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I have been making lots of soba for my family and friends this holiday.  Today, my little niece and nephew came for a slurp and got their Xmas presents. They liked the prehistoric fish kit from Smithsonian that can bring these creatures 

  

Darrel Otness, The Buckwheat Man in Pasco, Wa

back to life with water. Kids these days just have amazing choices. The ant farm did wonders for me.

Tomorrow, I am offering a soba workshop at  my home in Santa Monica.  It's hard to believe that it was only in January of this year that I started  my professional soba training program.  I am beginning to understand  buckwheat a little better. What a beautiful seed.  My exploration of soba continues.  Here is a story I wrote about Darrel Otness, buckwheat producer in Washington.  I met him this summer during my search for buckwheat. The Chamber of Commerce in Pasco lead me to him.  He is interested in milling soba grade buckwheat flour in the US.  I join him in that dream. http://zesterdaily.com/cooking/771-good-luck-soba

Darrel Otness, Buckwheat producer, Basin City, Washington