We were having a birthday celebration with a bunch of friends over so we decided to make a big Taco Buffet! 

Taco buffet

Corn and wheat Tortillas

Fried Pinto Beans

Avocado

Guacamole 

White Rice cooked with Tomato and Turmeric

Fried Mushrooms

Salad mix

Jalapeno peppers

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Dessert

Pear Crisp

   

I don't really have anything to say today.....so hopefully the food speaks for it self!

For Lunch I made 

Polenta

-

Fried Kidney Beans with Onions and Garlic

-

Blanched Kale

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For Dinner My brother made

Split Pea Soup

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Corn Bread with some Quinoa flour in there too!!

it is has been a long weekend.....OK I know its Wednesday and I havn't posted anything all week pretty much....yeah sorry about that..I had a lot of fun though!!

I  Walked around downtown Austin, ate some tacos.. (had a margarita..which I don't know if I like so much..sorry) loved the tacos ! 

I got to listened to some sweet country swing music ! 

and the Derby was going on at this time so there were a lot of ladies in big hats! I felt very left out ;)

Went to go stay with my friend who lives in the city for the weekend! we walked through a festival and Sinco de Mayo was going on and so Texas was happening that weekend! 

I got to play some Frisbee which was awesome!!! but now I am super sore (ouch) 

And now I am back in the nice quite country with my brother again (yay) 

Got back to cooking too!!

I am so effected if I don't eat at least one home cooked meal a day!

Saturday

We went out to eat and had

Tacos! 

with

Beans 

Lettuce

Tomato

Avacado 

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Sunday

We also went out and had

Veggie Burger 

-

Sweet Potato French Fries

(and I tried Tater Tots for the first time ..yum!)

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Monday 

Lunch

I made 

Tacos

 (my way Muaahahaha)

I just wanted something simple 

Rice

-

fried Black beans with Onions and Garlic

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Tomato with a little lime juice and Salt

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Avocado 

-

Arugula 

-

Goddess Dressing

-

Steamed Corn Tortillas

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Monday dinner

My brother cooked a delicious meal of

Quinoa 

with 

nori

-

Lentils cooked with spices

-

Roasted Root vegetables 

-

Bok-choy with Pumpkin Seeds Dressing

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Tuesday 

I made a big batch of noodles to cook for lunch and dinner

Lunch

Stirfry Veggies (carrots, Burdock, Bok-Choy)

with Kudzu

-

Soba Noodles

-

Pressed salad with a Lemon and Shoyu Dressing

-

Bancha Tea

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Tuesday Dinner

Soba Noodle Sushi!!

with 

Tempeh

Avocado

Carrots

Parsley

Umeboshi Paste

Day 7

 Day 10!! the last day of the '10 day detox diet"

I am going to do a full review post of the last 10 days tomorrow.

but for today I will show you what we had yesterday, last day of the diet 

For Breakfast

Adzuki Bean soft Rice

-

Steamed Kale

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For Lunch

Fried Rice made with left over Rice

-

Sweet Vegetable juice

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For Dinner

Thin Spaghetti

with

Onion Tomato Sauce

-

Kinpira Salad

with

Tahini dressing

-

White Bean Soup   

Day 8!!

Only one more day of the 10 day detox diet......oh man I am so jacked about cooking now, doing this 10 day diet plan has helped me get inspired about all the other things I could make and eat....hmmm yum!

But for Day 8 we had

For Breakfast

Soft Quinoa 

-

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

-

Miso Soup

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For Lunch 

Udon Noodle Salad 

with 

left over Tempeh and Vegetables from last night, 

and 

Tahini Dressing

-

Bancha Tea

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For Dinner

Nabe

with

Corn

Onion

Carrot

Broccoli

Daikon

Deep Fried Tofu Pouches 

Shitake Mushrooms

-

Lemon Shoyu Grated Daikon Dipping Sauce

-

Brown Rice

Day 8 of "Mayumi's Kitchen" 10 day Detox Diet! wow we made so far!! This is wider/richer then i usually eat on a daily basis, but I think it has worked really well for me while I am on this trip helping out my brothers family! and it has been really great to just not have to thik about what to make for a little while. and It has been super inspiring, making me just want to cook more and in more ways! and I really am happy with practicing my photography and Photoshop skills!   

Day 8

For Breakfast 

Mochi lace Crepes 

-

Apricot Sauce

-

Pressed Salad

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For Lunch

Quinoa Salad

with

left over sauteed Wakame mixed Miso Tofu

and

Fresh Salad mix

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For Dinner

White Rice cooked with Pumpkin Seeds

(it was supposed to be Brown Rice with Almonds, but I didn't have those things)

-

Sweet and Sour Tempeh

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Wakame Vegetable Soup