Hello Everyone!!  I am attempting to manage Gnome in the house since his sinus problem seems to get worse every time he does some heavy work outside.  I have ordered him to make Rice Koji which takes 4 days in total; I am hoping to preoccupy him with miso making.  After all, he metered out a measly 9oz (270g) of home-made miso which we promptly finished in 48 hours and now, I have made him bring the whole gallon jar to the kitchen so I can feel comforted by the presence of a larger quantity.  Anyway, if you have read the previous blog, Gnome will have already explained that he has been bestowed the job of Miso Maker.  I just need to be patient and ration out the gallon of precious miso.

We have been eating Miso Soup with Ora-Pro-Nobis.

About a week ago, I wrote about this plant Pereskia aculeata, also known as Barbados Gooseberry.  I thought it very interesting because this is a popular vegetable in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and outside of this place, it is not known or consumed.  Well, the fact that I do not live in that state does not stop me from eating this vegetable!

I cooked it as a kombu (seaweed) substitute in miso soup and it worked a treat.  It has a degree of succulence which makes it similar in texture to seaweed.

As a result of this wonderful discovery, we have decided to grow hedges and hedges of Ora-Pro-Nobis:

What a lovely plant…you can eat the gooseberries too!

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