Good eats, made at random times, by hungry parentsTumblr (3.0; @matsumotoeats)http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6J2K2tsNQyA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Grass Fed beeeeeeef! </p> <p>We just read a few articles about the <a href="http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/04/bum-steer-how-big-pharma-makes-dominates-animal-science">ties of big pharma companies</a> to the public universities that do research in agriculture. We eat meat about once or twice a month only, and one of our reasons was the amount of chemicals that the <a href="http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/01/supermarket-meat-comes-sick-animals">animals are dosed up</a> with.  Other reasons are the <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_you_should_eat_yak_instead_of_beef_20110927/">environmental impacts</a> that large scale cattle raising has and further the adverse <a href="http://evolvingwellness.com/posts/663/15-reasons-why-you-may-want-to-reconsider-eating-meat/">health effects</a> of eating a diet rich in meat. </p> <p>Just like that old saying “you are what you eat,” let us define ourselves as caring and compassionate people, both for the society we live in and also for ourselves. </p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21426214052http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21426214052Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:29:00 -0700eco friendlygreenvegetarianclimate change<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rkd7K9zJ1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rice Pizza! Just got home and this tasty treat was ready to go!</p> <p>Great after a long day.</p> <p>Ingredients</p> <ul><li>multi-grain mix (brown rice, black rice, millet, quinoa, rye, barley, wheat, amaranth)</li> <li>korean seaweed</li> <li>bean sprouts</li> <li>tofu</li> <li>unagi-sauce</li> <li>shiitake </li> <li>buna shimeji</li> <li>optional (some good tasting vegan cheeeeeeese)</li> </ul>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21425293828http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21425293828Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:51:00 -0700pizzaveganfusionjapaneseitalian<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lnhfwuM71rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lnhfwuM71rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I must admit, Instagram is addicting. The pictures looked pretty cool, so I decided to upload some of my instagram pics of my lunch, cha-soba or green tea soba noodles, soba that the hipsters haven’t yet found out about.</p> <p>There’s some hiyayakko, cold tofu on the side on a scorching hot day in LA.</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21243055678http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/21243055678Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:15:15 -0700sobanoodleslunchtofuJapaneseHipster<p>いえいえ、皮を剥かなくてもおいしく食べられました。次回は皮をむいて試してみます！</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20895761224http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20895761224Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:29:45 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21rz9iXBO1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Cut<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21rz9iXBO1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Mix<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21rz9iXBO1rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> Pickle<br/><br/> <p>Nopale Tsukemono, a fusion pickled dish that our family loves. Much like the Japanese American invention of the California roll, we decided to mix some of our local cuisine with the cuisine of our heritage. </p> <p>Japanese people that came to California thought that the avocado was similar to fatty tuna. Well, we though the nopales, when cut and pickled, had the texture that was similar to <a href="http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/~hatsuru/hop/images/HugeHam2011m.jpg">mekabu</a> a type of seaweed/kelp. </p> <p>Anyway, this is a delicious little dish that’s super easy to make and every can add as a little side dish.</p> <p>Ingredients</p> <ul><li>2 pads of nopales/cactus diced </li> <li>half a medium sized lemon juiced</li> <li>half a lime juiced</li> <li>1tbsp of rice vinegar</li> <li>sprinkle of salt</li> <li>1tsp - 2tsp of soy sauce</li> <li>half a small onion sliced</li> <li>1 green onion chopped finely</li> </ul><p>Mix all the items in a bowl and store away in a tupperware (hopefully your tupperware is not as beat up as ours…). Let it sit in the marinade for half a day or so before eating. </p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20674923657http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20674923657Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:04:00 -0700JapaneseLentMexicanPicklesRawVegancactusfusion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m23qtr5Jwc1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Oh Kyocera...<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m23qtr5Jwc1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Our Lovely Kyocera...<br/><br/> <p>Rest in Peace, Kyocera Knife (2010 - 2012)</p> <p>we’ll miss you and always remember you. You were one of the best knives that a cook could as for. I hope we’ve treated you well with respect and didn’t shame you with the dishes we made… It is indeed a sad day in the Matsumoto family, as we mourn over the loss of our lovely knife, coincidentally on Good Friday.