HUNGRY GERALD

Asian (Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) noodle soup packages are a staple food at college dormitories–cheap, tasty, filling, available at almost every grocery. HG/BSK’s brilliant and beautiful granddaughter, Arianna R., was addicted to them during her college days. Each package contained a sleeve of “flavoring”–unhealthy stuff consisting of sodium and chemicals. Ari always mixed the “flavoring” in the noodle soup until she noticed that her blood pressure had climbed to a dangerous level. That ended her addiction. HG often lunches on these noodle soups (Thai Express and thicker noodle Korean ramens are HG favorites). HG throws away all of the additives. HG flavors his soup with a mix of sesame oil, Frank’s Hot Sauce, and soy sauce. Then adds silken tofu (for protein); chopped spinach, bok choy or zucchini (for veggie balance); chopped. parsley (for color). And, that’s it—healthy eating on hot or cold days. (Weather was cool today at HG/BSK/RIVA Prince Edward Island ocean front home, so gracious and gifted daughter, Lesley R., made her Dad a big bowl of packaged Korean ramen. She added tofu and HG’s flavor mix–a big bowl of steaming goodness that made HG happy and nourished. So lucky to have Lesley.