Happy Thursday!

I am starting to get really into props and backgrounds for my food pictures! playing around with different colors and shapes and dishes!

I am happy to  push my self and learn as much as I can.

For Lunch we had

Brown Rice

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Turnip Pickles

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Blanched Vegetable Salad

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Fried Dried Tofu with Wakame and Onions

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Adzuki Bean Soup

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For Dinner we had

Sweet Brown Rice with Chestnuts 

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Hijiki Fired with Onions. Carrots

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Brussels Sprouts

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Baked Squash

I really wish I had more to say on this blog sometimes, but when I get down to it I cant really get anything out. I am not a good person with words..Thats why I take pictures!

For Lunch we had

Corn

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Sauteed Arugula

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Black soybeans

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Squash Soup

 For lunch we had

Brown Rice with Pumpkin Seeds

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Blanched Kale

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Sauteed root vegetables

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Miso Ssoup

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For Dinner we had

Buckwheat with Pasta

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Nishime Carrots

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Blanched Kale and Daikon

Happy February everybody!

it is not even close to spring here in Alaska, still tons of snow and very cold. but the sun is rising earler and setting later yay!

I have a new cooking video almost set to upload, I just need to get some music for it, then I will upload it!

For Lunch we had

Brown Rice with Umeboshi Plum

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Arame cooked with Carrots,Cauliflower,Onions

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Blanched Broccoli and Cabbage

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Soba Noodle Soup with Scallions 

For Dinner 

Ohagis

 (Sweet rice balls cooked with chestnuts and rolled around in Chopped Almonds)

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Carrot,Brussels Sprouts,Onions Nishime

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Raw Salad with a Tahini Mustard Dressing

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Miso Soup

 Just one of those days kinda meals.

When people don't really feel like cooking and it is their turn to cook alot of people make Soft Rice and Seeds, so it is a reputation of being a "oh you just didn't want to cook, your lazy" kinda meal.

But I friggen love Adzuki bean Soft Rice and Sesame seeds!! 

For Lunch we had

Brown Rice with Shiso powder

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Sauteed Vegtabeles 

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Mochi and Miso Soup

For Dinner we Had

Adzuki Bean Soft Rice

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Sesame Seeds

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Blanched Cabbage 

 We celebrated full moon the other day!!

some the girls made

Spring Rolls

with 

Deepfried Tofu

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Marinated the fried Tempeh

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Carrots

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Sprouts

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Salad

Served with

Peanut Sauce

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Tan-pops 
which you can learn how to make with one of my cooking videos!

For Dessert

Apple Pie
which you can learn how to make with one of my cooking videos!

Just to put a little teaser out there,

 I am filming a new cooking video today with a bunch of the kids!! 

I am very excited!

 

For Lunch we had

Brown rice with a little bit of white rice 

(it was my turn to cook and I wanted to make something the kids would want to eat)

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Black Beans

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Blanched Broccoli with a Sesame Sauce

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French Onion Soup

For a Snack I made something up for my self

Sushi made out of leftovers

For Dinner we Had

Noodles and Broth

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Sauteed Carrots with Onions and Dried Tofu