</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20643124470http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20643124470Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:11:05 -0700ceramic knifekyocerabroken knifeRIPSadGood Friday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1zw8qd61n1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Shepherd's Pie<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1zw8qd61n1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Quinoa Risotto<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1zw8qd61n1rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> Raw Cheese Cake<br/><br/> <p>Rabbit food, bird food, grass… whatever. People have various  ways of referring to vegan and vegetarian food, but let us show you some of the dishes we tried last weekend at <a href="http://www.suncafe.com/">Sun Power Natural Food Cafe</a> in Studio City. All we could say about the dishes we tried is YUM!!! If you’re vegan/vegetarian and you live in the LA area, this place is a must go. </p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20548738369http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20548738369Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:01:59 -0700rawvegansun powernatural foodsgourmetdate nightorganic<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VxKAAIMLZ3w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Beautiful way of building community! </p> <p>Check out the <a href="http://www.atfaluna.net/">Atfaluna Society website</a></p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20398287187http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20398287187Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:43:00 -0700Free GazaPalestineFood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v7sf812n1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fries! Frites!! Chips!!!</p> <p>People have different names for this yummy treat around the world, but it all means delicious in our language of food! Needing a quick snack that both the baby and I can eat, I put a twist on everyone’s favorite snack.</p> <p>It’s a combination of Japanese flavors with a popular European dipping sauce for frites.</p> <p>Fries topped with </p> <ul><li>extra virgin Lebanese olive oil</li> <li>chopped Korean seaweed </li> <li>aonori (sea weed flakes)</li> <li>bonito flakes </li> <li>sprinkle of crushed black pepper</li> <li>sprinkle of pink salt</li> </ul><p>Dipping sauce</p> <ul><li>veganaise</li> <li>organic ketchup</li> <li>white pepper</li> <li>a dash of soy sauce</li> </ul><p><em><br/></em>Makes an excellent afternoon snack!</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20359573517http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20359573517Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:03:00 -0700chipsfriesfritespescatarianpotatoessnackjapanesedutch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rwyr2Zsl1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It was a good way to start our Saturday morning with our own personal alarm clock (the Baby) waking us up at 7:45.</p> <p>Hungry, all of us Matsumotos walked into the kitchen to get some energy from some whole grain goodness.</p> <p>The waffles are made with the combination of oat flour, brown rice flour and whole wheat flour. A vegan delight in the morning, with a spicy touch to it.</p> <p><em>Ingredients</em></p> <ul><li>1 cup whole wheat flour</li> <li>1/2 cup brown rice flour </li> <li>1/2 cup oat flour (for less of a grainy consistency make the brown rice/oat flour 1/3 in addition to 1/3 unbleached flour)</li> <li>5g of dry yeast </li> <li>5tsp of ground flaxseed</li> <li>1 1/2 cup of soy milk (or until desired consistency)</li> <li>1tsp cinnamon (optional)</li> <li>1/2 tsp cardamom (optional)</li> </ul><p>bon appetit!</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20254369143http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20254369143Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:52:00 -0700veganwaffleshomemade3 grainlentrecipiebrunchbreakfast<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m9o3s3T11rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> The baby reaching for the salad!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m9o3s3T11rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Sorry for the messy kitchen<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m9o3s3T11rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Super KALE Salad!<br/><br/> <p>Super Kale Salad.</p> <p>Salad is the best for lunch time. Light and refreshing. What better way to get your greens and all the nutrients than chowing down on some raw veggies. People usually don’t like raw veggies, so what I usually do is cut them up really thin so that the dressing would seep right into those veggies. When people imagine a raw food dish, they think of leaves coming out on a plate, straight up. Buuut, we’re not rabbits so, cutting them up super thin and arranging them in a funky way will make eating all the veggies fun. And let’s not forget, it’s not all that bad, actually it’s delicious with some good ol’ home made dressing too. </p> <p><strong><em>Ingredients</em></strong></p> <p><em>Vegetables</em> (thinly slice: carrots, cucumber, beets & onions; shred: kale & chard)</p> <ul><li>2 medium carrots</li> <li>0.5 cucumber</li> <li>1 beet</li> <li>0.5 onion (sliced thin and soaked in water for 10 min, it takes out the harshness of the onion)</li> <li>6 medium leaves of dyno kale (lacinato kale)</li> <li>2 large leaves of red chard</li> <li>20g of nama wakame (raw sea weed, rinse and soak in water)</li> </ul><p><em><br/></em>Check out <a href="http://youtu.be/j774vdXk6lQ">this video</a> for slicing cucumbers and carrots. (Sorry, it’s in Japanese)</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/_xco9QSvlX8">This video</a> for kale. (very similar to a cabbage, roll up the leaves and shred away)</p> <p><em>toppings</em>:</p> <ul><li>black sesame seed</li> <li>middle eastern sesame seed (it tastes different from the East Asian type, tastes like tahina)</li> <li>sunflower seeds</li> <li>2 small dyno kale leaves baked (lightly coat the outside with olive oil + sprinkle some pink himalaya salt, and bake in the oven/oven toaster @ 350 or so for 2 min, or until crispy)[ok… it’s not completely raw, but it’s just a topping…]</li> <li>top it with some grated ginger for some zing to your dish.</li> </ul><p><em>dressing</em> (for 1 - 2 servings or to your taste):</p> <ul><li>2 tbsp extra virgin Lebanese olive oil</li> <li>1 tbsp hemp oil</li> <li>1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (raw, unfiltered)</li> <li>1/4 tsp of paprika</li> <li>little sprinkle of black pepper</li> <li>squeeze some lemon to taste, I put about a 1/4 to a half of a lemon in there.