What's for Dinner, Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024

[NJCher]

Salmon and shrimp kababs. Basted with sweet chile-garlic sauce.

Lemon Turmeric Quinoa. It also has green onion, cashews, and Thai basil in it.

Peach kombucha.

For dessert, fresh raspberries in honey vanilla Greek yogurt. Raspberry tea.

[irisblue]

1. Hot and Sour soup and decafe tea

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/hot-and-sour-soup-recipe/


8 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms (or baby bella mushrooms), thinly-sliced with stems discarded>>>I used button mushrooms today
1 (8-ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained (optional)>>>if you add these rinse them
1/4 cup rice vinegar, or more to taste
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce



Instructions
Set aside ¼ cup of the chicken or vegetable broth for later use.
Add the remaining 7 ¾ cups chicken or vegetable broth, mushrooms, bamboo shoots (if using), rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and chili garlic sauce to a large stock pot, and stir to combine. Heat over medium-high heat until the soup reaches a simmer.
While the soup is heating, whisk together the ¼ cup of broth (that you had set aside) and cornstarch in a small bowl until completely smooth. Once the soup has reached a simmer, stir in the cornstarch mixture and stir for 1 minute or so until the soup has thickened.

1/4 cup cornstarch
2 large eggs, whisked
8 ounces firm tofu*, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 green onions, thinly sliced>>>I used sliced Vidalia onions
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Kosher salt and white pepper (or black pepper)

I put in a handful of shredded carrots & another handful of frozen spinach just for color

I have been making variants of this soup for 20 +yrs, so I eye ball amounts. If you have leftover chicken or pork roast, you can shred that into the soup.

[NJCher]

5. so this is funny

Because today I was thinking about how Irisblue would occasionally post her recipe and I said to myself that I wish she'd do that now and then. And look at this!! Too funny.

I hope you're feeling better.

[irisblue]

7. How kind of you

I think the several cups of broth & echinacea tea have loosed up the sinus congestion and slowed the cough a good bit.

[La Coliniere]

8. This sounds delicious. Thanks for posting.

I’ll make this soon but will use an egg substitute like Just Egg. I’ve made a variation of Egg Drop soup with it and it worked well. Wife is allergic to eggs.

[irisblue]

10. Honestly IMO, hot & sour soup is a dressed up egg drop

[no_hypocrisy]

2. B/c it's so cold, one cup of tomato bisque and a grilled (cheddar) cheese sandwich.

[Marthe48]

3. Peanut butter chicken and noodles

I'll have leftovers tomorrow

[Drum]

4. First big snow last night, now it's cccold and very windy, so...

…I will have some black bean soup, jazzed up with some chopped jalapeño and onion, chicken sausages, lots of spices and some shredded cheese. Also cole slaw, and a slice of buttered sourdough.

Hunkering down and getting my fiber!

Oh, now it’s a Moscow mule though

[Emile]

6. Vegetable soup with Cheddar cheese and Keebler Club crackers.

Before bedtime, strawberry jello with a spoonful of cool whip.

Good Evening

[La Coliniere]

9. Yellow Split Pea Vegetable Soup.

Another foot of snow fell overnight so soup sounded perfect for an after snowblowing meal. Cooked peas in veggie broth and bay leaves. While the peas are cooking I steam- fried in evoo and veggie broth, chopped celery, red bell pepper, cabbage, onions and garlic. Then sliced cremini mushrooms and chopped parsley. When the peas were fully cooked I combined the cooked veggies and peas. Added more broth because we don’t like it so thick. Salt and pepper to taste and ready to go. A crusty sesame Vienna bread goes well with this. Iced black tea with lemon. Banana nut muffins for dessert. Cheers!