Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 In a message dated 8/11/2008 5:12:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, daisygrandmere writes: There is a lot more you can do with tofu, but this is my most frequent approach. Thanks, Daisy! This sounds good! I'd love to hear some more of your suggestions! Debbie **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I have tryed tofu several ways and with different marinades. It still tastes bland and like Styrofoam. I dont think i wll ever acclimate to it. I do use the soft in different dishes and have no problems since it takes on the taste of whatever it is in.. mindy The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated " ~Mahatma Ghandi~ --- On Mon, 8/11/08, momad30044 <momad30044 wrote: momad30044 <momad30044 Re: Breanne's tofu question Monday, August 11, 2008, 5:19 PM In a message dated 8/11/2008 5:12:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, daisygrandmere writes: There is a lot more you can do with tofu, but this is my most frequent approach. Thanks, Daisy! This sounds good! I'd love to hear some more of your suggestions! Debbie **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 freeze the tofu first as this gives added texture Daisy Grandmere <daisygrandmere Monday, August 11, 2008 5:10:22 PM Breanne's tofu question Hi, Breanne and quick veg group. I'm a newbie too and this is my first post, but I'm a longtime vegetarian and committed tofu eater. If you're new to tofu, try the extra firm kind first. Try a stirfry. Slice it in thick pieces (1/4 inch or so) and marinate it the night before or even only 20 minutes before (I use red cooking wine, minced garlic and ginger, and a sauce, either soy sauce, hoisin or veggie oyster sauce; you can also add a veggie soup stock for more volume of marinating liquid). Be generous with the garlic and ginger. Cook the tofu before the rest of the stirfry by adding oil to a wok or pan that is warmed on medium to medium high heat, laying the tofu in gently, and leaving it till it's brown on one side, then turning. Remove tofu, rinse out pan, then proceed with any stirfry recipe, using tofu instead of meat and using your marinade to make the gravy. For extra flavour, add some hot sauce (such as Sri Racha sauce, the one with the rooster on it) at the end. Alternately: bake or fry the marinated tofu alone and smother in sauce made with onions and cornstarch and the marinade. Make a vegetable side dish. There is a lot more you can do with tofu, but this is my most frequent approach. Daisy --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Breanne Finney <breanne.finney@ > wrote: Breanne Finney <breanne.finney@ > Re: Welcome to all the newbies Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:16 PM Sorry I haven't been to active after joining, my internet went down for a while and just came back on...I had about 300 emails! Anyways, my name is Breanne and I live on in Fort Richardson in Alaska (right outside of Anchorage). We have a Natural Pantry but unfortunately for us everything here in Alaska costs a ton. (At least compared to what I am used to, and the produce is never too good) I have been trying to become vegetarian for a while now, I don't really consume a whole lot of dairy as it is now so I was thinking I might as well go vegan...The only dairy I eat is cheese, I don't like eggs or even honey and I can't stand milk. (I got my kids addicted to Silk). We haven't been able to do it because my husband refused to let me buy meat replacement products and even a wide variety of vegetables (not too good for our kids). My main question would be the uses of the different types of tofu, I have never used it before and I am completely lost about how to go about using it. If anyone could help me with that I would be most grateful! Thank you all and I look forward to conversing, learning and sharing with all of you! DonnaLilacFlower <thelilacflower@ > Wednesday, August 6, 2008 5:01:56 PM Welcome to all the newbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 freeze the tofu About Heather's suggestion above, pre-freezing and then squeezing is a good way to prepare tofu for veggie lasagna. You crumble it after squeezing, then marinade it in spaghetti sauce (or whatever you're using for your lasagna). Use it as if it were ground beef in a meat eater's lasagna. Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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