</li> </ul><p>I think all this (vegetables) will yield about 4 servings. You’ll probably need to make another dish on the side as this won’t be enough to fill you up. I made a grain meat sandwich to go with the salad on the side. </p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20083376697http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20083376697Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:40:00 -0700kalerawsuper saladveganlenthealthy foodsrecipes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1lax5x1zK1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Hoods up, justice for Trayvon<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1lax5x1zK1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Our kitchen<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1lax5x1zK1rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> Mochi in the toaster<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1lax5x1zK1rstmdto4_500.jpg"/><br/> udon!<br/><br/> <p>More pics from the udon.</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20057319410http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20057319410Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:10:00 -0700trayvon martinhoods upudonhealthy foodsrecipes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l603prFs1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l603prFs1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l603prFs1rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Lemon Zest Tea (to wake us up!) </p> <p>We needed some good ol’ vitamin C, and we needed to wake up too! A little bit of lemon zest in black tea was a good way to have a cup of tea in the morning.</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20055687097http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20055687097Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:24:00 -0700lemonzestblack teamorningcup o' teahealthy foodsrecipes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l4il02Ol1rstmdto6_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> Soup<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l4il02Ol1rstmdto8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> (L-R): sesame-miso, kimchi, taro, daikon<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l4il02Ol1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/> Onions... we ran out of green onions<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l4il02Ol1rstmdto2_500.jpg"/><br/> Making the black sesame-miso sauce<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l4il02Ol1rstmdto3_500.jpg"/><br/> Yaegaki next to the Coors cup...<br/><br/> <p>Nabe (Hot Pot) on a Cold Day! </p> <p>After taking a rather long afternoon nap, we peeked into a fridge that was almost empty. It was rainy and cold so we decided to make a nabe, but all on the stove instead of the hot pot since the baby might be tempted to pull our dinner to the floor. </p> <p><em><br/></em>Quick Recipe</p> <p>Similar to the udon you’ll need to start with the broth</p> <p><em>Soup stock</em></p> <ul><li>1 big sheet of kombu (kelp)</li> <li>2 shiitake mushrooms </li> <li>1L - 1.5L of water (depends on how big your pot is and how many you want to serve) </li> <li>3 tbsp of sake</li> <li>2 tbsp of soy sauce </li> </ul><p><em>Ingredients</em>:</p> <ul><li>carrots </li> <li>onions (green onions would have been nice…)  </li> <li>chinese cabbage</li> <li>chives</li> <li>some more mushrooms</li> <li>enoki mushrooms, daikon</li> <li>shirataki (I don’t know the name of this ingredient in English…)</li> <li>silken tofu (medium and firm works well, the baby likes the soft ones)</li> <li>some fish (we used New Zealand Hoki, it’s really good with less oily fish)</li> </ul><p>*Other tips for ingredients: You can usually do nabe with all kinds of seafood and also meat. We opted to do small bits of fish in observance of lent. Once we break our fast we’ll probably do a chicken-soy milk nabe, if the weather still stays cool.</p> <p><em>Flavoring the individual soup</em></p> <ul><li>kimchi</li> <li>grated taro ( I think that’s what it’s called, we call it <em>nagaimo)</em></li> <li>black sesame - miso sauce (30g or so of black sesame ground, 1tbsp of miso paste, 2 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of sake)</li> </ul><p>Next time we’ll hope to have the actual hot pot out!</p>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20055164985http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/20055164985Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:51:00 -0700PescatarianTofublack sesamefamily dishhot potsakelenthealthy foodsrecipes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1dtwuojuJ1rstmdto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>College kids make top ramen….Matsumotos make Udon at 2am. It could have been plain, made with some powdered dashi, but my husband decided to make some shiitake-kombu dashi from scratch, which makes this dish a vegan dish. Yeah, that’s how it goes around here. Heck, I would have been ok with a cheese quesadilla but Mr. matsumoto had to take the midnight snack to another level. </p> <p><strong>Nutrition notes:</strong><br/>seaweed/kelp is known to: </p> <ul><li>prevents ulcers</li> <li>treats some types of cancer</li> <li>lowers cholesterol</li> <li>increases weight loss</li> <li>basically its good for everything! check out this <a href="http://www.oceanvegetables.com/">article</a> for more info.</li> </ul><p><strong>Purchasing Notes:</strong> <br/>You  can pick up all of today’s ingredients from any local Japanese or Korean market. Estimated total cost >$2.50 for two servings, that’s $1.25/ bowl! </p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong>Midnight Udon </strong></p> <p>Soup Stock:</p> <ul><li>2 shiitake mushrooms</li> <li>1 peice of kombu (kelp)</li> <li>1 pinch of brown cane sugar </li> <li>2 teaspoons grated ginger </li> </ul><p>Add:</p> <ul><li>Soy sauce to taste (about 25ml for 500ml of water)</li> <li>The following seaweeds: nama Wakame & dried Japanese wakame & Korean seaweed. </li> <li>Topped with green onions & served with brown rice whole grain mochi. </li> </ul>http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/19827052816http://matsumotoeats.tumblr.com/post/19827052816Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:19:00 -0700homemadejapanese foodmidnight snackudonveganlenthealthy foodsrecipes