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

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Photo of Japanese Udon Noodles.
Food

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...

January 29, 2025
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Photo of Braised Beets.
Food

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...

January 29, 2025
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Photo of Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250.
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Three Virtues & Six Tastes

Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. Patriarch Dogen is the author of the “Teno Kyokun” often translated as “Instructions to a Zen Cook.” The following is an...

December 7, 2024
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QUOTE-The Six Tastes and Three Virtues”

“If the six tastes are not suitable and if the food lacks the three virtues, the tenzo’s offering to the assembly is not complete.”  Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), Teno Kyokun (How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to...

December 7, 2024
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Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto)
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Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto)

Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto). Chimichurri is a tasty uncooked pesto-like sauce used as an ingredient in cooking and as a table condiment in Argentina and other Latin American countries. In its green form it is...

December 7, 2024
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Food

Chinese Smokey Chili Oil by Wil Yeung

Chili Oil. I want to introduce you to my favorite cooking channel. It is by a young talented Canadian based Chinese cook who provides simple delicious fusion vegan dishes from every tradition. My dear friend Gesang...

November 28, 2024
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photo of Magical Chili.
Food

Magical Chili

Magical Chili. This is a complex and hearty crock pot chili. It includes various fragrant flavors including cocoa. I didn’t have pinto or black beans when I just simmered a pot, but am sure they would only make it...

November 13, 2024
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Kimchijeon (Korean Kimchi Pancake)

Korean Kimchi Pancakes. This is what you can do with kimchi that has become a bit overpowering to use as a regular condiment. Vegetarians be careful of commercial kimchi as most do contain fermented...

November 3, 2024
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Greek Tzatziki Salad

Greek Tzatziki Salad. This is a very refreshing and filling salad. The cashews give a crunch, but should only be added just before serving. It is great served with spicy chili and garlic toast. The dill from my herb...

October 4, 2024
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