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A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche
A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche

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Photo of Tofu with Gochujang Sauce fried with Rice and Egg and served with Lettuce Wrappers.
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Tofu with Gochujang Sauce

Tofu with Gochujang Sauce fried with Rice and Egg and served with Lettuce Wrappers. I fell in love with gochujang and when I bought my first tub from Amazon, I tried it on everything—ok, I didn’t put it on ice cream...

May 12, 2025
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Spring Garden Salad

Spring Garden Salad. This is my garden salad because I made it from vegetables from my garden. I could add crisp Persian cucumbers and more herbs, but for now this was enough. Ingredients: Za’atar Dressing2 key limes...

May 5, 2025
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Beet Salad with Yogurt Dressing

This is a favorite salad that we just enjoyed that features beets and greens with orange zested chickpeas and a creamy yogurt dressing. There are a ton of add-ons that you can use to both garnish the salad and add...

March 22, 2025
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Turkish Eggs with Yogurt Sauce

Turkish Eggs with Yogurt Sauce. The original New York Times recipe this breakfast delight is based on poaches the eggs in a little vinegar while the red chili oil is prepared in another pan. If you prefer poached eggs...

March 12, 2025
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New Year’s Noodles-Yaki Udon

Japanese Udon Noodles. Happy New Year! We welcomed the Chinese New Year today with a big skillet of Yaki Udon—a stir fried dish of vegetables, different proteins, and very long plump wheat noodles. In Chinese culture...

January 29, 2025
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Braised Beets

Beautiful Braised Beets. This simple and tasty dish is a perfect way to use all the greens and roots of the three beet package I get when I have Walmart do my shopping. I am trying to shift from butter to polyphenol...

January 29, 2025
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Photo of Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250.
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Three Virtues & Six Tastes

Eihei Dogen watching the moon at the Hokyo-ji Monastery, Japan, ca 1250. Patriarch Dogen is the author of the “Teno Kyokun” often translated as “Instructions to a Zen Cook.” The following is an...

December 7, 2024
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QUOTE-The Six Tastes and Three Virtues”

“If the six tastes are not suitable and if the food lacks the three virtues, the tenzo’s offering to the assembly is not complete.”  Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), Teno Kyokun (How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to...

December 7, 2024
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Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto)
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Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto)

Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinian Pesto). Chimichurri is a tasty uncooked pesto-like sauce used as an ingredient in cooking and as a table condiment in Argentina and other Latin American countries. In its green form it is...

December 7, 2024
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Chinese Smokey Chili Oil by Wil Yeung

Chili Oil. I want to introduce you to my favorite cooking channel. It is by a young talented Canadian based Chinese cook who provides simple delicious fusion vegan dishes from every tradition. My dear friend Gesang...

November 28, 2024
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