{"id":8861,"date":"2014-02-26T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=8861"},"modified":"2014-02-26T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T15:48:13","slug":"veggie-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=8861","title":{"rendered":"The Quest for Healthy Eating: Soups + Baked Bananas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My health is still a little touch and go these days, though positively on the mend. Combined with K’s orthodontic situation, soups have been my go-to meals. I used to be so intimidated by soups back in my singleton days of living in a tiny studio apartment. I rarely cooked at home, and I remember being in awe when my neighbor told me about all the soups she liked to make. Despite her claims otherwise, I imagined having to slave over the stove for hours, endlessly tweaking and adding ingredients.<\/p>\n

Now that I’m a more seasoned cook (albeit far from gourmet or expert), I scoff at my younger self’s fear of soups. Lately I don’t even follow recipes and dump in whatever seems compatible from the fridge or pantry.<\/p>\n

Take this — unphotogenic, but truly delicious — veggie soup. I sauteed some onions in butter and olive oil, then added diced up celery, carrots, potatoes, mushroom, and then doused the whole mixture with chicken stock and water. Sprinkle in some salt, pepper and cumin and 35 minutes later, soup! It tastes even better the next day. With some french bread for dipping and leftover roasted broccoli and cauliflower, it’s hard not to feel good.<\/p>\n

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And last week, I made a kabocha<\/a>-kale-potato soup, an equally un-camera-friendly concoction that is wonderfully hearty and satisfying. \u00a0I also love making asian-style soups with soy or miso-based broths and tofu.<\/p>\n

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I’m still trying to cut down on sugar, and as such, I’m often turning to my Pinterest board for “healthier” desserts. Baked bananas with cinnamon and honey seemed quick and possibly super yummy, so I gave it a go. I seem determined to share unappetizing food photos today, and they aren’t lookers, these baked bananas.<\/p>\n

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The taste didn’t wow me either, but they were very easy to make<\/a>. With a huge scoop of ice cream, these would be mighty fine, but I don’t have to state the obvious. Maybe if I bake them a little less (15 minutes is what I did for more caramelization), they would be less…goopy.<\/p>\n

Next up for healthy dessert experimentation: chocolate avocado cookies<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My health is still a little touch and go these days, though positively on the mend. Combined with K’s orthodontic situation, soups have been my go-to meals. I used to be so intimidated by soups back in my singleton days of living in a tiny studio apartment. I rarely cooked at home, and I remember being in awe when my neighbor told me about all the soups she liked to make. Despite her claims otherwise, I imagined having to slave over the stove for hours, endlessly tweaking and adding ingredients. Now that I’m a more seasoned cook (albeit far from gourmet or expert), I scoff at my younger self’s fear of soups. Lately I don’t even follow recipes and dump in whatever seems compatible from the fridge or pantry. Take this — unphotogenic, but truly delicious — veggie soup. I sauteed some onions in butter and olive oil, then added diced up celery, carrots, potatoes, mushroom, and then doused the whole mixture with chicken stock and water. Sprinkle in some salt, pepper and cumin and 35 minutes later, soup! It tastes even better the next day. With some french bread for dipping and leftover roasted broccoli and cauliflower, it’s hard not to feel good. And last week, I made a kabocha-kale-potato soup, an equally un-camera-friendly concoction that is wonderfully hearty and satisfying. \u00a0I also love making asian-style soups with soy or miso-based broths and tofu. I’m still trying to cut down on sugar, and as such, I’m often turning to my Pinterest board for “healthier” desserts. Baked bananas with cinnamon and honey seemed quick and possibly super yummy, so I gave it a go. I seem determined to share unappetizing food photos today, and they aren’t lookers, these baked bananas. The taste didn’t wow me either, but they were very easy to make. With a huge scoop of ice cream, these would be mighty fine, but I don’t have to state the obvious. Maybe if I bake them a little less (15 minutes is what I did for more caramelization), they would be less…goopy. Next up for healthy dessert experimentation: chocolate avocado cookies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cooking","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8861"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8876,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861\/revisions\/8876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}