Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Nori

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, ‘ohitashi’ marinated spinach & nori. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Nori is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Nori is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have ‘ohitashi’ marinated spinach & nori using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Nori:

1. Take 1 bunch Spinach *250 to 300g
2. Make ready 2 sheets Toasted Nori *toasted just before adding to Spinach
3. Get 4 tablespoons ‘Mentsuyu’* OR Dashi Stock 2 tablespoons & Soy Sauce 2 tablespoons
4. Take Ginger 1 small piece *grated
5. Take Dried Prawns 2 tablespoons *optional

Steps to make ‘Ohitashi’ Marinated Spinach & Nori:

1. Dried Prawns are optional. If you have, wash with water and soak in water for 1 to 2 hours to rehydrate. Cut to small pieces if large.
2. Wash Spinach well and boil in boiling water until tender. Dip in cold water to stop cooking further, drain well and squeeze to remove excess water. Cut into 5cm length.
3. Place prepared Spinach in a bowl, add rehydrated but still chewy Prawns, Ginger and ‘Mentsuyu’ (OR Dashi and Soy Sauce) and mix to combine.
4. Toast Nori sheets over flames even though they are toasted type, it will change the colour to green and very aromatic, then tear into small pieces and mix with the Spinach just before serving.
5. See how to make ‘Mentsuyu’ at http://www.hirokoliston.com/dipping-sauce/

Foods That Make You Happy

Many of us think that comfort foods are bad for us and that we have to stay away from them. But if your comfort food is candy or junk food this might be true. Soemtimes, comfort foods can be utterly healthy and good for us to eat. There are some foods that, when you eat them, may better your mood. If you feel a little bit down and you’re needing an emotional pick me up, try some of these.

Eggs, believe it or not, are fantastic for helping you battle depression. Just be sure that you do not throw out the yolk. The yolk is the most crucial part of the egg in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the egg yolks particularly, are rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can be great for lifting up your mood. This is because they help in bettering the function of your neural transmitters, the parts of your brain that control your mood. Try eating a couple of eggs to feel better!

Make a trail mixout of various seeds and nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all fantastic for helping to raise your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have a lot of magnesium which boosts your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is a feel-good chemical substance that tells the brain how to feel at any given time. The higher your levels of serotonin, the happier you are going to feel. Not only that, nuts, particularly, are a great protein food source.

Cold water fish are excellent if you would like to feel happier. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, etc, they’re all loaded with omega-3s and DHA. These are two substances that promote the quality and function of the gray matter in your brain. It’s the truth: consuming tuna fish sandwiches can actually help you overcome your depression.

Some grains are actually excellent for driving away bad moods. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all actually great for helping raise your happiness levels. These grains can help you feel full for longer too, which is a mood improver. It’s not difficult to feel a little bit off when you are starving! The reason these grains are so good for your mood is that they are not hard for your body to digest and process. You digest these foods more quickly than other things which can help boost your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel happier, mood wise.

Green tea is excellent for moods. You just knew green tea had to be mentioned, right? Green tea is rich in an amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Research has discovered that this amino acid stimulates the production of brain waves. This helps raise your mental acuity while relaxing the rest of your body. You knew green tea could help you feel so much healthier. Now you know that green tea can improve your mood also!

So you see, you don’t have to turn to junk food or foods that are bad for you to feel better! Try some of these hints instead.