It's dark and cold today, as cold as it can get in Davis, CA... Not cold enough to be a whiner, but cold enough to crave... soup! On a lazy day like this, I just wanna throw something together to make the insides feel good. As I revert to childhood and Mom's comfort foods, I remember the red and white cans of Campbell's chicken noodle glop, mixed with water and heated on the stove to form a piping hot, high-sodium bowl of MSG, mushy noodles, and ungenerous amounts of chicken bits. In need of a good vegspin? Desperately!
Ingredients I threw together:
-Chicken-style broth powder* (use @ 1 T. powder to 1 C. water)
-water
-chopped onions
-sliced carrots
-chopped bok choy
-vegan veggie ham (from the Asian market), cut into good sized chunks
-vegan ramen noodles
-salt & pepper to taste(I used unsalted broth powder)
-a little olive oil
*Unsalted Broth Powder (adapted from Bryanna Grogan's recipe)
This makes a good batch:
1 1/3 C. nutritional yeast flakes
1 T. soy protein flour
1 T. garlic powder
1 T. sugar
3 T. onion powder
1 T. poultry seasoning (dried flakes, not ground powder)
1 tsp. tumeric
1 tsp. ground black pepper
Spinz:
Saute the onions and carrots in a little olive oil until almost tender. Add broth powder and water and let come to a boil. Add bok choy, let simmer for a few minutes. Add veggie ham and ramen and boil for a minute or two, then cover and take off heat. Wait a little, but serve hot.
