Central Park

we are so fortunate that we can be in touch with nature,wild lives, even in the middle of manhattan : )

Preparing for winter

also this tims of the season, lots of birds are in sight.
seems like they are trying to store enough fat for winter.
they all look chubbier than usual...
berrries are everywhere, and sometimes, hundreds of birds can be seen, singing, churping, like it's their holiday season : )

i justify my tremendous appetite these days, "yes, im in harmony with nature. i need to "store fat!"

one of my favorite, beautiful cardinal was so close to me this morning.

Autumn in New York

i had never paid attention, but since i started to walk in central park every morning, i realized that how fast color changes this time of the season.
literally in a few days, leaves can turn from green to beautiful yang color.

another detox meal

well, actually this is a kind of meal that i eat almost everyday at home.
healthy, balanced, pretty, and yes, yummy!

burdock root and carrot(kimpira style)
black soy bean and onion
steamed broccoli
sauteed seitan, chestnuts(from Joel's backyard), leeks and cabbage
miso soup
brown rice with soba(buckwheat)

now, im ready for the weekend indulgence : ) right?

more detox meal

next night,
chick pea with onion and carrot
apple(again, from the organic farm, japanese sweet potato and chestnuts(from Joel's backyard)
stewed butter nut squash and daikon
branched greens
miso soup
brown rice and sweet brown rice

detox week : )

after lots of great washington wine and delicious but rich garmet foods, my body needed a week of detox.

this is my monday macrobiotic dinner.
azuki bean and kabocha(yes, from the organic farm in Skagit!)
nishime(stewed) daikon radish
branched kale and japanese turnips
sauted arame seaweed, onion and carrot
miso soup
brown rice, sweet brown rice and hatomugi(pearl barley)

colorful and delicious!

bonfire, yin and yang

it was a cold evening (yin).
Joel, the host, made sure the bonfire was kept on.
naturally, people gathered around the fire (yang)
and it made us peaceful....

it was as if i was experiencing the most basic, fundamental human nature set deep within our DNA.
human beings became human beings by using fire (hence, cooking).

felt like, looking at the flame brought me back to the core.

i think we need this kind of experience from time to time.
we seem so divorced from the nature, and forget some important things in our lives.

nothing else is needed.
just good food(and wine), good company, and being in nature.