Vegetable Soup

There are times when I discover two or more types of leftover roasted, steamed, or otherwise pre-cooked vegetables hiding in the fridge. Just enough to keep, but not enough for anyone's dinner or lunch. The solution? Soup!!

My 7-year-old's Favourite Seaweed Salad

It's true! My 7-year-old LOVES this salad and it's quick and simple to make.

RECIPE: Seaweed Salad

Ingredients:
two handfulls of wakame seaweed, dried
2 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds

Method:
> place the seaweed in a glass bowl and cover with boiled water so the water is at least an inch above the top of the dried seaweed
> mix the other 4 ingredients in a bowl
> once the seaweed has re-hydrated, strain out the water and dump the seaweed into the dressing
> toss & serve with sliced tomatoes

Enjoy!!

Comfort Food

The other night on our way home, I asked the boys what they would rather have for dinner: 1) leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, gravy, and salad... OR 2) soup with coconut milk, peanut, curry, and rice noodles. My 7-year-old asked for the soup and my 5-year-old asked for the curry noodles.

Amazing how comfort food for me when I was little would have been option 1, but now I find the more comforting food to be option 2, as do the boys.