Some times we just want to celebrate and eat!

For Lunch we had

Pan Fried Mochi 

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Adzuki bean Soup

For Dinner we had 

Salad Bar

with 

Lettuce 

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Fried Tofu

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Cucumbers

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Olives

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Sprouts

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Artichoke hearts

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Tomato

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Corn and Peas

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Pasta

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Tan-Pops

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Bread Sticks 

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Chips and Salsa
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Tahini Dressing

and Baked Apples for Dessert (not shown)

have you every casually taken a bite of something and all of a sudden found that it was so amazing that you just had to over the heck out of it!!

I went to a Japanese restaurant a couple of weeks ago and had this dish made with Hijiki and soy Beans sauteed with Mirin, it was so amazing I had to try and make it my self!

 I did it with

 Onions and Daikon cut into matchsticks

 and sauteed with a little salt until they were very sweet!

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I soaked the Soy Beans the day before then pressure cooked them for a hour.

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and while I was sauteing the onions I had the Hijiki boiling for about an hour to 45 minutes (it amazing how long Hijiki takes to cook)  in a little bit of water.

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then I poured out most of the water from the Hijiki then mix in the Onions and Daikon

and the soy beans and let it all cooked together.

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I didn't have any Mirin so I just used Rice Syrup. 

and seasoned with shoyu.

I am sure this is probably not the way you are supposed to make this dish.

but it came out so FRIGGEN GOOD!! 

you guys have to try it!!

For Lunch we had 

Clear Broth soup 

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Baked Parsnips

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Buckwheat cooked with onions

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Blanched Vegetable Salad

For Dinner we Had

Hijiki fried with Onions and Soy Beans

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Brown Rice with Gomashio

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Nishime with Squash and Carrots and Kale

  

 

 Rice Salad 

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Fried Pinto Beans

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Baked Parsnips with Onions

 Yesterday we Had for Lunch

Bulgar cooked with Caramelized Onions

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Blanched Kale

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Squash, Cabbage, Carrot Nishime

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Clear Broth Ginger Soup with Daikon and Dulse

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For Dinner 

Noodles and Broth 

With Blanched Kale

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Udon Noodles

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Shoyu Kombu Broth

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Squash Tempura and Carrot Onion Tempura Nest

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 Yesterday a nice Dark Cold and Empty day! November is creeping up on us and the community is getting quite and empty, getting ready for winter which is nice. 

the transition into winter with food is allways nice too. 

More soups and Stews and hot hardy foods!

Yesterday we had for Lunch 

Seitan Stew 

with Udon Noodles

 Chickpeas,

 Onions, Carrots, Daikon, Kale, Squash.

 Ginger!!

For Dinner we had

Millet with Sesame sauce and Fried Dulse 

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Fried Pinto Beans

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Blanched Kale

 

I was on the Schedule to cook lunch today, but it was very difficult to think of what to make, all I wanted to eat was something that was going to leave me alone a little bit. 

 We had for Lunch

Brown Rice cooked with Kidney Beans

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Blanched Cabbage with a Lemon Dressing 

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Onion, Squash, Carrot Nishime

For Dinner We Had 

Fried Udon Noodles