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A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche
A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche

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Photo of Japanese Eggplant with Sweet Miso (Nasu Dengaku) with rice.
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Japanese Eggplant with Sweet Miso (Nasu Dengaku)

Japanese Eggplant with Sweet Miso (Nasu Dengaku). 8 Baby eggplant (4 inches) Coconut or avocado oil Miso Sauce 8 Tbsp Sweet white miso 3 Tbsp sake or rice wine vinegar, 2 tsp Maple syrup, vegan sugar, or monkfruit...

September 14, 2024
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Bombay Frittata

This is a spicy Indian omelette with herbs and cheese that would be good for breakfast or any meal. Since I have to heat up the oven in the summer, I made it in my faithful Korean lidded ceramic or stone pot (ttukbaegi)...

September 8, 2024
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Raw Beet Salad with Eggs.
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Raw Beet Salad with Eggs

Raw Beet Salad with Eggs. If you can’t find yellow beets, it is ok to use all red ones. I think they have more flavor anyhow. If you use both colors keep them separate and only combine at last minute as the red...

September 3, 2024
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Japanese Rice Balls

Japanese Rice Balls. My dear Japanese friends Leo and Naomi, whom I met when we all lived in the German Village district of Columbus, Ohio in the sixties introduced me to the joy of Japanese Rice Balls. I remember...

August 24, 2024
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Photo of Korean Cheese Corn.
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Korean Cheese Corn

Korean Cheese Corn. This is a gooey, corny, cheesy, sweet-savory side dish that may be served as an appetizer in Korean restaurants. It can also be enjoyed at breakfast or any meal. It’s an easy quick dish that...

August 19, 2024
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Photo of Summer Squash-Korean Radish-Cucumber Muchim.
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Korean Salad-Muchim

Summer Squash-Korean Radish-Cucumber Muchim. This is considered a dressed or seasoned salad (muchim) in Korean and can be made with different vegetables or fruit. The one shown here is composed of smashed Persian...

August 3, 2024
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Photo of Vietnamese Corn Milk.
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Vietnamese Corn Milk

Vietnamese Corn Milk. I enjoyed this drink when I first visited Hanoi in 2010 and loved it. The recipes I found all added sweetened condensed milk, which would probably be delicious, but I prefer just the subtle...

August 1, 2024
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Cold Soba Noodles

This is a simple and favorite summer dish that is Japanese in origin, but also found in Korean kitchens. It is an icy cold way to serve wheat and buckwheat (soba) noodles. The Japanese way of serving the noodles is on a...

July 6, 2024
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Broccoli Slaw.
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Broccoli Slaw

Broccoli Slaw. This is a very easy, colorful and delicious salad or slaw that uses shredded raw broccoli stalks instead of cabbage and usually carrots and red cabbage or radicchio for color. You can find packaged...

April 5, 2024
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Photo of Colcannon made on St Patrick's Day, March 17, 2024.
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Irish-Colcannon

Colcannon made on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2024. Colcannon is a comforting Irish dish of mashed potatoes and greens, traditionally served on St Paddy’s Day with bacon or ham, but this is a vegetarian...

March 17, 2024
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