Honeyed Carrots

4 cups of baby carrots
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons of honey

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Place the carrots in a casserole.

In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and the honey. Stir until all is well mixed.

Pour this mixture over the carrots

Cover the casserole and cook in the oven for 1 hour. Stir the carrots occasionally in order to coat them with the honey mixture.

Serve hot.

Gingered Carrots

1 pound of baby carrots
1 teaspoon of butter
1 teaspoon of brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger or 1/8 teaspoon of dried ginger

Steam the carrots for 10 minutes. Remove the carrots from the heat and set them aside.

In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and the ginger. Cook this mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved.

Add the carrots and stir gently until all of them are well coated with the seasoned-butter and are heated thoroughly.

Serve hot.

Carrots and Zucchini with Herb

3 medium carrots, scrubbed and sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1/2 cup of vegetable broth
1 teaspoon of your favorite herb, fresh and finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

In a saucepan cook the carrots in the broth until almost done. Add the zucchini and cook until both vegetables have reached the desired tenderness.

Drain the vegetables, add the chopped herb, and toss gently.

Seasons to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve in a warmed ceramic bowl.

The True Problem

Words From Woody

How Things Really Are

A Poem by Ryokan

Even if you consume as many books
As sands of the Ganges
It is not as good as really catching
One verse of Zen.
If you want the secret of Buddhism,
Here it is: Everything is in the Heart!

---Ryokan---

The Thorn of Hatred

A Poem by Ryokan

Like a drifting cloud,
Bound by nothing:
I just let go
Giving myself up
To the whim of the wind.

---Ryokan---

Gandhi

Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought and acted, inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony. We may ignore Gandhi at our own risk.

---Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.---

Truth is Beyond...

Peace

Society

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

---Jiddu Krishnamurti---

Wise Words

The Practice

Reason

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

---Thomas Paine---

Love

The Mind and the Heart

Bodhi

Good friends, bodhi is inherently pure; just use this mind, and you will directly realize buddhahood.

---The Sutra of Hui-neng---
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Note: The Sanskrit and Pali term 'bodhi' literally means 'awake' or 'awakened' or even 'awakening'. It is commonly translated into English as 'enlightenment' or 'enlightened'.

Awareness

Your (Our) Job

Speech

Buddhist Proverb

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.

Equality

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Finnish Olympic Swimmer, said that being gay is “the same kind of characteristic as whether a person has blue or brown eyes, or whether they are left- or right-handed.”

America the Equal (Someday)

A Measure

The Hero and the Dragon

The Eternal Now

Dear Mark

Dear Mark

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.

---Mark Twain---

Gorditas de Papa (Potato Patties)

1 pound (about 2 medium) baking potatoes, peeled and cut into medium chunks
1/2 cup of crumbled cotija or mild feta cheese
2 tablespoons of masa harina (flour of corn tortillas)
2 large eggs, beaten
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Vegetable oil for frying

In a large saucepan, boil the potatoes in water to cover until they are tender.

Drain and mash the potatoes while they're hot. Then, cool them to lukewarm.

Add the cheese, the masa harina, the egg, the salt, and the pepper. Mix well.

Form the mixture into small round patties about 2-inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick.

Put 1/4-inch of oil in a medium skillet. Heat the oil over medium-high heat and brown the patties, 3 or 4 at a time. Cook on both sides until the patties are crisp and brown.

Drain the patties on paper towel.

Serve with fresh salsa.

Cauliflower with Guacamole

1 medium head of cauliflower (about 2 pounds)
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
2 large ripe avocados (the Hass variety is the best)
2 tablespoons of finely chopped white onion
1 serrano chile, minced with the seeds
2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro

Trim the cauliflower and cut it into 1 1/2-inch pieces. In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook the cauliflower until it is barely tender, about 3 minutes.

Drain the cauliflower and rinse it under cold running water to stop the cooking process. Drain it again and put it into a medium bowl and toss with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, all the vinegar, and all the oil.

Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. With a large spoon, scoop the avocado flesh from the skin and put it into a bowl.

mash the avocado flesh with a fork. Stir in the onion, the serrano, the lime juice, the cilantro, and the remaining salt.

To serve, place the guacamole in a serving bowl. Place the bowl in the the center of a large platter and arrange the cauliflower pieces it.

Serve at once.

Happiness

The Truth

You

Live Simply