After watching Venu Sanz (check out her amaizing website here) live instafeed where she was making vegetarian paella with Brown Rice it gave me enough courage to try to make it on my own! 

I know Paella is one of those dishes that is  so special to so many that there is a lot of opinion on the right and wrong way of making it. But I really wanted to give it a shot. and make it delicous for me. (cause I was going to be eating it)

I started of with a very wide pan. I do not own a paella pan, but I was told it is fine if you use what you have. I started sautéeing my diced Oninos with Garlic and Salt. 

Then I added a pinch of Tumeric powder for the Color. and the rest of my vegetables. Carrots, Rutugbaga, Cellery, and Parsley. Sautéed untill all the vegetables were wilted. Added my Half cooked Brown Rice. Safron,leftover Fried Tempeh, and enough water to just cover the Rice and added a little more Salt and Pepper. 

I let it all simmer untill the Rice was done. 

I think it came out pretty damn delicous. I definetly want to practice more and play aorund with it. but I enjoy making grain this way for sure!

Have you ever Paella? how do you do it?

Thank you to Venu for showing me how this can be made!

For Lunch

Paella with Vegetables and Tempeh 

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Baked Potato with Olive, Salt and Pepper.

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Blanched Veggie Salad 

Kale, Napa Cabbage, Radishes

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For Dinner

Millet with Sweet Corn

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Pinto Beans

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Blanched Vegetable Salad with a Pumkpin Seed Dressing

Cabbage, Carrots

So I am running out of ideas for foods for the hot hot afternoons here in Asheville North Carolina.   It doesn't come natrual to me to just eat raw salad every day. 

I need a whole meal, Grain, Green, Bean combination! 

Have any ideas? I would love to know what you are eating this Summer!  

For Lunch 

Soba Salad 

with 

Arugula ,Soba, Carrots, Clover Sprouts, Toasted Sesame Seeds, Cucumber, pan fried Tofu

(watch and learn how to make Tofu here)

(watch and learn how to make toasted Sesame Seeds here)

with Toasted Sesame Oil ,Shoyu, Lemon, Dressing

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Sauteéd Bok-Choy

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For Dinner

Brown Rice 

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Fried Black Beans with Onions and Garlic

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Steamed Napa Cabbage with Lemon

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Sautéed Broccoli and Green Beans 

For Lunch

Brown Rice

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

with toasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Shreded Apple, Carrot, Kale Salad 

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Fried Wakame with Carmalised Onions and Mirin

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Kimchi

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Pinto Bean soup.

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For Dinner

White Basamati Rice

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Vegetable Stirfry with Tofu,Onion,Carrot,Broccoli, Bell peppers,

with a Ginger,Garlic,Shoyu,Arrowroot sauce.

(watch and learn how to make Tofu here)

For Lunch 

Brown Rice Pasta Salad with Broccoli, Radish,Bok-choy,

with a Pumpkin Seed Parsley Vinegar Garlic Dressing 

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Baked yams with Salt, and Pepper.

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Panfried Tofu with Shoyu and Mirin.

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For Dinner

White Basmati Rice

with a spoonful of leftover Pumpkin seed Dressing 

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Sauteed Kale

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Chickpea Salad

 with (pretty much everything I could find)Chickpeas, Red Onion marinated in Umeboshi Juice, Carrots,Bell Pepper, Radish, Dill, Cucumber massaged with salt. Beets, Cilantro, and Tahini, Lemon, Rice syrup, Umeboshi Dressing.

The last couple of weeks I have been cooking lunches for my Dad who hasn't been feeling to well. It can be hard sometimes to cook for someone who doesn't really feel like they want to eat anything. so my cooking has started incorporating more foods that I don't personally eat. But for him I think it can be useful at this time like I have started to learn how to cook fish!

For Lunch 

Brown Rice with Adzuki Beans

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Tempura Squash, Carrots/Onion/Burdock Nests

(watch and learn how to make Tempura here)

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Blanched Cabbage and steamed Tofu

(watch and learn how to make Tofu here)

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Onion Cucumber Dill Pickles 

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For Lunch

Brown Rice

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Onion Cucumber Dill Pickles

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Steamed Squash with a blanched Umeboshi Cabbage Salad

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Arame cooked with caramelized Onions and Sesame Seeds, garnished with Scallions

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Baked Teriyaki Salmon with a Shoyu,Rice Syrup,Garlic,Ginger Teriyaki Sauce

For Lunch

Brown Rice

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Kinpira with Carrots and Burdock 

(watch and learn how to make Kinpira here)

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Fried Lentils with Onions and Parsley 

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Blanched Collards  

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Miso Soup

(watch and learn how to make Miso Soup here)

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For Dinner

Soba Noodles with a Kombu Dashi Broth 

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Blanched Collard Greens

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Vegetable Tempura 

(watch and learn how to make Tempura here)

For Lunch 

Brown Rice with Winter Wheat

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Nishime with Daikon, Carrot, Brussels Sprouts and Miso

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Fried Wakame 

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Blanched Broccoli and Kale

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Daikon Shoyu Pickles

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For Dinner

Mochi Muffins 

(watch and learn how to make Mochi Here)

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Pumpkin Seed Sauce

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Onions Butter

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Boiled Cabbage 

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Steamed Squash
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For Dessert
Chocolate Raspberry Cake

 Lunches are perfect with Brown rice and Miso Soup
Brown Rice and Miso Soup are strong staples in Macrobiotics.
and you can learn how I make  Brown Rice here 
and Miso Soup here.
they go very well together in the morning because the fermented miso helps provide great enzymes in our stomachs for digesting the whole grain. and its freaking delicious !

For Lunch

Brown Rice

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Daikon Umeboshi Pickles

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Kinpira with Carrots and Turnips 

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Blanched Collard Greens

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Miso Soup

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For Lunch the next day

Brown Rice

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Onion Shoyu Pickles

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Blanched Kohlrabi 

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Sautéed Bok-Choy and Kale

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Miso Soup 

For Lunch

Brown Rice

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Sesame Butter

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Turnip Pickles

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Blanched Kale and Carrots

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Squash Soup

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For Dinner

Millet

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Radish Pickles

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Roasted Carrots

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Blanched Broccoli and Cauliflower with Dressing

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Fried Hijiki

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Pumpkin Seeds