my kitchen and books

 I got a lot of produce at the grocery and farmer's market.  Amazingly, I get through it all by freezing, cooking, and making smoothies.

 My book collection.  The Kind Diet was the first vegan book I read.  I really like it.  Good recipes, info, and photos.  On the right is a Japan Vegan Restaurant Guide, written by a European guy who lives here.  It has tips in the back on eating vegan in Japan.

 Cookbook that came with our Vitamix blender.  Also, the Green Smoothie Revolution is good for smoothie-inventing ideas.  It makes you stop and think about how big animals like elephants, gorillas, cows, and giraffes get their calcium: from eating greens.

 A great book!  Love the pictures.

I need to delve into these more.  I have learned some things about spices and Asian ingredients.

 A raw book I picked up at the store, and Super Baby Food from Mom.  Both have easy ideas for nutritious veg eating.

 Baby daikon (white Japanese radish) greens from the farmer's market.  They're so buttery and yummy when steamed, but bitter raw.

Mikan (Japanese tangerines) are in season all winter.  Usually they're orange, but these greenish-yellow ones were discounted.  The orange fruits are regular oranges.  I got so many for smoothies.