Quick and easy egg drop soup

EGG DROP SOUP

<<< PERFECT COLD REMEDY >>>

4 servings
Ingredients:

5 cups chicken broth (preferably low-sodium)
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground curry powder
2-3 Tbsp soy sauce or tamari
1/2 tsp fish sauce
5-10 drops hot sauce to taste (sriracha or favorite)
4-5 cups fresh spinach
2 eggs + 2 egg whites, well beaten
2 cups fresh or frozen sweet peas
salt and pepper, to taste

Optional garnishes:
Scallions, chopped
Crispy wonton strips

1. Combine broth, ginger, curry, soy, fish, and hot sauce in sauce pan over medium-high heat. 
2. Bring to a boil, then stir in spinach and cook until spinach begins to wilt.
3. Stir soup fast with one had and slowly pour in eggs with the other hand. The eggs will cook on contact with hot broth.
3. Add peas and let them warm for a few minutes, add any salt or pepper if needed, then serve!

It is easy to adapt this soup to ingredients you have on hand. Soba or rice noodles, mushrooms, cabbage, and other veggies would be delicious additions!

Tummy warming goodness...

creamy {creamless} tomato basil soup

creamy tomato basil soup

<<creamless>>

I have had a nasty little cold this weekend and I don't know about you, but my taste buds get a bit shy (can't taste hardly anything) and picky when the sickness comes. Only a few things sounded good to me and one of them was a good creamy tomato basil soup. Now I can't actually have cream (upsets my tummy) so I improvised with some canned coconut milk. I doubt anyone would be able to tell a difference in the taste! Go ahead and try to enjoy the rest of winter with a good bowl of homemade soup... and a perfectly Grilled Avocado-Cheese...

Makes about 8 cups of soup
Ingredients:
1-2 teaspoons Olive Oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes, with juices {I used a quart of my mother's home-bottled tomatoes}
1 can (14.5 oz) roasted tomatoes, with juices {my fave: Muir Glen's Organic Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes}
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon dried basil (or 1/3 cup fresh chopped)
1 can (13.5 oz) lite coconut milk {my fave: A Taste of Thai Lite Coconut Milk}
1 teaspoon sugar or 1 packet Stevia in the Raw
Salt and pepper, to taste
Grated parmesan cheese, for serving

Instructions:
1. Heat olive oil in large pot or dutch oven (I used my 5-quart Le Creuset dutch oven) over medium heat and saute until translucent, then add garlic and saute for a few more seconds.
2. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, and basil. Let simmer over low heat for 30-45 minutes.
3. When done simmering remove bay leaf, then stir in coconut milk, sugar (or stevia), 1 teaspoon salt, and a few turns from fresh pepper grinder.
4.. Blend in blender (I used my Vitamix) or use hand immersion blender to blend until smooth. *CAREFUL: IT IS HOT!
5. Add more salt and pepper if needed and serve with cheese or homemade croutons!

FYI- If you would like to go out and buy a the best bowl of tomato soup, the Roasted Tomato Basil Soup from Corner Bakery Cafe is my absolute FAVORITE and although I have attempted making a copycat recipe of this soup at home, I didn't have all the fresh tomatoes for it. Or the motivation to get in the car and drive to draper (the closest location to my house).