Udon Noodle Soup with Spinach and a Poached Egg

by | Feb 12, 2009 | Soups

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I’m sitting down to a very late lunch today, and here it is, Udon Noodle Soup with some baby spinach and a poached egg. The noodles come in a mix, but I use my own shiro miso paste to flavor it, which reduces the sodium and I think gives it a much more refined and pleasant taste. I added the spinach and the egg to give it a little more oomph.

It’s cold here and has threatened to rain all day long, but I seem to have avoided the showers. I went for a long mid-day walk down to the library, then farther on to Tartine Bakery, where I stopped for  a small Rocher (a coconut egg white meringue with cacao nibs) and an Americano. I’m a firm believer that there is nothing wrong with eating your dessert before lunch. Alas, the stop was unplanned, so I didn’t have a camera with me, you will have to take my word that it was scrumptious.  Next time I will go better prepared.

Shiro Miso and Rice Noodle Soup with a Poached Egg

by | Feb 9, 2009 | Japanese, Soups

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My kitchen for the past several months has seemed to take on a distinctly Asian flare inspired by the wonderful posts of one of my favorite food blog writers, Maki,  of Just Hungry and Just Bento . With her influence, I have been making bento lunches almost daily, and have a large stash in my freezer of dumplings, steamed buns, and udon noodles. I have been experimenting gleefully with fish sauces, chili oil, rice vinegar, adzuki beans, and miso paste, and have found that for the most part these ingredients are actually quite simple to use, and produce tasty results (regardless of whether they are being used authentically). (more…)