Aspiration Village 渴望村

I appreciate my brother let me to live in his house at Aspiration Village at Longtan, Taiwan. Even I stayed up to a month now I barely went out until today, I went to community center to empty garbage, a mundane task we do everyday. As I walked (doing walking mediation to empty garbage) I suddenly realized how beautiful this community is.




謝謝哥哥讓我暫住渴望村他的房子 我呆了一個月中很少出門 直到今天去 村子倒垃圾 在我禪修 “走去倒垃圾“ 中 只是一件再 平凡不過的事 忽然變的不同 我 “見“ 到渴望村之美

Today, it is foggy and the air is filled with scent of Camellia blossom. Its mist with rain drop hanging on the tree leaf dancing with the tune of the Sprint breeze. Where is the spring? only in the air quietly remind me. As I walk down the back alley of our house first time, I was surprised to find out how magically it is as if I live in a mythical garden. The meandering path takes me to every surprised turn until I feel I am in a fairy land. A secret garden that only the residents keep with themselves~ I walk in the mist, I let the mist gently caresses my face while I carry these touches to leaves and flowers on the way. I feel I am deeply in tune with them, in the air, my soul~

今天 淡淡的霧 空氣中充滿 茶花的香味 小雨滴 掛在樹葉花瓣上 隨著慢慢腳步的春天帶來的微風 遙逸生姿 春天在哪兒 只有 在濃濃的茶花香中預告著 要來了 要來了 第一次 我走進了 屋後的小徑 我為它如同 夢幻般的美麗 所驚嘆！宛延的小徑 帶來每個驚嘆 如同是人間仙境 原來是被住戶們 共同藏起的 密秘花園 我走在霧中 露水輕撫著我的臉 我再把它 傳給了 花朵樹葉 宛如 我已成為它們的 一份子 在空氣中 我的靈魂 ～

Village

Back alley

Blossoming

Meandering path

blossoming

some one has sheep in their yard

Cherry blossom

Cherry blossom

Camellia blossom

Mythical garden

Creamy Vegan Corn Chowder 濃濃素玉米湯

I crave corn chowder ever since I had it at San Diego. This is the way to make it creamy without milk product. See photo for ingredients.

Cook Russet potatoes until very tender just before it fall apart with vegetable bouillon cube or vegetable broth and parsley (optional). It is important to use Russet potatoes because its starch contribute the creamy effect.

Add a can of cream corn and soy milk and one TBSP soy cream cheese (optional) or one TBSP soy sour cream (optional). soy cream cheese or soy sour cream give an extra richness. I finish with pinch of Chipotle pepper (optional) because of the smoky spiciness.

把洋芋 (一定要用做芋泥 或烤的 Russet potato因會比較爛)加少量水 巴西利 獲是 疏菜湯 煮到快爛 加一罐玉米醬 原味豆漿 我另加 一大匙豆腐Cream Cheese 或是 豆腐 sour cream 湯會更濃 煙薰辣椒粉

Vegan Nuggets

Tonight dinner we will have some vegan nuggets. Use soy protein (TVP), onion, garlic, any root vegetable you like, and gluten flour to hold it together. For flavor, I use yellow mustard, paprika, brown sugar, liquid smoke, soy sauce, salt, pepper. My favorite bread crumbs!

The secret is to use a little baking powder (I use the one without aluminum) I try not to make a too tight of nuggets then it will rise a little when you bake it! 375F for 20 to 30 minutes.

It looks dry in the photo but not true! I don't shape them well so it fall apart easy but very juicy and tender inside!