kitchen-breaking

well I'm moved if not unpacked. I scrubbed the hood on the stove, top

and bottom, fans and all for an hour today, scraping off years of green

and yellow grease with the end of a spoon handle. For some reason I

felt that cleaning the kitchen would set me at ease for living here.

Followed up the scrubbing with a trip to the humongous Chinese

supermarket 2 blocks East. Ahh, dinner.

Cold Soba noodle salad:

[1]

soba noodles (for a gluten-free salad, use any GF pasta, or this would be

awesome with quinoa, sushi rice, or no grain at all!)

[2]

ginger

garlic

chinese eggplant

soft tofu

thai basil

bragg's aminos or soy sauce

honey or maple syrup or agave

[3]

cucumber

fuji apple

avocado

ginger

green onion

[4]

sesame oil

chili oil and/or chili flakes

miso paste

coconut milk

salt

bragg's aminos or soy sauce

[1] boil soba noodles, strain, run under cold water

[2] soak eggplant, sliced, in salt water until ready to cook. saute with

garlic and ginger with a lid in any medium-high heat oil. let it crisp up,

add sweet and salt, add tofu, adjust sweet and salt, cover and keep

crisping. add some thai basil leaves

[3] chop for salad

[4] mix all together to taste as a dressing, pour on cold noodles. add [3]

and [4] mix together, sprinkle with chili flake and sesame seeds, and add

a little extra chili oil and sesame oil

tastes better eaten out of wooden bowls with new roommates.

enjoy.