Rest easy, Saba Man and I have not gone back to eating meat. It’s only seitan not real beef. My twitter friends and I do a monthly food theme and February’s was Oranges and after posting my photo of Orange “Beef” and Broccoli, there were requests for the recipe.
Here’s the recipe for my Mashed Yams with Coconut that was featured for October’s #twittersweetpotatoparty.
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Woo hoo! It’s Back-to-School Bento Contest time! UPDATE: See below for new dates!
But first… today’s Back-to-School bento is filled with yummy Lazy Tuna Sushi. The basic recipe is here.
And as you can see the recipe can be modified to suit your tastes. This time I left out the scrambled egg and bulked up on the tuna.
The very roomy bottom tier allows for a whole boiled egg which I molded into a fun fish-shape, zucchini, carrots and cherries!
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Today is the last Monday of the month which means it’s more than a Meatless Monday occasion.
It’s #twitterfoodparty day and this month’s theme is corn!
I know, right? So many options. Corn is in everything! Including this butter-mochi!
First off, look how cute and tiny those potatoes are! They’re smaller than even the cherry tomatoes! Baby (extra baby) red potatoes.
Ah…another tuna recipe. A special tuna recipe. But before we get to it we have to take a trip… an actual trip and one down memory lane.
Today was our May #twitterfoodparty and the theme was tofu! A perfect pick for Meatless Monday too!
Yes, these are as crispy and delicious as they appear and they take no time at all to prepare.
Ah…mahi mahi. It’s one of those fishes that can be fixed up to order! Cooked and served up in almost any style.
Grilled, baked, breaded…whatever! Have you ever had a mahi taco? Mmm… a fish taco bento sounds divine.
But for now Saba Man is stuck with this mayo grilled mahi mahi filet. Darn.
Here’s a meat-lover’s recipe that I adapted for Meatless Monday!
But first, a little background…
I don’t usually like to cook or eat fried foods but for Salt and Pepper Tofu… I make a delicious exception.
When I was a little girl we didn’t eat potatoes at home unless my dad cooked them. He was exclusively responsible for breakfast home-fries or holiday mashed. My mother generally avoided them and I don’t recall her liking potatoes at all. She occasionally fixed sweet potatoes for us as treats, but that was about it.
Many years ago, I asked her why she didn’t like potatoes.
Her answer was unexpected.
I love sweet potatoes! And it doesn’t matter how they’re fixed. Baked, mashed or french-fried… they’re oh so yummy. But whenever I have extra time I like to eat them like this…caramelized.
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