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Peko’s Country Kitchen Featured in Japion Newspaper
Last month Japion Japanese newspaper came to write an article about my Hoiday Cooking Class. I wanted to share this lovely article that Japion wrote.
Peko’s Country Kitchen x Yuki Hirota’s Dried Vegetable Class
This past weekend I was given the pleasure of doing a collaboration with Yuki Hirota who specializes in dried vegetables. I was amazed by how delicious vegetables taste when they are dried naturally in the sun. All of the students go to taste a variety of dried vegetables and Ms. Hirota showed us all a few simple dishes to use them in.
The vegetables were extremely flavorful and the pasta was delicious.
For dessert we made vegan tiramisu using cashews and tofu! Can you imagine? It was a nice healthy and delicious finish to a tasty meal.
Peko’s Country Kitchen x Dried Vegetable Specialist Yuki Hirota
This month I will be doing a collaboration with Yuki Hirota, food coordinator and dried vegetable specialist. Come and learn how to make your own dried vegetables at home! We will use fresh vegetables from local farms to make dried vegetables. We will then cook …
Home Cafe Cooking Class
Last weekend we made delicious cafe food for our home cafe cooking class. We used fresh organic local vegetables to make delicious dishes.These vegan biscuits were soft and tasted great fresh out of the oven. For our cafe drinks we had pour over coffee and …
Strawberry Mochi
It’s summer time which means it’s the perfect time to make Ichigo Daifuku which is a Japanese sweet made from azuki bean paste, mochi, and strawberries. Now that delicious strawberries are available at my local farmer’s market, I decided to make this delicious dessert yesterday. …
Our Garden
Our garden is really coming along these days. Although we had a few set-backs (deer, rabbits, etc.) things are really starting to look good! We put a wire fence around the garden to keep the deer and rabbits away. We planted marigolds around the border …
Simple Quinoa Salad with Fresh Vegetables
Now that the weather is getting warmer it’s a great time to visit your local farmer’s market. There are plenty of fresh vegetable, herbs, and fruits to enjoy.
Here is a simple recipe for quinoa salad that I made using fresh vegetables from my local farmer’s market. When cooking quinoa it is important to rinse the quinoa as much as possible. I used rinse it 4-5 times in cold water and then let it soak for about an hour. I find that this really helps to avoid stomach upset after eating quinoa. The best part is that quinoa is a great source of protein and it’s gluten free and vegan as well!
1 cup of quinoa
1 1/2 cups of cold water
Vegetables to add:
1 cucumber
1 heirloom tomato
1/2 red onion
Seasoning:
Fresh cilantro chopped (to taste)
3 T olive oil
cumin, salt, pepper, and red chili pepper (to taste)
1. Rinse quinoa and add to pot with cold water.
2. Bring to boil and then bring it down to a simmer and cover pot.
3. Cook quinoa for about 15 minutes then remove lid and fluff. Let cool
4. Chop all vegetables and add along with seasoning to the cooled quinoa.
5. Serve!
Roasted Blue Potatoes with Fresh Thyme
I found these little blue potatoes at a nearby farmers market. They are really beautiful when you cut into them and they taste great too! The blue in blue potatoes comes from their flavonoid content which makes them healthy. Here is a simple recipe to …