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Hello, I'm new to your list and would not only like to introduce

myself, but also ask a question.....My name is Kim, I'm a sahm/hsm of

3 children. We've been on again off again vegitarians for many

years. We've finally made the commitment as a family to try it

again. This time, though......I'm calling out for help. I would

like to know if any of you have some good tofu recipes you would like

to pass along.....of better yet, how do I get it to taste good to my

kids?

 

Thanks, Kim Ü

[Guest guest]

>like to know if any of you have some good tofu recipes you

would like

>to pass along.....of better yet, how do I get it to taste

good to my

>kids?

>

>Thanks, Kim Ü

 

Hi Kim,

I like to start with firm tofu, the water packed kind as

opposed to the silken. Slice it into about 1/32 inch slices

and lay on a clean kitchen towel, cover with another towel

and place a book or some light weight on top, let this stand

for 10 - 20 minutes, to remove the excess water.

 

Now you can marinate the tofu in anything you like, teriyaki

sauce, BBQ sauce, soy sauce with ginger and garlic, Italian

salad dressing, etc. Marinate for 20 - 30 minutes, then

bake or sauté the slices. I always make lots and keep the

extra in the fridge for snacks or another meal.

 

Or a sure pleaser, smoothies:

 

1-12 ounce package silken tofu

1 frozen banana (peel first, then place bananas in a ziplock

bag and freeze.)

any fruits you like, such as berries, or peaches, etc,

liquid, soy milk, or juice,

 

and blend until smooth. To make it icier, add in some ice

cubes, or frozen berries.

 

Or, with the frozen banana, add some cocoa powder or some

peanut butter.

 

Have fun, and welcome, this list has been very quiet, maybe

you will bring it back to life.

Jan

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[Guest guest]

Hi kim,

 

my name is Kim too! I am new here too, but I'll go by mamatazz! I have some

tofu recipes and post them as I can. Kids tend to love food that they

prepare and that includes tofu. cutting it into cubes and flavoring is

always yummy and putting it in the blender with maple syrup or fruit is great

too, I'll post recipes as I have time.

 

right now I'm excited about my pie crust ideas!

 

kim aka mamatazz

[Guest guest]

hi kim ... a really quick and easy way to prepare tofu that my kids

absolutely love (especially my picky 5 yr old!) is called crispy fried

tofu ... i cut slices of firm tofu about 3/8 inch thick, dip quickly in

tamari, then coat in red star nutritional yeast (has to be red star!)

and pan fry in olive oil about 5 minutes each side - a tip from learning

the hard way - i use a fork to flip them, as a spatula will just scrape

all the yummy yeast off them!

this covers the B12 concern of another post too

other than that, i usually marinate it in some tamari, sesame oil,

ginger whatever you like before adding to stir frys (the marinade then

becomes the stir fry sauce), crumble into tomato sauce for spaghetti,

blend with soy milk and herbs/spices/nutritional yeast/dry

mustard/whatever and pour over blanched brocolli/cauliflower (again,

whatever your kids like) in a pie crust to make 'quiche'

i've had a few flops, but have fun with it and you can always make soup

with your flops!

tara