Feeling Japanese

I’m feeling Japanese and all the joys of those feelings. Recently I made my BEST pot of miso soup. Oops, no photos. It’s a smooth, savory soup filled with love and many vitamins. Rich in nutrients: Miso contains many healthy vitamins and minerals like vitamin K, manganese, zinc, protein and calcium. Many of these nutrients support essential structures like the bones and nervous system. Improves digestion: Because miso is high in probiotics, it helps the body maintain healthy bacteria levels.

My fav miso soup recipe:

Instant Pot-Pressure Cooker-Homemade Miso Soup

Ingredients

8 cups of water
2 teaspoons of instant dashi granules (link in blog post) 1⁄4 cup of miso paste
1-2 sheets of dried seaweed
8 ounces of tofu
2-3 stalks of green onions, diced

Instructions

  1. In your Instant Pot, add the water and dashi powder, and mix well. Then use the saute’ function, and bring the soup to a boil.
  2. Meanwhile, take your tofu, and let it drain, and take out most of the water in it, then chop it up
  3. Then shut off the saute’s setting, so it doesn’t overcook or burn.
  4. Then mix in the miso paste, and make sure it’s fully dissolved, just continue to mix, until, you don’t see any

    clumps. I just keep on stirring until it was completely dissolved.

  5. Once, it’s dissolved, press the saute button and simmer it for about 10 minutes Really give it time to let the

    flavors absorb, then add the chopped tofu to the soup. Then, take your chopped seaweed and add it to the miso

    soup. The miso soup should provide enough liquid, for it to be reconstituted.

  6. Continue to stir, for about 5 minutes, or until everything is well combined. I left my soup longer for the tofu to get

    some of the flavors of the miso soup.

  7. Then top everyone’s portions with diced green onions.

    Recipe by Fork To Spoon at https://forktospoon.com/instant-pot-pressure-cooker-homemade-miso-soup/

Then, a gift arrived from my fabulous friend, Malia, who is a regular visitor to Japan: these precious Japanese stickers. She sent them to me within a holiday card, whilst she was in Japan!! These stickers also have many benefits: they’re cheery, colorful, have Japanese charaters that I can learn to read, and they’re from my friend, who is oh-so-thoughtful, so I feel loved.

Stickers from Japan

However you do your day today, eat, drink, be merry, and feel the love!

Aloha🌺,

Denise