Cooking
Reach for the smelling salts.
Not only have I quite possibly returned to blogging, but I have (dun dun dun!) entered a blogging event!!
It's ok. I can wait till you've recovered. Take your time.
I saw there was a new Hey Hey It's Donna Hay!, & since we've very nearly deified her in our house....it seemed as good a reason to do this again as any.
The current 'challenge' was given by Akshayapaatram in conjunction with Chez Us: a light, fresh summer salad.
This is very much how we've been eating around here, anyway.
Yes, we made some changes to the original recipe. A strong dislike of bean thread noodles (on my part) led to the substitution of rice noodles. Instead of green beans, there were sugar snap peas, one of my favorites vegetables of all time. Foul, dish soap-y cilantro got the heave-ho.Oh! Tofu. Added cubes of tofu. And instead of fish sauce in the dressing we used soy (2/3 vegetarians, remember) & put sriracha in there instead of chillies in the salad, itself.
Really good, & as it should be. Light & fresh & cool.
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Cooking
HHDH#27: Sugar Snap Pea, Cucumber, Mint & Tofu Summer Salad
Reach for the smelling salts.
Not only have I quite possibly returned to blogging, but I have (dun dun dun!) entered a blogging event!!
It's ok. I can wait till you've recovered. Take your time.
I saw there was a new Hey Hey It's Donna Hay!, & since we've very nearly deified her in our house....it seemed as good a reason to do this again as any.
The current 'challenge' was given by Akshayapaatram in conjunction with Chez Us: a light, fresh summer salad.
This is very much how we've been eating around here, anyway.
Yes, we made some changes to the original recipe. A strong dislike of bean thread noodles (on my part) led to the substitution of rice noodles. Instead of green beans, there were sugar snap peas, one of my favorites vegetables of all time. Foul, dish soap-y cilantro got the heave-ho.Oh! Tofu. Added cubes of tofu. And instead of fish sauce in the dressing we used soy (2/3 vegetarians, remember) & put sriracha in there instead of chillies in the salad, itself.
Really good, & as it should be. Light & fresh & cool.
- Duck And Mango Soba Salad
Duck and Mango Soba Salad is a big bowl of deliciousness--slithery noodles, succulent roast duck, juicy mango slices and vibrant green herbs. The dressing relies on just a few pantry staples. Asian pantry staples that is. I recommend you keep on hand...
- Avocado Tofu Salad With Ponzu Recipe
This is a zen salad. For one thing, like meditation, it requires slowing down. Normally salad is something you throw together at the last minute. Not this one. Patience, little grasshopper. You need to marinate the tofu overnight. It's also simple...
- Hodo Soy Beanery Factory Tour
Last week I got a sneak peek at the Hodo Soy Beanery factory in Oakland. I learned how tofu, soy milk and yuba (tofu skin) is made and my ability to eat store bought tofu was ruined forever. I am not a tofu hater. I like it. I don't find it bland,...
- Tofu And Celery Salad: Recipe
There is something tremendously satisfying about making meals out of virtually nothing. Of course, my pantry is far from bare. But there are times the fridge is almost empty. Today I am enroute to a conference and as a result I'd been too busy to...
- Spicy, Crisp Tofu On Mint-avocado Salad
No deliberate attempt to 'eat healthy' or anything like that, but the weather (prior to these past two days) has been very spring-like & a craving for something light & fresh came a-knockin'. As it happens, I had this salad recipe bookmarked;...