Cooking
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; it seemed as good a reason as any to give it a try.
Tofu, pressed then dipped in chile sauce & dredged in panko, and fried till crispy (hang on, I know what you're about to say: but remember, if your oil is at the right temperature, very little oil is absorbed by the food).
Toss torn butter lettuce & whole mint leaves with a dressing of chile sauce, orange juice & zest, olive oil & salt.
Plate a large handful of salad, top with thinly sliced & fanned avocado, serve tofu on the side.
This was really quite good. Tasted like 'Spring'; although admittedly we were hungry a few hours later. Perhaps better suited as lunch dish than dinner.
This month, Blog Party's a little bit naughty as we indulge in our most favorite, uttermost cravings...for April, we're giving in to Devil's Food!
You have till Friday, 17 April to join; so go on...give in, you know you want to!
- 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...
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- Fried Tofu With Noodles
This was something we sort of made up. We've been using rice noodles a lot lately; we had some tofu in the fridge we didn't want to go bad. Tofu, chopped & breaded with panko. Quickly fried in a wok. Next, fry up water chestnuts, garlic, hoisin...
- At Long Last...guacamole Salad
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- Let The Celebration Begin!
Day one of our (pre) Cinco de Mayo dinners...we have Chicken and Avocado Soup, garnished with Fried Tortillas, and Tomato, Avocado and Roasted Corn Salad. (all recipes are from the Food & Wine web site; you have to be a subscriber to read them. so, if...
Cooking
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; it seemed as good a reason as any to give it a try.
Tofu, pressed then dipped in chile sauce & dredged in panko, and fried till crispy (hang on, I know what you're about to say: but remember, if your oil is at the right temperature, very little oil is absorbed by the food).
Toss torn butter lettuce & whole mint leaves with a dressing of chile sauce, orange juice & zest, olive oil & salt.
Plate a large handful of salad, top with thinly sliced & fanned avocado, serve tofu on the side.
This was really quite good. Tasted like 'Spring'; although admittedly we were hungry a few hours later. Perhaps better suited as lunch dish than dinner.
This month, Blog Party's a little bit naughty as we indulge in our most favorite, uttermost cravings...for April, we're giving in to Devil's Food!
You have till Friday, 17 April to join; so go on...give in, you know you want to!
- 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...
- 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...
- Fried Tofu With Noodles
This was something we sort of made up. We've been using rice noodles a lot lately; we had some tofu in the fridge we didn't want to go bad. Tofu, chopped & breaded with panko. Quickly fried in a wok. Next, fry up water chestnuts, garlic, hoisin...
- At Long Last...guacamole Salad
It only took fourteen hours and 43 tries, but we have Photo! While cleaning for the Easter holiday, we managed to get ALL of our cookbooks on shelves. Yeah, we can't believe it, either. There was a lot of re-arranging during the process, and I was...
- Let The Celebration Begin!
Day one of our (pre) Cinco de Mayo dinners...we have Chicken and Avocado Soup, garnished with Fried Tortillas, and Tomato, Avocado and Roasted Corn Salad. (all recipes are from the Food & Wine web site; you have to be a subscriber to read them. so, if...