Posts tagged with family
A Recipe, A Wish, and an Invitation

Happy New Year Dear Foodies and Friends!
2018 was like a jar of onion daikon pickles. Delicious, bubbly, slightly spicy, probiotic and health-full. What more could we ask for. Thank you all for your continued support of our family business here in rural Vermont.
As you walk into 2019, whether treading with enthusiasm or slight trepidation, we have …
Read MoreHow to Make Amazake

The title of this post really tells you all there is to know before delving into the recipe. I will just note, read the whole recipe before starting as it requires some time and temperature controls. Good Luck and Enjoy!
Tools Needed
- Pot with lid
- Double boiler or large pot with lid
- Probe Thermometer
- Flame diffusers (2 …
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Three Summer Recipes!

Summertime and the living is easy…….
…..until the garden has matured and we have to cook, eat and process all those beautiful veggies!
I wanted to share some of my favorite summer recipes. In the summer I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so I like to keep them fresh, …
Read MoreCreamy 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 favorite part about this soup? Its easy!
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 dishes. Here is a simple recipe for a …
Read MoreGMO Labeling in VT
Rhapsody Supports VT GMO Labeling Bill
A couple of weeks ago the VT Senate passed a no-strings-attached GMO labeling bill. It is now on it’s way to Governor Shumlins desk where I hear he has already committed to signing it next Thursday. Learning about this sparked a lot of excitement in the activist/food safety portion of my mind.
Farmers to You-Rhapsody Partnership
Farmers to You works hard to bring fresh regional food to Boston area families. Every week they pick-up produce, meats, dairy, flour, and many other products around Central and Northern Vermont, including Rhapsody Tempeh (plain, teriyaki and BBQ), Rice Milk and Miso and then deliver it to family’s that have requested these products in the Boston area. …
Read MoreMiso Dressings!

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 sauce. If you don’t have a blender, make …
Read MoreSpring is in the air!

Although it was 8 below zero this morning.
Despite the frigid temperatures, it feels like Spring here at Rhapsody. For us at Rhapsody the arrival of Spring means we are emerging out of hibernation. There have been a few fantastic events that we have attended and there are a few more coming up in April. After that …
Read MoreRhapsody Eggroll News!

Rhapsody Eggrolls are about to get even better! We’ve been making them with local organic vegetables, organic high oleic sunflower oil, and chock full of organic ginger and garlic. As of March 1st, they will be wrapped in a local eggroll wrapper as well. We’ve teamed up with Vermont Fresh Pasta, to offer you …
Read MoreMiso Soup

As kids in grade school the topic of favorite foods always came up. Pizza, french fries, and grilled cheese were often favorites. But for me it was always miso soup with sourdough toast. As an adult I prefer steamed bread (this makes it more digestible) or fried mochi. Miso soup can be as simple and fast as boiling …
Read MoreHoliday Amazake-Nog

Nothing says the holidays to me like delicious warming smells coming from the kitchen. I like to make cranberry spice cakes, ginger cookies, mulled cider and my favorite: Amazake-Nog! Amazake has that thick creamy texture similar to eggnog. When warmed with the spices and vanilla the smells are heavenly and the coziness …
Read MoreTempeh Wrap with Blanched Baby Bok Choy
So I made this recipe up as I went along and will share with you what I did and what I will change when I make it again.
First off, my family likes wraps. Whole-wheat tortilla’s warmed in a cast iron frying pan is a vessel for all your favorite foods. Anything you …
Read MoreWhy We Do What We Do!

I’ve been stewing about what I should write about for the first post after launching our new website. Tempeh recipes, Amazake recipes, Rhapsody Restaurant recipes of the past, who are we, what do we do, how do we do it, have all been topics I’ve considered. For inspiration I was browsing through our photo albums …
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