Miso Mushroom Noodle Soup

I loved this soup but I like miso and mushrooms. If you don't then it's probably not for you :)
I got this recipe from Miratel blog (random I know but I saw it on Pinterest). This recipe serves four small bowls or two large.

Miso Mushroom Noodle Soup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 shallots, finely sliced
2 small hot chili peppers, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1x 1-inch piece ginger, grated
3 tablespoons yellow miso paste
2 tablespoons soy/tamari sauce
4 cups mushroom or vegetable broth
2 cups mixed mushrooms (I used white and shiitake)
200g fresh soba or rice noodles


Method

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot (big enough to hold all the broth and other ingredients).
Over a medium-high heat sauté the shallots, chili peppers, garlic and ginger until they are just starting to soften, but don’t let them colour.
Add the miso paste and soy sauce and stir to thoroughly coat the shallot mixture.
Add the broth, increase the heat and bring to a boil.
Add the mushrooms and bring back to the boil.
Add the noodles and cook for a remaining 4-5 minutes – the noodles and the mushrooms should be “al dente”.

Vegan Omlette

I got this recipe from Mr Breakfast. I changed the salt for black salt because it gives it more of an egg flavor because of the sulfur. Honestly I really liked this recipe. If you add less milk and have the mixture thicker then you can use it for scrambled eggs.
Also I think cooking the toppings before putting them on the omelette as they are not on the heat long enough to cook, just to heat through mildly.

Vegan Omelette
Serves 1

Ingredients

6 ounces (1/2 package) extra-firm tofu - pressed
1/3 cup soy milk
1 Tablespoon brown rice flour
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon black salt
1/4 tsp seasoning, if desired.

Method

Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth.
Tilt container to see if batter will slowly flow.
Place an 8-inch non-stick frying pan over low-medium heat.
Add about 1 Tablespoon of olive oil and swirl pan to coat (or spray generously with cooking spray).
Pour the "egg" batter into the pan. Spread the batter gently to completely coat the bottom.
This is a great time to prepare any omelet fillings (I used green onion, baby spinach, tomato and mushroom).
Cover and cook omelet 6 to 8 minutes until the top appears dry.

If the omelet doesn't move freely when shaking the pan, gently work a spatula underneath so it loosens from the pan.
Add toppings to the half of the omelet farthest away from the pan's handle.

To plate and flip, begin to slide the omelet onto a serving plate. When half of the omelet is on the plate, tilt the pan over so the omelet folds in half.

DIY Liquid Dish Soap

I got this recipe from The Hippy Homemaker blog.

Homemade Dish Soap

Ingredients

1/2 cup Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup warm distilled water
1 tsp. citric acid (if you don’t have this, substitute lemon juice)
2 tsp. kosher salt
20 drops essential oil


Method

In a medium sized bowl combine warm water and salt until salt is completely dissolved.
In a separate bowl, combine Sal Suds, vinegar, and citric acid.
Stir  Sal Suds/vinegar mixture into salt water mixture and continue stirring until thickened. If adding essential oils, you can add them now.
Store in a recycled dish soap container.
NOTE:I have found that when using any other kind of salt besides kosher salt, this recipe will turn back to liquid if you add essential oils. You can make this recipe with sea salt or table salt but adding essential oils to that concoction might make it watery again. Thanks so much to one of my readers, Sherrie, for helping me experiment further with this!

DIY Foaming Facial Cleanser

This recipe comes from Keeper of the Home blog. They used essential oils of grapefruit, bergamot, basil and lemon, I just used basil and rosemary. This worked so well on my waterproof mascara... I was really surprised!

DIY Foaming Facial Cleanser

Ingredients

1/4 cup Dr. Bronner’s liquid castile soap (mine was tea tree, but any is fine)
1/4 cup water
2 tsp. almond oil (jojoba oil would also work well)
2 tsp. aloe vera gel
2 tsp. glycerin
8-12 drops essential oils

Method

Whisk together lightly and transfer to foaming pump bottle.