I am so sorry to do this to you but, We just went on a ten day Electronics fast and I have not used the internet in the last ten days. 

But I have still been Eating and Taking Pictures of the meals here in Ionia! 

I am sorry to bombard you with so many pictures..but I didn't want you to miss out!!

For Breakfast

Brown Rice

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Blanched Kale

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Miso Soup

and For Lunch

Millet Cooked with Squash and Onions

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Pressed Salad

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Sauteed Greens

We Had For Lunch

Brown Rice

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Blanched Kale

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Nishime

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Tofu Hijiki Salad

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Miso Soup

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Shoyu Pickles

For Dinner

I assisted Eliza with her Cooking Class and made

Kinpira Soup

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Buckwheat 

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Deep Fried Rice balls

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Umeboshi Pickles 

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Blanched Kale

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Adzuki bean Squash

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For dessert 

Stewed Pears with Almond Cream

We had Fried Udon Noodles with Vegetables 

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Boiled Daikon

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Left over Blanched Kale

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Apple Pie For Dessert

Lunch

Brown Rice 

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Sauteed Kale with Tofu

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Nishime 

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Pickles

Noodle Clear Broth Soup

For Dinner

Millet with Vegetables

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Baked Parsnips

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Blanched Vegtable Salad

For our Full Moon Party we Had

Sticky Buns for Breakfast

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and we went itailian for dinner

Minestrone Soup

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Salad

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Pasta with Mushrooms and Broccoli

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Homemade Sourdough  Garlic Bread

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Sauteed Broccoli Rob

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Orange Raspberry Cake for Dessert

For Lunch 

Noodles and Broth

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For Dinner

Every so often the kids want to take over the kitchen and make thier own meal and this time they made

White Rice with Corn

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Fried Pinto Beans with Garlic

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Salad 

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Corn Tortillas 

 Yesterday we Had

for Lunch

Brown Rice with a Vegetable Kudzu Sauce

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Nishime

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Daikon Lemon Pickles

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Squash Soup

Corn Bread for Snack

with a Pecan Sauce thingy

I spent the last couple of days getting things in order so I can settle into this Winter! I have lots of new projects in Mind!!

New post.

New Videos

Trying New recipes 

Its going to be Fun!

 

Today we had For Lunch

Polenta Setteld on top of Kale

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Deep Fried Rice Ball

with 

Grated Daikon

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Nituke Vegetables 

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Blanched Kale

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Lentil Soup

For Snack we Had 

Almound Thumb Print Cookies

(which are my favorite Cookies ever!!!)

For Dinner we Had 

Buckwheat with Noodels and Parsley

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Sauteed Cauliflower 

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Blanched Greens

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Split Pea Soup

 I am really trying to learn more about food Photography, and Food Styling so if anyone knows of any good websites about those things or any tips they like to share!!

 

and the community is going to have a Electronics Break for about ten days starting the 21st, 

So there wont be postings for that ten days, I am Sorry

For Lunch 

Bulger cooked with Onions, Parsnips, Scallions, And Roasted Peacans 

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Blanched Brussels Sprouts with dressing

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Boiled Daikon

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Squash Soup

I hope everyone enjoyed following the food adventure I went on, 

But now

 I am Home and Loving it!! 

here is what we have been having!

for Lunch

Brown Rice with roasted and Ground Sesame Seeds

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Nishimi with Carrots, Daikon, Onions

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Sautéed Brocoli 

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Onion and Daikon Shoyu Pickles

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Nori

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Miso Soup!

For Dinner we Had

Squash Onion Pie!!

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Lettuce Salad

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Barley Mushroom Soup

For Lunch Yesterday we Had

Pressed Salad

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Buckwheat

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Sauteed Brussel Sprouts and Parsley 

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Bean Soup with pieces of Deep Fried Seitan!! 

For Dinner 

Noodle Stew with Lots of Root Veggies

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 and Chickpeas and Kidney Beans

For Dessert 

 Bread Buns and Cranberry Jam (made from Scratch of course)

I am home now yay!! it feels so good. I had a awesome trip and it was amazing to see so many people/places these last couple of weeks. and I had some pretty amazing food as well!

But I am excited to just chill out and eat simply for the next couple of days.

but this is the last meals I had on the trip!

at Souen in Soho New York City, I had a lunch with a bunch of friends and I Had

Lentil Soup

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Brown Rice with Umeboshi paste

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Seitan With Sautéed Root Vegetables 

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and I had the Tofu Cheese Cake again!

Then I went to Boston and had dinner with a friend and she made us

Tofu Keesh 

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Millet

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Sautéed Vegetables

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Red Lentil Soup (Lentil soup was everywhere this week)

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And a Pear Cake

Then I stopped at KI (Kushi Institute ) in The Berkshires, and Had

Brown Rice with Umeboshi Paste

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Kudzu Vegtables with Arame 

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Raw Salad with a Pumpkin Seed Dressing

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White Bean Soup

While I was in the area my friends and I stopped in at a place where my favorite Dessert chef works (have you ever heard of Satos Dessert Book?) He makes all natural vegan Desserts!! and they are amazing!

And ordered every dessert he had made!!!

We had some food too ;)

Deep Fried Spring rolls 

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White Rice with Black Sesame Seeds

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Soba Noodles and Broth!

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and for the Desserts we Started Out with (there was four of us) 

Green Tea Rice Dream

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then had 

Tiramisu

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Coconut Cream Pie

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Key Lime Pie