It is not often tofu is on the menu these days, but when I saw this pre-pressed super firm tofu I made the purchase. I wanted to try it in steak form. I cut the tofu into slabs and marinated them for a few hours in mushroom sauce and mushroom flavored soy sauce. … More Mushrooms & Onions Tofu Steaks
A stir fry is a great option for a one dish meal that doesn’t take long to put together. I’m always a bit hesitant to share stir fry posts because a recipe really isn’t needed. The ingredients list is whatever happens to be on hand. Celery is a vegetable I like to keep on hand … More Stir Fry
Earlier this week I harvested a few green and red Cubanelle peppers and roasted them in the oven under the broiler. I knew they would go well with the yellow summer squash I purchased this morning at the farm stand just up the road. I chopped and arranged the squash, a sliced onion, mushrooms … More Roasted Peppers & Vegetables With Tofu
Tarragon is a wonderful herb, worthy of more attention than it usually gets. The distinctive flavor featured nicely with the mildness of yellow summer squash and tofu in this stir fry. This stir fry began with sautéing onion, ripe jalapeños, bell pepper, garlic and kosher salt in toasted sesame oil. When the onions had … More Tarragon Stir Fry
Regarding tofu, probably the first thing that comes to mind for most people is a stir-fry. It isn’t necessary to brown the tofu, but that is what I did this time, with olive oil and kosher salt. When the the tofu chunks had been browned on at least three sides I removed them from … More Tofu Stir-Fry
In my last post I had made orange glazed roasted cauliflower and carrots with cashew nuts. I had only used some of the orange glaze, so today I used what was left to make this glazed tofu dish. Both dishes are destined to appear again on the dinner table as regulars in the menu rotation. … More Orange Glazed Tofu With Macadamia Nuts & Spinach
This may sound like a strange combination of ingredients but they really worked well together. I had bought several mangos and found them disappointingly sour, stringy and not very tasty. I thought cooking might sweeten them up a little bit. Also, I like the way sweet and savory sometimes compliment each other, at least to … More Ramps, Mango, Hatch Chiles & Curried Tofu With Brown Rice
On a recent visit to the Super Global Market we purchased several items which included Curry Flavored Tofu, Hot & Spicy Tofu, White Bunashimeji Mushrooms and Brown Beech Mushrooms. For our midday meal I put together a stir-fry using the Hot and Spicy Tofu and the Brown Beech Mushrooms. Ingredients used were: toasted sesame … More Stir-Fry
I rarely purchase silken tofu so I was a little surprised to see that the tub of tofu in the fridge wasn’t the extra firm I normally buy. I must have had a specific purpose in mind but that was long forgotten, as was the tub of tofu languishing in the refrigerator on the wrong … More Scrambled Tofu
Eating the same ingredient over and over, day after day, meal after meal can be boring. Such is life when one has a garden. Whichever veggies and fruits are coming in fast and furious are the ones most frequently on the menu. If long term storage isn’t convenient there is a need for alternate methods … More Purslane, Squash, Corn & Tofu Stir-Fry
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