Miso Hot Pot and Smashing Pumpkins

Meal 1: Miso Hot Pot with Joi Choi, Hakuri Turnip, and Tofu & Soba Noodles with Yellow Carrots and Misato Radish

• Serve the noodles chilled, directly from their container.

• Heat the miso soup to hot but not boiling. DO NOT boil miso! When hot, tip in the vegetables and allow to steep for a minute or two and then serve immediately. Garnish with a little chile oil or sesame oil if you like.

Meal 2: Pumpkin Pan Roast with Seeded Whole Wheat Challah Knots, and Broccoli Salad

• Warm the pan roast in a sauce or sauté pan. Add just a splash of water if necessary.

• Warm the bread.

• Serve the salad at room temp, but season it with a little extra salt – we limited this to prevent wateriness.

 
Notes:
I'd like to cut, marinate and bake the tofu next time.
The pumpkin used is the blue Jarrahdale.  The one below it is called Long Island Cheese.  Both are great eaters, but the Jarrahdale is superiour b/c of fine texture and flavorful sweetness.
Misato radish sliced thin and dipped in soy sauce is a great, healthy 'crunchy-salty' snackfood.  Get one this week.

General Tso's Tofu & Kohlrabi Soup

The Food Nanny
October 19/20 2010

Meal 1: General Tso’s Tofu with Broccoli and Soy Beans, Fried Brown and Red Rice, Napa Cabbage Slaw
• Serve the slaw at room temp.
• Add some oil to a sauté pan and heat it until just smoking. Add the fried rice and stir fry for a minute or two to heat it through. Remove to a platter.
• Re- oil and heat the pan to just smoking. Add the broccoli and tofu then shake the sauce vigorously and add it to the pan. Cook and stir until the sauce is thickened and the entire dish is hot – 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.

Meal 2: Kohlrabi Soup with Mixed Greens and Anadama Corn Bread with Quinoa
• Warm the soup in a saucepan.
• Toast the bread and dress the salad.

Potato PIzza and Curried Split Peas

Meal 1: Rosemary/ Potato Pizza, White Bean Salad, Mixed Greens

• Heat the pizza in the oven at 325° for 10-12 minutes, or until warm.
• Serve the beans at room temp.

• Dress the salad and serve.

Meal 2: Curried Split Peas, Brown Rice Biryani, Cabbage-Yogurt Pickle

• Warm the curry in a saucepan. Do thin with some water and adjust the seasoning.

• Heat the rice in a microwave or in a sauté pan with a little oil and then a splash of water to steam it through.

• Serve the pickle chilled.

Sweet Potato Loaves and Black Bean Soup with Tamales

Meal 1: Sweet Potato Loaves, Red Beans and Rice & Mixed Greens


• Heat the loaves in the oven at 350° for 10-15 minutes, or until hot.
• Saute the rice and beans in a pan with some butter or olive oil and a splash of water until just hot.
• Dress the salad and serve.


Meal 2: Black Bean Soup, Beef or Cheese Tamale, Yellow Rice Salad

• Warm the soup in a saucepan.
• Heat the tamale in a microwave or in a basket steamer for about 5 minutes to heat through.
• Serve the rice at room temp or heat it in a sauté pan as above.