Cheap grocery items to stock for meatless Mondays include tofu, eggs, squash and beans. Buy in Bulk When grocery shopping, buying in bulk can be a great way to save on items your family uses in large quantities. Cereal, snacks, beverages and even meat can have a lower cost per serving ...
& v’egg salad. (When I say regular tofu I just meannotsilken tofu -you can find “regular tofu” in the refrigerated part of the healthy foods section of your grocery store – I almost always use extra -firm or firm tofu unless a recipe calls otherwise.) ...
I do find that fresh ginger can be hard to find sometimes, depending on where you live. So I’ve created a post onHow to Freeze Ginger, so you can store it for a long time. Sometimes you will also find packaged ginger paste that comes in a tube. It’s less fragrant than fresh gi...
Just the other day, I found my nerdy husband’s class ring in my parent’s basement (yes- you are not crazy…that IS a weird place to find your husband’s class ring). I was excited to bring it home to him to put into his memory box. When I got it home, we both pulled out ...
some sort of mobile internet connection in Hong Kongso you have access to Google Maps. You can get directions from Google Maps based on your current location and your destination so you’ll know if you are getting closer to where you want to go. This is how I usually find these ...
Another type of kake soba, this one comes with a slice of fried sweet tofu in the soup. In Japan kitsune, or foxes, are said to love these slices of fried tofu, which is how this dish got its name. The combination of the sweet tofu with the tsuyu has a very relaxing flavor to it...
The now-famous smoothie chain Jamba Juice traces its roots back to a little health food store called Juice Club that opened in San Luis Obispo, California in 1990. The owners wanted to find new ways to get kids to eat more whole fruits and veggies, so they started blending up fresh juice...
Okowa is usually not at all oily but I needed some cold fighting power from this so I put plenty of pork in. Japanese believe that it is very healthy to eat root vegetables in the winter, so I added a lot carrot and burdock root. The aburaage deep-fried tofu came from Otokomae Tof...
I had an Udon tempura set, while Mike had a Tofu Steak set. After dinner in Gion, we walked to Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社), also known as Gion Shrine; it is one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto and is considered the guardian shrine of the Gion entertainment district. Founded over ...