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Thanksgiving 2018
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Thanksgiving 2018

I was not major in History during my undergrad, but I know Thanksgiving history started with the harvest celebration of the pilgrims and the Native Americans that took place around this time. As a non American individual, I recognize this day as an official pig out day in U.S. just saying…

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Short Rib or Vegan Bolognese
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Short Rib or Vegan Bolognese

It has been for a while since the last Tatekitchen. I always cook for myself and family, but not Tatekitchen style for everyday meal scenes. A dinner hang at home can be way more satisfying than a night out at a restaurant, but serving a specific diet in one's home takes effort.

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Meatless Monday
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Meatless Monday

A plant-based diet is a diet based on foods derived from plants, including vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruits, but with few or no animal products. I have been doing #meatlessmonday for 6 months this year. Every Monday, I become a complete vegan.

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Venison Medley
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Venison Medley

I still had frozen venison hunted by my student from western Mass in the freezer. I cooked different parts of venison meat; loin and burger. My friends came over to my place and cooked a full course meal! Here is Tatekitchen spring version.

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Beef tongue
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Beef tongue

Like many things in life, cooking a romantic dinner for two sounds better than it generally ends up being. What you're thinking is a bottle of wine, soulful looks into one another's eyes, and maybe a little joke that you two will remember and laugh about for years and years. I cook Pescatore once a year for her birthday.

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New year 2018
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New year 2018

Osechi ryori are traditional Japanese New Year foods. The tradition started in the Heian Period (794-1185). Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called Jubako , which resemble bento boxes. Like bentō boxes, Jubako are often kept stacked before and after use. "Osechi is what most people in Japan eat at the beginning of the new year. Regardless of how many times you go to Japanese restaurants, osechi isn't something you'll ever find on a Japanese menu. Its time and place are the first few days in January, in the Japanese home.

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