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book review: easy green organic

we swear, some of our books aren't related to food, but what can we say?  we love to eat around here, so we're really drawn to good cookbooks

anna getty's easy green organic is full of easy-to-follow recipes along with green tips and lots of information on choosing healthier ingredients

one of the gals who works here at tumbleweed made anna's fried polenta with sauteed wild mushrooms and chipotle cream sauce and raved about it

i've got my eyes on the sweet potato fries with maple barbecue sauce - maybe for the fourth?

book review: in the green kitchen

in the green kitchen: techniques to learn by heart by alice waters is another book on our must-have list

in it, alice assembles a great cast of food-lovers - each offers advice on basic kitchen techniques, from dressing a salad to poaching an egg, from simmering stock to braising meats and vegetables

along the way her friends share delicious recipes, but the best part about this book is that it gives the reader a foundation to get creative in the kitchen - to be able to improvise and stray from recipes once one has learned basic techniques

and then there's this, taken from the "green kitchen manifesto" at the beginning of the book:

"cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives

simple cooking techniques can be learned by heart

daily cooking improves the economy of the kitchen

setting the table and eating together teaches essential values to our children"

happy thanksgiving

ah, thanksgiving... a holiday that celebrates family and food - two of the best things ever

we'll be having all the traditional fixings - one of my favorites is a stuffing recipe that I was introduced to a couple years ago... this one looks tempting, too

do you have any favorites to share?

eat well and enjoy the holiday - tumbleweed will be closed on thursday, regular hours on friday

oishi deska

this means tasty in Japanese... not sure that i spelled it correct...

i used to live in tokyo when i was 17 just out of high school...my favorite food to eat was ramen. not top ramen but similar except it was so delicious and kind of an art there..

well tonight i got  a nice surprise from John my husband. 

 I said "what do you want for dinner?"

"well it was 10 years ago today that i met you...so i thought we would go out."  He had it all planned, even a sitter, and he had chosen Biwa. it was so amazing, the service was excellent... it was so hard to choose... so we went for it...kim chi , grilled rice and the gzoya pork pot sticker...and I had ramen...smokey and rich

i loved the modern feel even though it was in a concrete basement the fir tables added warmth, and it even reminded me of some of the best places i would eat in Tokyo that were hidden in basements.

...simply a perfect evening.

highly recommend