With so many people coming and going from the community right now, it is very hard to cook the right amount of food for everybody, so we have been ending up with tons of leftovers to try and get creative with.

we had noodles and broth the other day and made way to many noodles so for dinner today we ended up making

Noodle salad 

with a

 Tahini Lemon Dressing

-

Blanched Broccoli

-

Onion, Burdock Nishime

-

Leftover Miso soup

 For Lunch we Had

Sushi 

made with

Tofu

Avacado

Cucumber

Jasmine white Rice

-

Blanched Kale

-

Clear Broth Ginger Soup

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For Dinner 

Noodles and Broth 

made with

Udon Noodles

Nori

Scallions

Shoyu Broth

-

Blanched Cauliflower

Yesterday was so much fun, we ate so much food! 

We started off Breakfast/brunch with

these tortillas
someone had brought back from Guatemala 

served with

Guacamole

-

 Salsa

 ~~

we ate 

Setan Tan-pops 

with

Tofu Wasabi Sauce

through out the day

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For Diner we had

Lasagna (a Tomato version and a Beet Sauce version)

-

Salad 

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Dessert

Blueberry Pie!

   

So tomorrow is the Academy Awards, and for people who don't watch movies that won't mean anything to you..but for people who watch a lot of movies like us here in Ionia, you might understand the fun we like to have on the Academy Awards day! We made it our own Holiday! We make tons of special food and just watch the show all day!! so we were preparing for it all day today, making Seitan for Tan-Pops and beet sauce for Lasagna!! I am so Excited!!

But that will be for the day after tomorrows post ;)

For Lunch we had

Brown Rice Porridge with Squash and Onions

-

Pressed Salad Made from Napa Cabbage and Carrots

-

Boiled Brussels Sprouts 

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For Dinner we Had

Long Grain Brown Rice

-

Rice Kayu Bread

with 

Sesame Miso Spread

-

Sweet Vegetable Lentils

-

Blanched Napa Cabbage

-

Root Vegetable Soup

I have figured out how to make little mood boards to go along with my food pictures and I am just going crazy with it!!! tell me when it gets a bit much,

I can't not take a picture of every little thing these days, all day people are giving me funny faces, but it's OK I don't care!!

For Lunch we Had

Brown rice with Quinoa 

-

Black Sesame Seed Gomashio

-

Kinpira made from Carrots, Yams, Daikon, Ginger

-

Kidney Beans

-

Blanched Napa Cabbage

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For a Afternoon Snack I made Some

Soba Noodles

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For Dinner we Had

Millet

-

Stir Fry Kudzu Vegetables

-

Shoyu Pickles  

We definitely have been cooking more warming strengthening foods lately, because it is just so friggen cold!!!! and I have been Loving it! More Beans,Seaweeds,little bit more Oil, Root Vegetables Its Great!

 But at the same time I have this weird craving for Indian food...I might have to indulge soon.

For Lunch we Had

Brown Rice

-

Shoyu Turnip Pickles

-

Roasted Sunflower Seeds

-

Nishime Daikon

-

Blanched Cabbage and Broccoli

-

Chickpea Soup with Mochi

~~~~~

For Dinner

Turn

Brown Rice

-

Fried Wakame

-

Leftover Sunflower Seeds

-

Baked Carrots

-

Lima Bean Soup

It still gets to me how little things like chewing my food is one of the hardiest things for me to do! 

I have been reminded to chew by Jessica Porter's Chew-a-thon,

which I am loving! remembering to chew is such a little thing with such a big effect
 (like a lot of wonderful little things) 

For Lunch we had

Sweet Brown Rice with Chestnuts

-

Black Eyed Peas with Onions

-

Baked Yams

-

Blanched Daikon, Broccoli, Chard

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For Dinner

Rice Porridge 

-

Blanched Broccoli

I have all these exciting (well exciting to me) ideas for this blog! 

I want to redecorate the place! 

and have a page for basic Recipes, the blog would still be for the Daily Meals that we have here in Ionia. 

there would be a index for  step by step recipes (with Pictures!) for for the dishes! and I would get information on how to make those dishes from the some of the best Macrobiotic cooks I can get my hands on. so the recipes and be trust worthy!

what do you think!?

it is going to take a little while to get a little library of them together, but I em excited for the task!!

and if there is any specific recipes you would want!?? 

 For Lunch we had

Brown Rice

-

Blanched Arugula 

-

Tempeh

-

Boiled Yams

-

Miso Soup

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For Dinner we had

Corn Porridge

-

HIjiki kinpira syle

-

Blanched Daiokn and Daikon Greens

For Lunch we had

Quinoa 

-

Steamed Yams

-

Blanched Daikon with the Daikon Greens

-

Adzuki Bean Soup

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For Dinner

Buckwheat

-

Lima Beans Fried with Onions

-

Blanched Broccoli

For Lunch 

Millet with sweet Vegetables 

-

Blanched Kale

-

Nishime Daikon and Squash

-

Miso Soup

