SNOWDAY

THE DAY WAS SNOW FILLED , AND I WAS ABLE TO DO ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING....EXCEPT PUT SOME ITEMS ON THE INTERNET FOR SALE... THE BOYS CAME IN HERE TO SHOVEL A BIT, THEN GO AND CLEAN THE WALKS IN MAHWAH.....
THE PHONE DIDNT RING AS MUCH AS USUAL, BUT THERE WERE A FEW PHONE CALLS, NONE OF THEM OF ANY IMPORTANCE....AND I SAT AT THE COMPUTER AND TYPED, AND THEN REALIZED I HAD FALLEN ASLEEP.....I RARELY REST.....AND IT WAS A DAY, THAT I GOT SOME EXTRA SLEEP TIME, AND "OFF MY FEET" TIME..... and yet, when I rest during the day, I feel more tired when I didnt.
MUSHROOMSOUP WITH AN INDIAN KICK:
This soup is the Vegetarian Cousin of the Indian/Thai Chicken Soup a few days ago.with many options:
Take one large onion and saute in Sesame oil..when onions are soft, remove. Take one pound of mushrooms of your choice, thin slice and saute in veggie oil, when soft remove. Saute one large tablespoon of curry powder for minute or two in oil of choice. Use a prepared mushroom soup base(you can use generic:cheaper and you will be adding xtras...to perk it up. Combine all the above...ad half can of coconut milk.and then ad water...but KEEP IT THICK. put a one inch thick piece of ginger(all chopped up) and two tablespoons of fresh chopped cilantro... add fresh black pepper, and ad the end ad a bit more of ROASTED SESAME OIL....simmer on very low until flavor mixes....Taste for salt,curry,,cilantro,,etc and correct...
OPTIONS: You can add fresh lemon grass to make it more THAI-ish You can add some small squares of tofu,CHOPPED PARSELY,CILANTRO OR CELERY LEAVES ON TOP... YOU CAN TOP WITH SOUR CREAM OR YOGURT.