I have been enjoying making a full fresh meal for lunch and kind of winging it with the rest of the poeple in the house  with leftovers for dinnr. does anybody else do this? Sometimes not haveing the pressure of cooking a whole meal from scratch you can focus on making new thing. My brother made dinner yesterday using leftover lunch and adding to it these amaizing little Pinto Bean Balls with marinara sauce!  

For Lunch

Brown Rice

(watch and learn how to make Brown Rice here)

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Pan fried Tempeh

(watch and learn how to make Tempeh here)

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top with Coleslaw made of

 Cabbage, Apple, Parsley, Carrot and Salt, Olive oil, and Lemon

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Sautéed Broccoli and Radishes 

some leftover blanched Carrots

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Sweet Potato Fries

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For Dinner

Leftover Rice and Veggies from Lunch

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Added some arugula and a fresh Vegenase, Mustard dressing to the salad. 

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Pinto Bean Balls with Marinara Sauce

For Lunch

Millet with Onions

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Sautéed Daikon Greens

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Salad with IceBerg Lettuce ,Blanched Broccoli 

Mustard Dressing

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Split Pea Soup

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For Dinner

Falafel Wrap 

with 

Chickpea Falafals 

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Olives

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Pressed Salad Garnished with Tomato and  Pickled Artichoke Hearts

(watch and learn how to make Pressed Salad here)

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Hummus

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Tahini Sauce

with Tahini and Umeboshi vinegar and Water

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Tofu Dill sauce

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White Flour Tortillas 

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For Dessert 

Blueberry Kantan

with a Oatmilk Lemon Kantan Cream on top

For Breakfast
Soft Oats
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Blanched Kale
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Miso Soup
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Fruit Salad
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Amasake
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Bread and Peanut Butter and Jam
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For Lunch
Pan fried Millet Fish Cakes with Onions and Leeks and wild caught Cod,
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Tofu Tartar Sauce with Cucumber and Dill, White Miso, Umeboshi Vinegar, Tofu, white Vinegar,
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Steamed Root Vegetables with Corn, Carrots, Greenbeans
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Arugula Salad with Umeboshi, Scallion, Pumpkin Seed Dressing
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Blanched Collards
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For Dinner
Brown Rice
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Garlic fried Black Beans
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Coleslaw
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Blanched Kale and Daikon
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Monk root Vegetable Soup
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For Dessert
Watermelon Kantan Pudding with Cashew Cream garnished with Pumpkin Seeds

 For Lunch 

Quinoa

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Umeboshi Pickles

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Black Beans fried with Garlic

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Water Sauteed Napa Cabbage with a Shitaki Kudzu Sauce

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 For Dinner

Sweet Vegetable Barley Porridge with Dried Tofu

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Sauteed Daikon (greens and all) and Napa Cabbage

 For Lunch 

Grain Corn 

with a Pumpkin Sauce

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Cucmber Radish Pressed Salad

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Sauteed Broccoli

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Dinner

Seitan Stew 

With

Seitan

Tofu

Kidney Beans

Carrots

Corn

Sweet Potato 

Broccoli

Noodles

 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

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Turnips cooked with Brussels Sprouts

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Blanched Vegetable Salad with a Tahini Dressing

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White Bean Soup with Onions

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For Dinner we had

Barley Porridge with Chickpeas

and Sweet Vegetables 

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Broccoli with a Dipping Sauce