Recipes
How To Make Your Own Nuka Pickles
HOW TO MAKE NUKA PICKLES Tools needed: Medium pot with lid, double boiler, or large pot with lidMasher or meat grinderFermentation container with lid (or pickle press)Wooden spoonsMeasuring cupCloth to cover misoHeavy stones for weightProbe thermometerFlame...
How To Make Red Miso
HOW TO MAKE RED MISO (yield: + 6 lbs) Tools needed: Medium pot with lid, double boiler, or large pot with lidMasher or meat grinderFermentation container with lid (or pickle press)Wooden spoonsMeasuring cupCloth to cover misoHeavy stones for weightProbe...
How To Make Sweet Rice Miso
HOW TO MAKE SWEET RICE MISO (yield: +3 pounds) Tools needed: Medium pot with lid, double boiler, or large pot with lidMasher or meat grinderFermentation container with lid (or pickle press)Wooden spoonsMeasuring cupCloth to cover misoHeavy stones for weightProbe...
How to Make Amazake
Making this delicious sweet, rich and nourishing drink is simple, yet requires some love and attention. When I was younger I remember my parents making Amazake. It was never blended and had the rice texture that made it unique to the ones you could buy. When...
Probiotic Creamy (Garlic) Miso Dressing
I went home for lunch today and whipped up a quick delicious tempeh wrap and salad with a Garlic Miso Dressing. My goal was to throw together a quick lunch with whatever was lying around but I saw the garlic on the counter and sauerkraut in the fridge and made my...
Garlic Lime Tempeh
Summer is slowly moving in to Central Vermont. It feels like a two step forward and one step back situation. We get a few eighty degree days and then all of a sudden it's plummeting back down to the fourties at night. But as usual, I'm hopeful. Here is a delicious...
Ume-Tempeh
This is tempeh simplicity. Quick, simple and delicious to make. Ume-Tempeh 1 pound Rhapsody Tempeh 2 Tbsp Sunflower Oil 2 Tbsp Umeboshi Vinegar (to taste) Cut the tempeh into .5 inch cubes or strips that are .25 inches thick. Place the tempeh in the steamer and...
Rich Tempeh with Kombu and Shiitake
This is my husbands favorite tempeh recipe. I prefer tempeh that is crispy and a little sweet, but he leans towards this favorite from his childhood. Stewed, rich in flavor that has penetrated to the core with undertones of minerals and mushrooms. It is quite...
Sauerkraut Tempeh
Before I get started with another simple tempeh dish I want to make a few notes about ingredients and equipment. In my recipes I state what I use and what I prefer, but always adjust to your own tastes and what you have on hand. The idea is that is is EASY. Don't go...
Pesto Pasta
Ingredients: 1 pound pasta or noodles1 pound tofu3 TBSP Rhapsody Sweet White Miso1 large bunch of basil1/4 cup of olive oil1 clove garlic (optional) Put on a pot of water to cook the pasta. If you have time, crumble the tofu and steam for 10 minutes and cool. If you...
Baked Tahini Miso Zucchini
Ingredients: 1 medium zucchiniTahini Miso dressing, use a little less water so that it is a little thicker Cut zucchini into 1/4 inch thick slices. Lay them out on a cookie pan and cover the center of the zucchini with a small scoop of tahini dressing. Bake at 375...
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
I often associate creamy soups with winter and needing warmth. But I've been craving some rich yet light soup lately and played around to get a yummy summer soup. We ate this hot when it was fresh and then it was delicious eaten cold the next day for lunch. My...
Sweet Dijon Tempeh
When I make tempeh dishes I usually default to using soy sauce to season it. Regardless of the kind of tempeh I'm making, soy sauce is my automatic "salt" addition. Since I started contributing to this blog I have been trying to break that and use miso in my tempeh...
Mellow Red Miso Peanut Sauce
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Sesame Sweet White Miso Dressing
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Red Miso Maple Vinaigrette
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Tahini Miso Dressing
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Basic Sweet White Miso Dressing
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Ginger Miso Dressing
Who doesn't like dressing? It brings pizazz to whatever you're eating and can add nutrients and probiotic organisms to your meal when you use miso as an ingredient. It is nice to use a blender when making dressings as this mixes the ingredients into a more creamy...
Teryaki Sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice syrup2 Tbsp. crushed garlic1/2 cup (to taste) soy sauceRice vinegar Blend (or mix very well) together 1/2 cup of Rice Syrup, 2 TBSP of crushed garlic, 1/2 cup (to taste) soysauce, and a dash of rice vinegar and you've got a simple...