sprouted lentils - eat in raw or steamed ?

Sprouted lentils are soft , crunchy and wonderfully sweet, so I happily munch.. and munch .. it's a healthy snack - sprouted lentils + apples,celery etc...any fruits or vegetables.

But when cooked, the sweetness disappear.


Steam sprouted lentils just 5-10 minutes (don't over steamed to make lentils mushy) mix with olive oil , diced red peppers, chopped sun dried tomatoes and scallions. season with salt, pepper and cumin powder.

retsel mill-rite mill

This mill had been on my wish list for almost ten years, and finally since Feb. 2010 it has been sitting on my kitchen counter. This mill has stone /steel burr conversion. Using stone conversion kit, I can grind any type of wheat from fine to coarse. On the other hand the metal burr conversion kit grinds beans, seeds, herbs from fine to coarse. So I would have , for example very fine corn flower / corn meal to bake corn bread and coarse corn meal for polenta, any time without making a trip to natural food stores. Also I do not need to worried about "How long these packages of corn meal stay on this shelves?" when I shop. Isn't it wonderful?

Mill -rite mill gently grinding fine whole wheat flour, like a fluffy snow flakes

winter minestrone soup

minestrone - lima beans, daikon, leeks, carrots, butternut squash, tomatoes

broccoli and porchini sauteed with olive oil, garlics, red pepper flakes

whole wheat sourdough bred

vegetable bun

1cup flour (whole wheat and white flour combination)
1teaspoon+1/4teaspoon Baking Powder
2teaspoon sucanat
Pinch of sea salt
1/3cup soy milk or water
1.5teaspoon seame oil

In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Stir soy milk and sesame oil and add to the flour. Using your finger, incorporate the soy milk into the flour until a soft moist dough is formed, if the dough is too dry or stiff add water 1teaspoon at a time. Wrap it in plastic and rest for 10-15 minutes.

Mean while prepare filling. in a bowl stir together all ingredients.

1/4 cabbage, chopped and mixing with 1 teaspoon salt.
1/2bunch of Nira, chopped
4 of shiitake, chopped
hand full of vermicelli soaked in a warm water and cut
in a bowl stir together all ingredients.
Add seasoning: shouyu, sake, ginger, sesame oil.



Take out the dough on the floured board, cut into 6(small size)or 4(large). Shaped equal sized patties. Roll Roll them out 1/8 inch thick round. Place the filling in the center. Lift the edges of the dough over the filling,and twist them together to seal. Place buns in to the steamer and steam with middle high heat for 10-15minutes.

okara (pumpkin) scone

Okara make very light and soft scone.

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2cup white flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 tablespoon Earth Balance, cut in small dice

3tablespoons Agave Nectar
1/2 cup soy milk or water
1cup/ 8 ounces okara
1/2 cup / 4ounces : pumpkin, squash, yam, sweet potato, carrot, broccoli ... TRY! any vegetable puree

In the bowl, mix flour, baking powder and Earth Balance until well combined like wet sand texture

Mix all wet ingredients in the bowl.

Add mixed wet ingredients to flour and mix (do not over mix) to make a mass.
Transfer to floured surface and roll out or press until 3/4 inch thick.
Using a glass to cut a round shape.
Bake in the 400F oven for 15~ minutes.

strawberry mouse with lima beans whip

strawberry mouse
2cups strawberry
1.5teaspoons agar gar powder, dissolve with 2tablespoons water
1cup non daily milk
2tablespoons Agave Nectar (or more )

Combine agar agar and, milk and Agave Nectar in the pot and cook until boiling.
Transfer into the blender, add strawberry and blend well until become foamy.
Pour into the bowl and chill in the refrigerator.

beans whip
Cook over night soaked Lima beans until soft. Add sugar and cook more. Drain (reserve liquid) beans, and "whip" in the blender, adjust consistency with reserved liquid.

lotus root salad

Slice lotus root and blanch for 3-5 minutes and drain. Slice celery. In a bowl, combine Vegenaise and ponzu, add lotus root and celery, mixing well.When serve sprinkle roasted and crushed sesame.