunch that my kid is allergic to peanuts. Just that i dont know which type he’s allergic to. There was once he went to my mom’s place and had some food there. It was just a coincidence that she boiled some vegetable soup with peanuts. He came home and had a bad rash for the whole night. I cannot be too sure whether he got it from the peanuts or not. It may not be peanuts. It may be the mixed nuts contained in the chocolate that he ate at my mom’s place.
I made this Papaya, Peanuts and Dates Soup with Spare Ribs last week and i also gave him some to test if he’s allergic to peanuts or not. Fortunately, he’s not. This soup is very nourishing and sweet. All the ingredients are already in the title and you can substitute spare ribs with any meat of your choice or do without it altogether. Just remember to soak the peanuts overnight for at least 10 hours and remove the skin. If not, the skin will turn your soup too cloudy. Less than 10 hours and the peanuts will be too hard to chew on. Try it.
I may not be the best cook, but i love to make soup for my kids. It’s the easiest way to ensure they get sufficient fluid in their system and tastes good. Soups are nutritious and and time saving too. Watercress can be bought at the market. Wash it properly as it may contain a lot of sand. Shake off excess water and cut it up into smaller stalks. Add a few dates and some spare ribs or chicken, and you’ll end up with a good pot of nutritious soup for the whole family.
A tip for preparing the meat. Rub it with salt and leave for a few minutes. Rinse off and blanch with hot water to get rid of the weird raw taste. I hate that taste. You dont need to add salt when making soup as the meat would have absorbed the salt you rubbed it with earlier. Watercress soup is a very sweet soup and cooling too. Do eat the green as it’s high in fibre and helps relief constipation. And dont forget to remove the seed from the dates, ya. And yes, eat those too.
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