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New Year’s Noodles-Yaki Udon

Japanese Udon Noodles. Happy New Year! We welcomed the Chinese New Year today with a big skillet of Yaki Udon—a stir fried dish of vegetables, different proteins, and very long plump wheat noodles. In Chinese culture...

Braised Beets

Beautiful Braised Beets. This simple and tasty dish is a perfect way to use all the greens and roots of the three beet package I get when I have Walmart do my shopping. I am trying to shift from butter to polyphenol...

QUOTE-The Truth of Emptiness

 It is the truth of emptiness by which one realizes emptiness but is not attached to emptiness. Realizing emptiness, one penetrates the empty forms or characteristics, knowing there is no form or characteristic to...

Photo of Santa Monica closeup after January 2025 fire.

California Wildfire Aftermath

Santa Monica closeup after January 2025 fire. Photo-journalist Fabian Lewkowicz traveled along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to document the severe aftermath of the Palisades Fire and captured this close up in Santa...

Cauliflower Steaks with Greek Dressing

Last week I found another delicious way to eat cauliflower. I already have a lemon-grass and cauliflower soup that is wonderful, but this roasted seasoned slab of vegetable marinated in and topped with more Greek...