Instead of hitting the market on Saturday morning, as I usually do, I slept in which meant that Sunday I was out the door at the leisurely hour of 11am (the farmer's market opens at 10am on Sundays) to pick up my lunch. This is what I ended up with.

Market Day Brunch - clockwise from the top: fresh buns, smoked turkey, pastrami, French double ( Read more... )

In my pre-camera days, I posted a recipe for miso soup. You can find the basic recipe here along with some possible variations.

Today's recipe is written in a free form fashion, the way I normally throw together a miso soup. :) For more detail, refer back to the basic recipe.


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Making miso soup is a quick process and the result is quite tasty. I wouldn't bother making my own dashi stock since I make miso soup so rarely that it's just not worth stocking up on the konbu and bonito flakes. The soup below is one of the simplest variations I make though I often add a couple of julienned baby bok choy to the broth before adding ( Read more... )