Daily Archive: January 17, 2012

Tofu technique

I will never make tofu any other way. I promise this technique will make everyone who previously thought they didn’t like tofu change their mind. And yes, there’s a recipe at the end of this post, too. But first, the technique. 1) Press extra firm tofu until it’s bone dry.  Ok, that’s an exaggeration, it doesn’t have to be completely dry, but the longer you press it, the better your tofu will turn out. 2) Slice your tofu into slabs ~1 cm thick. 3) Coat tofu slices in all purpose flour.  [I poured 1/2 cup… Read more >

Whole Foods vegan tempeh salad

I’ve been obsessed with Whole Foods’ vegan tempeh salad forever.  If it’s at the salad bar, I have a very hard time passing it up.  Sometimes I use the soup containers and just buy a 1/2 pint of it for a few days worth of meals…I add it to grains, greens, toast…anything and everything (click here for proof!). A google search combined with some of my own sleuthing (aka writing down the ingredient list off the WF container) produced this recipe… Whole Foods vegan tempeh salad (vegan, gluten free) 16 ounces tempeh (I like Lightlife’s… Read more >