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

Category - Food

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Roasted Sweet Potato. This is one of the best ways I have found to eat sweet potatoes. You simply cook them like a baking potato and serve with any number of toppings. I listed my favorites including an onion that is...

December 13, 2020
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Breakfast Salad

Breakfast Salad. This salad is not limited to Breakfast, but I like it then. You can make it many ways. Baby Arugula is now available at the Sanger WallMart, so I like that for the greens, but you could go with iceberg...

December 13, 2020
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Smokey Cajun Cauliflower Soup

Smokey Cajun Cauliflower Soup. A very simple soup that can be made with different spices, but the original recipe used Cajun spices. I have fallen for za’atar, the savory Middle-Eastern spice that is a blend of...

December 6, 2020
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Gersang's Stirfry.
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Gesang’s Stir-fry (Non-Vegetarian option)

Gesang’s Stirfry. This is absolutely the best way to do stir-fry. Gesang Suolang Rinpoche often prepared it when she cooked at the temple. She doesn’t really use a recipe, but this is roughly how she does it...

December 6, 2020
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Sonya’s Baked and Stuffed Apples

We have a lot of apples at the temple and this is one of Sonya’s favorite ways of serving them. They are very nice for breakfast on a cold winter morning. The last time she fixed them, I think she added coco or...

December 5, 2020
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Japanese Souffle Pancake (Non-Vegan)

Japanese Souffle Pancake. I first tried this trendy dish in San Diego, but I first heard of it in the New York Times when it featured a delightful source in Pasadena. It is a delightful, if a bit difficult dish to...

November 28, 2020
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Carrot Soup with Miso, Ginger, and Lime

Carrot Soup with Miso, Ginger, and Lime. This is a tasty little soup that is full of healthy spices and other ingredients: Turmeric powder, miso, cinnamon, as well as carrots, ginger and onions (for the non-monastics)...

November 27, 2020
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Coconut-Gochujang Tofu

I often use Gochujang paste, a fermented Korean chili seasoning that is slightly sweet and not too hot. Be careful, some of the cheaper versions use corn syrup, and are not GMO or gluten free. It should be a naturally...

November 25, 2019
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Green Shakshuka (Non-Vegan)

Green Shakshuka. Shakshuka is a currently popular one-dish treat that can be served at any meal. It usually includes tomatoes, but I prefer the green version given here. It is a common meal in Africa and parts of the...

November 24, 2019
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