Veggie Pot Pie~pg. 153; Merciful Miso Gravy~pg. 182

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Simmering the filling for the pot pie.

I have one of those metal pie rings that you put on the edge of the crust the last 15 minutes of baking so the edges don't get too brown. You can tell I don't like to fiddle around with a "pretty" pie edge; just used the edge of a fork. I have made this pot pie before. I wrote in my cookbook that my husband likes this so I knew it was safe to make again!

Merciful Miso Gravy

Love the flavor of this gravy, will have to use this recipe again.

Quick Miso Soup for One~pg 103

Vegan Culinary Institute La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Ahhh! After having major dental work on Monday the whole left side of my face still hurts! This soup was very warm, soothing and soft to eat. I ate the whole pot by myself. Instead of a piece of ginger, I used jarred organic minced ginger by The Ginger People, so I couldn't take it out with a slotted spoon since it kind of just dissolved in the water. That was good because it made the soup extra gingery! I used chopped baby spinach for my greens. A very quick, healthy lunch. Now it's time for a nap!

Day 15 Soba Noodle Miso Soup~pg 103

Vegan Culinary Institute La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Nori and miso are not usually on my shopping list; this was one of the recipes I was dreading to try. But it tastes pretty good. I snipped my noodles into pieces because I hate trying to eat soup with long, stringy noodles hanging! Now what do I do with a whole pkg. of seaweed?! My omnivore husband probably will not like this-it's too far off the meat and potatoes path for him. Also, I did do an experiment on myself-I  made miso soup a long time ago and it seemed to make my skin itch; so I want to see if I have an allergic reaction again (I might be reaching for the Benedryl!) Miso and tempeh seem to bother me-it must be the fermentation process. We shall see!

Here is a closeup after garnishing with gomashio.