Dinner tonight - or last night.

a squoze of lemon always does the trick :-)

True!

I know you're not following any recipe in a soup like this, k, but ... could you give a rough idea of the quantity of water, ginger & bonito flakes, etc, for a soup like this? I wouldn't mind giving something like this a go & have most of the ingredients.

Tonight: (after a substantial lunch, out) a big sandwich. Two buttered slices of grainy wholemeal toast with some tinned tuna sitting on heaps of crunchy lettuce in between. Oh & a few sliced cherry tomatoes thrown in for good measure.

have you tried the KUMATO TOMATO ?

http://www.tomatokumato.com/?p=3

just had some slices on a sandwich and certainly better than the " regular " tomatoes we can buy here now .
they pretty well all come from " far afield " right noow ... mexico , spain , israel ...
most of them are quite acid - le's say SOUR !

Just me last night so I made homemade ice-cream with a big scoop of protein powder. I use this as a meal replacement sometimes...it was chilly last night so I had to wear a coat and earmuffs LOL.

Sounds yummy. Ice cream, especially vanilla, any old way.

Last night I made soup (potato stew). Just chicken broth (cubes) with chopped carrots, cauliflower, onions, celery, and golden potatoes. I chop and cook each vegetable separately in the microwave (except potatoes on stovetop). Use a ton of vegetables so that it's rather thick. Season with garlic, Lowery's seasoning, rosemary, tyme and sweet basil. Health galore and so good. We'll have that again tonight, with biscuits.

This concoction can be put thru a blender - only need a cup, it's rich.

No, hamburger, I haven't tried them. Actually I hadn't even heard of them till now. Interesting

As for the "regular" shop-bought tomatoes tomatoes you can buy here .... they are merely masquerading as tomatoes! Completely tasteless, with nasty thick skins. Blecch!

a bowl of root veggie mash with a side of smoked trout and ff sour cream

MsOlga, er... ok, I'll try. All ingredients are approximate (of course). Both the miso and the bonito are very salty, so consider starting with less and adding more if want to.

Start with about 3 cups of water set at a simmer and add a teaspoon of bonito flakes and maybe a half teaspoon of minced ginger. Let this simmer (not boil!) while prepping the rest. I saute about 2 tablespoons chopped onion by sticking it in a microwave with just enough canola oil for a minute or two and add it to the pot. Add a teaspoon of red miso and a little more of the chicken paste. Chop rinsed kale/bok choy/etc and add 1-2 cups of it to soup and turn off heat. Add cooked soba noodles.

If you make it, let me know what you think!

Thanks so much, k. This gives me a pretty good idea of how to go!

I probably would've started with the onions ... say nothing about have no clue as to the quantity of miso/bonito flakes to water. This is really helpful.

I am definitely going to give that a go son & will report back.

Tonight we're having shrimp creole and rice, a green salad with lots of veggies & crusty bread.

Sourdough bread (la brea) with tuna/mayo/water and big dashes of Nanami Yogarashi (chile pepper, orange peel, black sesame seed, white sesame seed, japanese pepper, ginger, seaweed). I've like this little bottle of stuff for decades, but it is not always easy to find. Super on tuna.

leftovers from dim sum with hamburger and Set at Pearl something on Spadina earlier today

almost as wonderful cold as it was fresh and hot from the kitchen

Prime rib and french fries. Toss up on what was a better condiment for fries,..ketchup or the au jus.

jambalaya and cornbread.

I need to hear more about your dim sum, deprived as I am and whining.

DIM SUM at the BRIGHT PEARL on spadina .
we spent about three hours there trying the various dishes - and drank lots of green tea

http://www.brightpearlseafood.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dimsum

One. Wine and cheese italian sausage on fresh bakery roll topped with roasted hungarian peppers, and home made chimichurri.
Two. Hot and spicy italian sausage, wrapped together with sauteed green and red peppers, onions, in a hummus coated pita bread.
Picked at tomatoes, cucumbers, and scallions, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sprinkled with salt, pepper and parsley.

you'll have to give us that chimi recipe alex