Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 We've been snowed in up here in Portland for over a week now. I stocked up before the storm, but I didn't realize how long it was going to last or how much fresh snow was going to fall each day. So, 14 inches of snow in the driveway means that Toyota isn't going anywhere. So, I noticed I had 3 packages of tofu left. One was pushed to the back of the fridge and had an expiration date in 2007. Ouch. Out it went. But the other two were more recently expired, so I decided to take a chance. I got out my How It All Vegan and began to adapt. I made Sinful Chocolate Pudding and Tofu Whipped Cream. Both the remaining tofus, though, were firm, and the recipes called for soft. So I made the pudding with the firmest and used maple syrup for the sweetener, figuring the liquid would help mitigate the firmness. It turned out just grand. I used the silken firm for the whipped cream, and the texture was just fine. I used agave nectar, though, instead of sugar to sweeten it, again to give more moisture to the finished product. They say we'll be back to our wonderful, blessed rain on Christmas, so we only have to last out another couple of days. I'll be back to buying stuff the recipes call for and all that. But you know, ad libbing works, too. So if you've got a tub of tofu sitting around, you might want to try it in a recipe even if it's the " wrong " kind. Cheers, Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 sounds yummy Trish showery and blustery down here....40's and 50's..... i'm ready for spring fraggle bantrymoon Dec 23, 2008 12:54 PM Snowed in and getting inventive We've been snowed in up here in Portland for over a week now. I stocked up before the storm, but I didn't realize how long it was going to last or how much fresh snow was going to fall each day. So, 14 inches of snow in the driveway means that Toyota isn't going anywhere.So, I noticed I had 3 packages of tofu left. One was pushed to the back of the fridge and had an expiration date in 2007. Ouch. Out it went. But the other two were more recently expired, so I decided to take a chance.I got out my How It All Vegan and began to adapt. I made Sinful Chocolate Pudding and Tofu Whipped Cream. Both the remaining tofus, though, were firm, and the recipes called for soft. So I made the pudding with the firmest and used maple syrup for the sweetener, figuring the liquid would help mitigate the firmness. It turned out just grand. I used the silken firm for the whipped cream, and the texture was just fine. I used agave nectar, though, instead of sugar to sweeten it, again to give more moisture to the finished product.They say we'll be back to our wonderful, blessed rain on Christmas, so we only have to last out another couple of days. I'll be back to buying stuff the recipes call for and all that. But you know, ad libbing works, too. So if you've got a tub of tofu sitting around, you might want to try it in a recipe even if it's the "wrong" kind.Cheers,Trish "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I hear you Trish! We've been snowed in here as well and I've been working from home as the commute to Seattle is a lot left to be desired. They say snow again tonight so we'll see. Hope you have a great holiday there! Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 But, fraggle, it IS spring here. I've been playing around with naming the 6-7 months of the California spring. We usually have a cold snap this time of year, but soon we'll be back to normal springlike weather. We have spring the way Eskimos have snow. " Winter just doesn't happen here....[in California,] spring starts with the first rain, usually November or so. Then, to the envy of those folks back east, it goes all the way into May/June. Then comes fall of course, around early or mid June. That lasts for a few weeks. Then the final season, drought. " -- Rick Halsey, The California Chaparral Institute At 6:11 PM -0800 12/23/08, fraggle wrote: sounds yummy Trish showery and blustery down here....40's and 50's..... i'm ready for spring fraggle bantrymoon Dec 23, 2008 12:54 PM Snowed in and getting inventive We've been snowed in up here in Portland for over a week now. I stocked up before the storm, but I didn't realize how long it was going to last or how much fresh snow was going to fall each day. So, 14 inches of snow in the driveway means that Toyota isn't going anywhere. So, I noticed I had 3 packages of tofu left. One was pushed to the back of the fridge and had an expiration date in 2007. Ouch. Out it went. But the other two were more recently expired, so I decided to take a chance. I got out my How It All Vegan and began to adapt. I made Sinful Chocolate Pudding and Tofu Whipped Cream. Both the remaining tofus, though, were firm, and the recipes called for soft. So I made the pudding with the firmest and used maple syrup for the sweetener, figuring the liquid would help mitigate the firmness. It turned out just grand. I used the silken firm for the whipped cream, and the texture was just fine. I used agave nectar, though, instead of sugar to sweeten it, again to give more moisture to the finished product. They say we'll be back to our wonderful, blessed rain on Christmas, so we only have to last out another couple of days. I'll be back to buying stuff the recipes call for and all that. But you know, ad libbing works, too. So if you've got a tub of tofu sitting around, you might want to try it in a recipe even if it's the " wrong " kind. Cheers, Trish " Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Snow in Portland! It was cold the last winter I lived there (that was the winter the oil heater in the basement got flooded and we woke up to a roomful of blue smoke, followed by several days of no heat), but not cold enough to snow. Inventive cooking with what's on hand is the only kind of cooking I do! Isn't it fun? Sometimes I buy special ingredients, but then I forget