MASHED POTATOES

Mashed Potatoes. to me, are the perfect food.  They offer comfort, flavor and lots of whole food nutrition and they're filling.  Make lots and keep them in the fridge for that quick snack.

Ingredients:

4 medium Yukon Gold Potatoes
1/4 cup vegan/plant-based Sour Cream or Aioli
1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk of choice (I prefer almond)
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
sea salt (start with 1/2 tsp
white pepper to taste (go easy with this...it's stronger than black pepper)

Place the cold potatoes in a pot of cold water.  Boil the potatoes, skins and all, until fork tender (stick a fork or knife in and there should be no resistance) .  Drain the potatoes.  Add the remaining ingredients and mash.  Taste and adjust seasonings.
Serves 2-3 (or in my case 1)

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Turkey Day
Meat Loaf

JAPANESE/KOREAN FUSION SALAD

While visiting Cafe Gratitude recently,  we had this delicious salad that was surprisingly flavorful, filling and satisfying.  I thought I would try to replicate it by putting my own twist on the ingredients and sauces while keeping with some of the same flavors.  It is Japanese/Korean fusion because it combines ingredients that are typically found in Japanese food such as Daikon radishes, sesame seeds, Kelp, Udon Noodles and Tamari with Kim-chi which is very Korean.  Needless to say, the combination is amazing. Here's what I did.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup each of shredded Daikon radish, julienne of cucumbers, thinly sliced radishes, scallions, diced red bell pepper and cilantro.  I added a cup of micro-greens as well.  

1 cup of Organic spicy Kim-chi

For the noodles I used buckwheat Udon noodles prepared according to package directions.

For the sauce I reduced a 1/3 cup each of the following: fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit juice, orange juice and lemon juice along with 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger root using a micro-plane and 2 tablespoons of Tamari.  Reduce it by half.  When it's cooled a bit, add it to a blender with 1 cup of walnuts and 1 cup of Tahini Sauce.  Once it's all blended, add water until you get the consistency you want....I went for a thick salad dressing.  

I mixed all of the ingredients in a large bowl with as much dressing as you like, but start with about 1/2 cup.  

Garnish with 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds and 1 teaspoon of Dulce Flakes