Kanpachi Nabe

My daughter Helen, her boyfriend Will, his son Atticus, and my granddaughter, Grace were in town a few days ago and we had a dinner together to celebrate my birthday.  One of my gifts was the Uchi cookbook.  Uchi is a very famous restaurant owned by Tyson Cole, an award winning chef, in Austin.  A second location opened recently in Houston.  Helen and Will went to the Austin location for Helen's birthday in May and told me all about it.  I had heard of it but never eaten there.  I am very anxious to try it now, especially after reading the cookbook from cover to cover.  What interesting dishes he has created. ...

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Spicy Braised Tofu and Garden Vegetables

I found the best recipe for tofu!!  It is from the Vermont Zen Center of all places.  I was trying to search for a "braised tofu" dish like the one I had in San Diego at the Mission Cafe that was served with egg whites, grilled zucchini, and brown rice.I have adapted it more to my tastes and find it to be very versatile.  It goes really well with brown rice (or any rice) and vegetables, either cooked with the tofu or separately. A typical weeknight, after working out at the gym, I looked for something to cook in the refrigerator, grabbed a package of medium firm tofu (but the recipe works with any type of tofu), drained it, cut...

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Barney Butter, my new favorite spread

I subscribe to a monthly food box called "Love With Food" and received a couple packages of Barney Butter last month.  I didn't think too much of it since I am not that fond of almond butter, but when I tried this product I was surprised at how good it tasted.  It is also packaged in 1 tablespoon size servings which is the right amount for me, about 90 calories and 7 grams of fat.  For breakfast a piece of Artisan Baking Company multigrain bread spread with the Barney Butter is delicious! Try it.  I looked on their website and discovered their other products and recipes. I am interested in trying some Asian sauces with the...

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Progress on my weight loss journey

On January 1st, 2012, I wrote about using my culinary talents and skills to lose weight once and for all and pledged to post healthy recipes in this blog.  My original intent was to post daily but I didn't make that happen. I posted a lot of recipes in the beginning but then after a long business trip in March living in a hotel room for two weeks I stopped posting for a while.  During that time period I tried eating a plant based, fat free diet and managed to last for about a month.  I struggled to find recipes for beans, vegetables, and tofu that were interesting enough to post, but without any fat and no fish or meat I didn't...

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Private Sushi Classes in Fort Worth

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