Okonomiyaki Recipe

Okonomiyaki Due to my recent venture into a Japanese grocery in Midtown Manhattan, I was inspired to make my own okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake). This dish is savory, and not sweet as the usual American breakfast pancakes are. I based this recipe on this one, but made a few modifications of my own because I was lacking some ingredients like red pickled ginger, tempura flakes, seaweed powder and bonito flakes I'm vegetarian (most of the time) Ingredients:2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup stock or water 1 egg (per batch, this makes about 4 batches) Dole classic coleslaw mix Canned corn (about 2 tbsp per batch) 4-6 tbsp chopped green onion (I didn't have this but I would use it if I did) 1/2-3/4 cup tenkasu (tempura flakes)  2 tbsp crushed...

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Vegetarian Secrets for Quick, Everyday Meals

Amy's Mattar Paneer, and Mock Salmon Since I started the whole vegetarian thing I've been asked the question "Isn't it difficult?" plenty of times, and many more questions regarding nutrition, especially "Where do you get your protein?" Well, the answer to the first question is, surprisingly, "not really". I find there's plenty of restaurants in New York city that cater to vegetarians, and there are a lot of possibilities for cooking. Now, it's not always an option to cook a whole meal from scratch, because I do work full-time. So I usually go halfway and just alter whatever quick meals I may have. My secrets (which may just be common sense to some people) for everyday quick meals are the following: Frozen Entrees (Amy's, Cedar Lane, Morningstar...

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