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Nourishing Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl…

  YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 1 cup Brown Rice cooked to packed instructions 2 cups homemade almond milk or alternative 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 persimmon Quartered 1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries hulled 2 tbsp hemp seeds 2 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp raw almonds Instructions In a small saucepan, heat the almond milk, rice, cinnamon quills and ground nutmeg Simmer for 5-6 minutes or until gently heated Ladle into bowls and top with fruit, hemp and sesame seeds Serve immediately CUISINE: Asian COURSE: Breakfast SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Brown Rice and Vegetable Congee…

YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 60 mins READY IN: 1 hr 5 mins Ingredients 1 tbsp coconut oil oil 3 cloves garlic, minced optional 1 tsp grated ginger 1 tsp grated fresh turmeric 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp mirin 1 tsp rice wine vinegar 1 cup brown rice, rinsed (soaked overnight if desired) 2 cup water + 1 cup if needed 1 tsp ground wakame flakes 1/2 cup pumpkin, diced 1/2 cup sweet potato, diced Fresh coriander to serve Sesame seeds to serve Instructions In a large pot, heat the coconut oil and sauté the minced garlic and grated ginger and turmeric Add the sesame oil, mirin, rice wine vinegar, brown rice, water and wakame flakes Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and allow to simmer for 40 minutes, without letting the...

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Brown Rice Noodles in a Ginger Sesame Broth….

YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 2 cups filtered water 1 tsp freshly grated ginger 1 tsp Freshly Grated Turmeric 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar 1 tsp Barley (Red) Miso Paste 2 cups dried brown rice noodles 1 cup Broccoli Florets 2 carrots juienned Black Sesame Seeds to serve Instructions Over a medium heat, bring the water, ginger, turmeric, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar and miso paste to a gentle boil Add the broccoli, carrots and brown rice noodles and cook for a further two minutes Serve immediately and sprinkle with black sesame seeds CUISINE: Asian COURSE: Soup SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Sweet Black Sticky Rice….

YIELD: 1 1/2 cups (2 Servings) PREP: 5 mins COOK: 1 hr 30 mins READY IN: 1 hr 35 mins Traditionally eaten in small amounts to improve the flow of liver 'Qi', which promotes calmness and keeps angry feelings at bay, this is a gorgeous way to begin your day. Ingredients 3 cups water 1/2 cup sweet black stick rice available in health food stores or asian grocers 1 medjool date chopped finely Instructions Add all ingredients to a medium sized pot Bring to a boil, then drop to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally for about 90 minutes, adding more water as needed Serve with coconut or almond milk, banana, and a sprinkling of black sesame seeds CUISINE: Japanese COURSE: Breakfast SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Vegie Head Handrolls

YIELD: 12 Servings PREP: 40 mins COOK: 30 mins READY IN: 1 hr 10 mins Ingredients 1 Cup Brown Rice Soaked for 1 Hour (or cooked quinoa) 2 Nori Sheets 2 Tbsp Vegan Mayonnaise or Hommus Wasabi Paste 1/2 Carrot Julienned 1/2 Cucumber Julienned 1 Avocado Sliced Snow Pea Sprouts Butter Lettuce Diced Finely Corriander Instructions Drain and rinse rice well In a large pot, bring 2 cups of water to the boil and add rice Leave to simmer for 40 minutes, or until cooked Drain and allow to cool, then mix with vegan mayo or hommus Lay the nori sheet down, and, with wet fingers flatten the rice to 3 edges Leave the fourth top edge free, as this is where the sheet needs to close Close to the bottom edge, spoon the wasabi...

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