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By: Tofu success! « Couch Cubicle

Tofu success! « Couch Cubicle — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:47:06 +0000

[...] 30, 2008 by arielle Remember when I wrote about how I am really bad at cooking tofu? (Sorry there are no pictures in that post; when I had my photo issues, all of my uploaded ones – [...]

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:16:00 +0000

this one time i burnt tofu really bad, but when it was pointed out by my oh so dear friend, i pretended that i liked it scorched. “it was on purpose.” it was actually disgusting. good luck, keep us posted with your tofu endeavors.

By: Julz

Julz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:20:40 +0000

I adore the Whole Foods Tomato Basil tofu in salads! (with beans and cottage cheese as the rest of my salad, lol). I was at a Penn State Summer thing and they had it on their salad bar E.V.E.R.Y. D.A.Y.!!!!!!!!!! Lucky, right?!

By: arielle

arielle — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:47 +0000

I think I am just going to give up on the freezing. I do much better when I just drain, press and cook. Thanks for all the tips! I will revisit tofu again…

Larissa –
They are dried, from mexico. A mexican fig, you might say.

Meg –
That recipe looks like a good one, thanks!

Betsy -
We could be co-chairs.

Kristen –
I don’t either. I’ve scrambled it, which is a good method for me because it always falls apart anyway, so then it just looks like I meant for it to be like that.

Each –
Please do! And yes.

By: each

each — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:13:50 +0000

always with the figs…
(must send you this fig tart thingie recipe i have)

you must poop like a champ.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:52:27 +0000

I don’t know what else to do with tofu except cut it up and stir fry it.

I so want to be good at tofu.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:46:18 +0000

i have a really really really hard time with tofu too. i never seem to cook it correctly. maybe we should start an “i can’t cook tofu” support group.

By: glidingcalm

glidingcalm — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:13:40 +0000

I bake it at 425 for like 30 minutes after blotting it (an extra firm block) and throwing any kind of spices on it with some sesame oil… I turn it maybe once and it becomes really crispy (depending on how long I leave it in). If I do it in a pan, it just sticks, crumbles, and becomes in ugly mess. TJ’s makes a good extra firm brand too.

Thanks for the eggplant tips too. : )

By: meg

meg — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:46:30 +0000

I’m with Richelle. I love the freezer method, but it all goes to hell if I don’t press the crap out of it before I pop it in there.

One of my favorite tofu recipes is this one

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Tofu-Bites/Detail.aspx

You might like it too. It’s such a good snack, or on a salad.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:19:21 +0000

Arielle, what type of figs are you eating? Are they dried? If they are fresh then I suggest you get them someplace else! Fresh figs are supposed to be a deep pink on the inside.