I have them and, when I finally do use them, invariably it's for some new invented thing. When I have tofu on hand, one of the things I like to make is a sauce/dip for potatoes or other vegetables. I usually add lots of garlic, some lemon juice, and some dill weed, and blend it until it's creamy. At 12:54 PM -0800 12/23/08, bantrymoon wrote: >We've been snowed in up here in Portland for over a week now. I stocked >up before the storm, but I didn't realize how long it was going to last >or how much fresh snow was going to fall each day. So, 14 inches of snow >in the driveway means that Toyota isn't going anywhere. > >So, I noticed I had 3 packages of tofu left. One was pushed to the back >of the fridge and had an expiration date in 2007. Ouch. Out it went. But >the other two were more recently expired, so I decided to take a chance. > >I got out my How It All Vegan and began to adapt. I made Sinful >Chocolate Pudding and Tofu Whipped Cream. Both the remaining tofus, >though, were firm, and the recipes called for soft. So I made the >pudding with the firmest and used maple syrup for the sweetener, >figuring the liquid would help mitigate the firmness. It turned out just >grand. I used the silken firm for the whipped cream, and the texture was >just fine. I used agave nectar, though, instead of sugar to sweeten it, >again to give more moisture to the finished product. > >They say we'll be back to our wonderful, blessed rain on Christmas, so >we only have to last out another couple of days. I'll be back to buying >stuff the recipes call for and all that. But you know, ad libbing works, >too. So if you've got a tub of tofu sitting around, you might want to >try it in a recipe even if it's the " wrong " kind. > >Cheers, > >Trish > >--- > >To send an email to >-! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 snow down to 1500' level tomorrow.... winter enough for me! brrr brr brr brr brrr is it me, or does it rain on every other x-mas day here? yarrow Dec 23, 2008 10:08 PM Re: Snowed in and getting inventive But, fraggle, it IS spring here. I've been playing around with naming the 6-7 months of the California spring. We usually have a cold snap this time of year, but soon we'll be back to normal springlike weather. We have spring the way Eskimos have snow. "Winter just doesn't happen here....[in California,] spring starts with the first rain, usually November or so. Then, to the envy of those folks back east, it goesall the way into May/June. Then comes fall of course, around early or mid June. That lasts for a few weeks. Then the final season, drought." -- Rick Halsey, The California Chaparral Institute At 6:11 PM -0800 12/23/08, fraggle wrote: sounds yummy Trish showery and blustery down here....40's and 50's..... i'm ready for spring fraggle bantrymoonDec 23, 2008 12:54 PM Subject: Snowed in and getting inventive We've been snowed in up here in Portland for over a week now. I stockedup before the storm, but I didn't realize how long it was going to lastor how much fresh snow was going to fall each day. So, 14 inches of snowin the driveway means that Toyota isn't going anywhere.So, I noticed I had 3 packages of tofu left. One was pushed to the backof the fridge and had an expiration date in 2007. Ouch. Out it went. Butthe other two were more recently expired, so I decided to take a chance.I got out my How It All Vegan and began to adapt. I made SinfulChocolate Pudding and Tofu Whipped Cream. Both the remaining tofus,though, were firm, and the recipes called for soft. So I made thepudding with the firmest and used maple syrup for the sweetener,figuring the liquid would help mitigate the firmness. It turned out justgrand. I used the silken firm for the whipped cream, and the texture wasjust fine. I used agave nectar, though, instead of sugar to sweeten it,again to give more moisture to the finished product.They say we'll be back to our wonderful, blessed rain on Christmas, sowe only have to last out another couple of days. I'll be back to buyingstuff the recipes call for and all that. But you know, ad libbing works,too. So if you've got a tub of tofu sitting around, you might want totry it in a recipe even if it's the "wrong" kind.Cheers,Trish "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" "Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 >>>> When I have tofu on hand, one of the things I like to make is a sauce/dip for potatoes or other vegetables. I usually add lots of garlic, some lemon juice, and some dill weed, and blend it until it's creamy. <<<< That sounds lucious. I'll try it the next time I can get some tofu into the house. It's snowing again -- how's it going for you up in Seattle, Debra? -- and it doesn't look as if it's going to let up until after Christmas. Man! I'll be glad to welcome back our duckfoot weather. I've lived in the northwest since 1986, and I love rain. I'm going to do a rain dance to welcome it back! Cheers, Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Your rain dance has worked for us up here! We're getting rain now. Which I don't mind so much since I'm used to it as well. Hope you and your family have a warm and safe holiday! Debra , bantrymoon wrote: > > >>>> When I have tofu on hand, one of the things I like to make is a > sauce/dip for potatoes or other vegetables. I usually add lots of > garlic, some lemon juice, and some dill weed, and blend it until it's > creamy. <<<< > > That sounds lucious. I'll try it the next time I can get some tofu into > the house. > > It's snowing again -- how's it going for you up in Seattle, Debra? -- > and it doesn't look as if it's going to let up until after Christmas. > Man! I'll be glad to welcome back our duckfoot weather. I've lived in > the northwest since 1986, and I love rain. I'm going to do a rain dance > to welcome it back! > > Cheers, > > Trish > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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