Breakfast

When we lived in Minnesota, every year my mother-in-law would invite me to harvest rhubarb at her garden.

Many of the memories with her I cherish are not organized special events but rather the two of us spending time together in her garden.

I didn’t expect to be able to get rhubarb in Thailand, so when I found rhubarb in the farm box recently delivered, I was so excited.

They were super red and beautiful.

I only got four stalks.

Not much.

So I decided to make jam.

I also got this ginger from the delivery, so I thought it would be fun to add ginger to the jam.

It turned out amazing!

The color is so vibrant, and I think I got the sweetness and the consistency both just right, too.

I tried to think of the best way to enjoy the jam, and I remembered I had brought this set of cutters from the U.S.

I got rid of a lot of kitchen stuff when we moved to Bangkok, but I kept a few things, and this was one of them.

I guess I could still make square biscuits by cutting the dough with a knife, but if you ask me, biscuits should look like this with this particular edge.

I used this recipe.

Instead of regular milk, I used coconut milk instead, just because I had some left in the fridge.

It was subtle, but I liked the coconut scent.

We really enjoyed the biscuits with homemade vegan butter and the ginger rhubarb jam.

They were so good.

I’ve made a lot of different things (some very unique!) with rhubarb when we lived in the U.S.

If you search with “rhubarb” in this blog, you will find my old creations, like Rhubarb Pickles, Ginger Rhubarb Banana Cake, and Vegan Grilled Cheese with Tempeh and Ginger Rhubarb Jam.

This is my all-time favorite tea.

It’s caffeine free herbal tea but rich in flavor.

I like how I can really taste all the spices.

I’m glad that we can still get this in Thailand.

This tea was perfect to serve with the biscuits.

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My lemongrass got so big!!

I was overwhelmed by this size.

I knew I needed to trim it, but I was putting it off.

But yesterday I finally worked on it.

My trimming skills are not the best, but at least I can now walk through without being attacked by it.

I have a feeling that this will grow back in no time, though.

My other herbs are growing like crazy too, probably because of the recent rain and heat.

We spent two weeks in Japan last month.

We traveled a bit, but mostly we stayed at my parents’ house, and they really spoiled us.

My mom had a fruit plate ready for us every morning, and we enjoyed her homemade bread and kumquat jam for breakfast.

When we came back to Bangkok, I really missed her kumquat jam.

So when I received these beautiful organic oranges from farmfruitfolks, I decided to make marmalade.

It turned out great!

Homemade jam/marmalade is so good, so much better than store-bought ones.

I will have to remember that because it’s not that hard to make jam or marmalade at home.

Once the marmalade was made, I thought it would be fun to serve it with cocoa-based bread.

So, I baked cinnamon cocoa boule.

I’m just happy because now we have homemade jam to enjoy in the morning.

Cinnamon cocoa boule, vegan butter, orange marmalade, and coffee syrup.

They were all homemade, and delicious together.

I had been having craving for Azuki butter toast (in Japan we call it An Butter Toast; “an” means sweet Azuki paste) for a while.

I had just made black sesame sourdough bread, and it was perfect for it.

It’s already good with just Azuki and butter, but this time I thought it would be fun to add this dried yuzu peels.

I also sprinkled some Kinako (roasted soybean powder) and drizzled Matcha syrup.

Luckily, I had some organic fruit delivered in the morning, so they were added to our dining table, too.

Scrumptious!

I really liked the Yuzu peel which brought a bright fresh taste.

It’s always a great day when locally grown organic produce is delivered. 🙂

I like avocado toast, but I love it when it’s dressed up.

So I’m always thinking about ways to make it better.

I recently started getting organic and locally grown vegetables and fruits from fruitfarmerfolks (you can find them and order produce from them on Instagram), and this avocado toast was definitely inspired by what came in the package.

Everything was good, but I particularly liked these green grapes.

They were so delicious!!

(They reminded me of the Japanese green grapes, Muscat.)

I happened to have freshly baked sourdough bread.

Good job, me!

The avocado was from the package too, and it was nice and creamy.

(I toasted the bread first. I like my bread a bit crunchy for my avocado toast.)

A lot is going on here.

But what you’ll find on top of the avocado are sprouts, strawberries, green grapes, red onion, fresh basil leaves, and balsamic glaze.

Absolutely perfect!

I loved how it looked and tasted both.

So fresh, delicious, and undoubtedly good for you, too, with all the vitamins from the fruits.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes you realize you have all the right ingredients to make something fabulous without going grocery shopping.

I had freshly baked bagels.

Organic fruits/veggies delivery just arrived.

I ordered a box from “farmfruitfolks” on Instagram.

They deliver organic and local produce.

It was the first time I used their service, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quantity, the quality, and the selection.

Everything looked so good but I decided to use the tomatoes for this breakfast dish.

I first toasted a bagel; it got a little darker than I intended, but it was still good.

Toasted bagels, tofu spread, beautiful organic yellow/green tomatoes, basil and parsley from my patio garden, red onion, and balsamic glaze.

Very fresh and satisfying.

Other items from the delivery were also fantastic.

I especially liked the goldenberries.

They were so sweet and delicious!

I will definitely order produce from them again.

You can send a message to “fuitfarmerfolks” on Instagram to order.

I paid 500 baht + 50 baht (delivery to Bangkok) for an S box.

Baking sourdough bread is a part of my routine.

It’s rather irregular, but I do make one every week or every other week.

This one turned out great.

I felt good about the bulk fermentation and second proof both, so I was pretty confident that it would turn out fine, but seeing the result still gave me joy. 🙂

There were some large holes close to the edge, but overall the crumb structure was pretty good too.

For breakfast I toasted a couple of slices.

First, my homemade vegan butter.

I had made passion fruit jam a few days before, and I was determined to enjoy it on my sourdough toast.

Looked already good, but I wanted to add one more thing.

Matcha syrup.

This is one of my recent favorites.

It’s easy to make.

I just mix honey, Matcha powder, hot water, and a little salt.

The passion fruit and Matcha together sounds a bit unusual, but we both really liked it.

It created some sophisticated flavors.