Thanksgiving Breakfast - Shojin-style

🍁 Thanksgiving breakfast 🍂 in Shojin-style (monk’s breakfast)🙏 Savoring my Zen moment, since yesterday, grinding the sesame seeds for 2 hours, whisking for 30 minutes, and letting it sleep 💤 in the tofu-molding container. Tripled the ingredients from my normal recipe for this: http://bit.ly/2A7yRmD 😊 The whisking part should’ve been 40 min😝...came out a little soggy💦 😂 Ate with cooked acorn and turnip, shiitake-mushroom/turnip/sweet onion miso soup and a scoop of jasmine rice... on my Zen plate ☺️🙏☀️💓 #zenful #shojin #thankful #ありがとう #gomadofu #禅 #胡麻豆腐 #thanksgivingbreakfast

When Autumn Leaves Land On My Plate... (Mango & Persimmon Salad)

Some of the colorful fall leaves landed on my plate today (mango & persimmon) ! So, I made a salad (photo 2) mixed with garlic and mint leaves. Would've been nicer with red pepper flakes for both color and flavor, but hey, you make the best out of what you got, right? :) 

Happy Autumn and bracing for the cold winter in full force!!  Stay healthy! xoxo


Best,
Mariko

Sprouted Quinoa Salad with Umesu (Plum Vinegar)

Quinoa~! I had to have my quinoa salad today. >_<  So, I cooked/boiled the sprouted quinoa with shiitake mushrooms and coconut oil. Mixed it with baby spinach, diced apple, dried cranberries and crushed almonds. Then...I was debating whether to use this new Japanese "Umesu (plum vinegar)" or just stick with apple cider vinegar. I went with the sweeter, subtle "Umesu" and I was glad I did! With a kick of a squeezed lemon, the quinoa salad came out deliciously~! <3

 I highly recommend this organic Umesu (plum vinegar)!

Have a nice Sunday! :)

Fall-Inspired Melon and Mango Balls

A brilliant blend of fall colors (lemon & lime colors) inspired me to decorate a plate 

with similar color fruits: Melon & Mango balls! ^_^ 

I would've used lemons & limes, if only they weren't so sour! >_<

I took a stroll, and was drawn to these inspiring exciting fall colors! The weather's been pretty warm.

 Found the same fall colors at a local grocery store!

Have a wonderful autumn day!