[Quiet Man Cometh]

I was never inclined to cook much, but my foodie dad and sister in law as well as my mom just talking to me about it or showing me the odd thing meant that I absorbed quite a bit, and now that I'm (sort of) out of home, I find I call them a lot for basic food advice. Anyone how to to approach tweaking some hot and sour soup?

I am chronically disabled myself. My stomach is the problem and can act up with or without warning, and often for no good reason, but watching what I eat is the best means I have of controlling it, so learning to cook has been helping me control what I eat. I had an episode two days ago and had some boiled potatoes on hand (one of the safer things to try after a bout) and made some mashed potatoes today by adding some chicken broth, butter, goat milk, salt & pepper, chives, and some Worcestershire.