Maitake Miso

Thanks for all of your get-well wishes! They really made me smile 😀

I am feeling a lot better today, too. Not 100%, but definitely better than yesterday. Maybe it was because of the healing soups and beverages I drank!

Fresh Celery-Cucumber-Lemon juice and Spicy Tomato Tea Cure.

The Spicy Tomato Tea cure is a recipe found HERE. It really does wonders. I would make this any time you are congested or have a sore throat. In fact, I would make it even if you didn’t have a sore throat because it tastes so good! I’ll write more about it tomorrow.

Recognize these mushrooms? I decided to make a maitake miso soup with them. Thanks to Caysee for giving me the idea and telling me that the maitake are great immune boosters!

Miso soup is extremely easy to make. It only takes a few minutes, which is perfect for when you are sick and don’t want to be on your feet for more than that!

Maitake Miso Soup

~You can add whatever vegetables and ingredients you like. Traditional miso soup also has tofu in it, so feel free to add cubes if you wish.

Ingredients

5 cups water (or vegetable/chicken stock)
3.5 oz. Maitake mushrooms (the whole package of this)
2 scallions, thinly sliced (or 1 small white/yellow onion)
3 Tablespoons Miso paste (any kind will do. I used brown rice miso)
Optional: sliced carrots, tofu cubes, brown rice, watercress, ginger

In a large saucepan, heat water/stock to a boil and add mushrooms, scallions, and any other vegetable (if using). Simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Take a fourth cup of the stock out of saucepan and mix miso paste in until well-combined. Add back into soup and stir.

It tastes great with a dash of liquid aminos! (or soy sauce)

Health Benefits

Miso: Contains all essential amino acids, making it a complete protein, has healthy probiotics and helps with digestion, good source of vitamin B, strengthens immune system, lowers LDL cholesterol, and is high in antioxidants which protects against free radicals.
Maitake: This mushroom contains beta-glucan, which helps boost the immune system. It also helps lower blood pressure and fight harmful diseases. It also can help regulate blood sugar levels.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

What do you eat or drink to make you feel better when you are sick?

Thank you everyone for the wonderful recipe ideas on my mushroom haul! There are so many recipes I want to try now…I might need more mushrooms!

However, that is going to have to wait because I have come down with a horrible cold/flu. My head hurts, my throat is soar, my body aches, and I keep blowing my nose every two minutes! Ugga Ugga…

While the sun is shining on this beautiful Saturday, I’m stuck in bed. I can’t do too much work on the computer, either, because my head hurts too much. So my day is looking like this:

Lots of sleep.