Shameless Self Promotion

Yay! I finally got it all together today and opened my Etsy shop where I'll be selling two types of tea....Sunset Spice and Sweet Dreams tea. I hope to add more later and I do take requests. It's really kinda scary doing all this, but making loose leaf tea is what I love to do...besides the tarot deck hang-up thing but that's a little TMI...giggle! I hope you can drop in and peruse the shop and have a terrific day!

And while you at it...Please check out Fire Lyte's Cafe Press shop, He has some terriffic swag that anyone would be proud to own!

Quick And Easy Miso Soup

I found a great recipe for Miso Soup which I thought would make a great lunchtime idea and a nice hot cup of green tea goes great along with it.

Miso Soup


Ingredients


~ 2 teaspoons dashi granules
~ 4 cups water
~ 3 tablespoons miso paste
~ 1 (8 ounce) package silken tofu, diced
~ 2 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
~ 1/4 c. Small shrimp (optional)


Directions


In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine dashi granules and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and whisk in the miso paste. Stir in tofu. Separate the layers of the green onions, and add them to the soup. Simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes before serving. I like to add some shrimp to mine.



(Dashi is a basic stock used in Japanese cooking which is made by boiling dried kelp (seaweed) and dried bonito (fish). Instant dashi granules are sold in conveniently-sized jars or packets and vary in strength. Add more dashi to your soup if you want a stronger stock. You can use yellow, white or red miso paste for this soup. Yellow miso is sweet and creamy, red miso is stronger and saltier.)