Tube Steak Abuse, with Mushroom Soup on the Side...

So, I've been having a serious attack of angst this week that I couldn't seem to snap out of, all stemming from an argument I had with a certain member of the male sex last week. (And no, it wasn't my dear Boobsie...but it WAS a person I generally adore but who really, really upset me with something he said. )

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I went to work every day this week with an expression on my face that said, "Don't fuck with me if you know what's good for you." I pity the fool that tried to take issue with ANYTHING I might have said or did this week, because I would have snapped their head off.

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Hubby Bob kept telling me that I needed to just snap out of it and get over it, but that's just like a man, isn't it? Maybe it's just me, but I can't just get up in the morning and simply decide that I'm not mad about something any more. It just doesn't work that way.

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Anyway,I decided that maybe all I really needed was to engage in a little destructive behaviour. So last night, on a whim, I decided to take some veggie weenies out of the fridge and shred them into a quivery pink pile.

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And guess what? I felt better. I think my husband was cringing a little though as he watched these tube steak shenanigans.

So now what? What does a gal do with a rubbery pile of weenie shreds? And then it came to me: I'll make them into biscuits, dammit! And that's just what I did.

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I used my usual biscuit recipe, added the "evidence" along with some grated cheddar-style veggie shreds and some hot pepper flakes. Then, just to be perverse, I used a cookie cutter to make them into heart shapes.....:0)

Never before has therapy been so easy, so convenient, or so nummy nummy.

So, what does one eat with a side of "therapy biscuits"?

Uh, well, mushroom soup? For no reason whatsoever?

This soup is soooo easy, really rich tasting, and super fast.

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Mushroom Soup

Grab a medium soup pot, throw it on the stove and add:

1 ½ Tbsp Vegan margarine (not oil, gotta be margarine here….)
1 small onion, diced
1 large clove garlic, chopped fine
¾ tsp lemon or lime juice
8 oz chopped white or cremini mushrooms

~Sauté~

Then Add:

1 tsp Soya sauce
1 cube of mushroom bouillon
1/3 tsp black pepper
5 cups water

Allow to simmer for about 40 minutes, or until reduced to the point that by adding ½ cup non-dairy milk (like plain Rice Dream) the soup is just about the consistency you would like.

Immediately after adding the cold milk, use an immersion blender to break the mushroom pieces up slightly. (Or as much as your little heart desires…)

If he soup still seems to need to be thicker, use a bit of cornstarch mixed with cold water. Stir the cornstarch-water mixture into the hot soup until sufficiently creamy. Eat and sigh….

So, after chowing down on a biscuit and a hot bowl of soup, I think I'm ready to get out of my funk and face the world again. And to all you fine men out there, who might happen to be reading this with one hand on their genitals, (my hubby among them) don't worry: I think your boys are safe ....;0)