~~~~~

For Dinner

Kidney Bean Brown Rice

-

Blanched Broccoli and Daikon and Kale with Lemon

-

Left Overs Barley mixed with raw Onions and Carrots,

 turned into deep fried nuggets 

with a Kudzu Sauce

-

Sweet Creamy Yam Soup

Dessert

~~~~~

Pear Crisp!

For Lunch we had

Brown Rice

with 

Gomashio 

-

Nishime Turnips with a little Umeboshi Juice

-

Blanched Vegetable Salad

-

Miso Soup

 

 

~~~~~

 

 

For Dinner

 

Brown Rice cooked with Winter Wheat, Hijiki, And a little Shoyu

-

Sesame seed Butter

-

Baked Yams

-

Blanched Arugula 

 

I always found it kinda funny that the most simple food (like Hato Mugi Barley) are usually expensive, and wide food (like pasta) are fairly cheap!

and it is usually the simple plain foods that are more difficult to cook delicious, while foods like pasta can be quite simple to make delicious (you just have to put enough seasoning on it ;)

For lunch we had

Hato Mugi Barley porridge 

-

Steamed Yams

-

Blanched Cabbage

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For Dinner we had

Fried Pasta with Mushrooms and Tofu and Corn!

 -

Salad

 today I am going show two days worth of meals, except I didn't eat dinner the first day so I can't tell what it was. I have been not eating any oil for the last two weeks and feel great! I love to try things with my diet and leanr how different foods effect me and how much of them I really want, its a game really! even though it is the middle of winter and it seems totally wrong not to be eating tons of deep fried things ;) I have been doing good though!!

 I have been eating a little bit of nuts and seeds though keeping it to a minimum.

For Lunch we Had

Brown Rice

-

Boiled Yams

-

Chickpea Salad

-

Blanched Kale

-

Turnip Pickles

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For Lunch we Had 

Brown Rice with Walnuts

-

Daikon with a Sesame Sauce

-

Blanched Kale

-

Adzuki Bean Soup

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For Dinner

Millet with Squash

-

Blanched Vegetable Salad

 It was so sunny and beautiful to day outside! but when it is sunny in the winter it  means it is freaking cold!!!

So I made sure to drink tons of hot bancha tea all day! 

For lunch we had

Brown Rice

with 

Roasted Sunflower Seeds

-

Turnip Shoyu Pickles

-

Salad with a Mustard Dressing

-

Baked Yams

For Lunch we had

Polenta

-

Fried Wakame with Daikon and Onions

-

Lentils cooked with Sweet Vegetables

-

Blanched Kale

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For Dinner

Brown Rice

-

Seitan with Brussels Sprouts

-

Nishime with Squash ,Daikon, Yams

-

Split Pea Soup

 At this time of year it is easy for me to get myself stressed and feel guilty that I am not getting more done and being more productive.. I just to remember to relax and try to go with the amount of energy I have. one thing I do is try to pick one thing I want to get done that day, and give my self the time and space to do that and not feel bad about how long it takes me to do it. 

just a thought I was having!

I Finely finished editing my new cooking video yay!!
I would love to know what you think!?
and if you have any ideas of what the next one should be about I would love to hear!??

For Lunch we had

Millet with Squash

with

Umeboshi Pickles

-

Turnips cooked with Brussels Sprouts

-

Blanched Vegetable Salad with a Tahini Dressing

-

White Bean Soup with Onions

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For Dinner we had

Barley Porridge with Chickpeas

and Sweet Vegetables 

-

Broccoli with a Dipping Sauce