Trips to the grocery store have been less frequent now that the garden is producing a nice variety of vegetables. The shopping cart doesn’t necessarily stop rolling whilst passing through the produce department. The garden is providing more yellow squash the we can keep up with. For greens we are getting red and green Swiss … More Vegetable, Tofu & Egg Scramble
This morning I took a block of tofu out of the freezer to thaw, and pressed it for a couple of hours to remove a lot of the moisture. I also added hot water to raw cashew nuts and let them soak for a few hours. Carrots, potatoes, peas, cauliflower, onion and garlic were steamed … More Tofu Vegetable Pot Pie
I finally got around to making a tofu press. It should also serve as a press for making paneer. It probably wound up costing more than it would have to purchase one but I didn’t keep track.
In the past I have had difficulty getting marinade to stick to cauliflower when roasting. It wants to slide off, and ends up in a puddle in the bottom of the pan. Basting with more marinade partway through roasting just slides off again. There have been similar issues with marinated tofu. It just doesn’t want … More Marinated & Roasted Tofu & Cauliflower
First thing this morning I had a plan. I knew exactly what I was going to do, and about how much time it would take. When I left the house to run a few errands I knew I had to hurry back home to get it done by mealtime. About a mile down the road … More Giant Puffball, Cabbage & Tofu Stir-Fry
I was eager to use some of the basil flavored tofu I made yesterday, so I put together a scramble with tofu, onion, mild jalapeños, mushrooms and tomatoes. First I cooked the mushrooms without oil until they stopped sweating, removed them from the pan and set them aside. I then added canola and olive oil … More Basil Tofu Scramble
I have been wanting to make tofu from scratch but the grocery stores here don’t stock soybeans with the other dried beans anymore. I had to go to the Super G Mart (“G” for “global”) to find them. I must have been feeling ambitious because yesterday afternoon I put some soybeans in a bowl of … More Basil Flavored Tofu From Scratch
Yesterday I made tofu infused with basil, and today we enjoyed it with buckwheat noodles, spinach and pesto. The pesto was one of several kinds I had made and frozen in ice cube trays earlier in the summer. I’m pretty sure this batch was made with basil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice and kosher salt. … More Buckwheat Noodles With Spinach, Pesto & Basil Infused Tofu
I have wanted to try making tofu at home for a long time but feared it was a complicated time consuming project. I read a few articles on it and most of them discouraged the idea of taking a shortcut by using store-bought soy milk. All I have to say about that is, Don’t tell … More Homemade Basil Flavored Soya Cheese (tofu)
Sometimes when I purchase tofu I’ll drain the liquid, wrap it well and put it in the freezer. After being frozen and thawed it has a tougher and spongier texture which is better suited for taking on flavors. Cooked straight out of the package flavors slide right off and don’t get absorbed because of the … More Grilled Tofu
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