tofu from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan, potatoes from Vegan Yum Yum, cabbage from Orangette
This sesame orange tofu is becoming my goto tofu on nights when I don't know what to make - I always have a billion oranges from the CSA lying around, I don't have to remember to marinate the tofu ahead of time, and it is easy and delicious. Plus the sauce thickens up beautifully from the cornstarch. It's really, really nice.
I am not going to lie to you, I think I may be addicted to these potatoes from Vegan Yum Yum. I have made them two more times since this. They are so easy! And so delicious! And so completely covered in olive oil! I made these guys super simple, just (lots of) olive oil, salt, and pepper, and then I sprinkled smoked paprika on them once they were out of the oven. So good! So many crispy bits, and such a creamy inside! So good they cause me to use more exclamation points than is strictly speaking necessary! I broiled them for a couple minutes at the end to get them extra crispity. You should definitely make these, although it may be the start of an olive oil laden addiction.
The cabbage I suspect would have been delicious, if I had not gone crazy and thrown in way too much sriracha. I ate it anyway, and I liked it! I just had to drink lots of water, to help with the burning. The boyfriend, who has less patience with failed food experiments than I do, or maybe feels less guilty and compelled to eat them because he is not the one doing the ruining, shunned the cabbage after a couple of bites. It was actually decent mixed with with the tofu, it added a nice bit of spice to the tofu and the tofu took the edge off of it.
Local: Cabbage, oranges
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February 10th, 2009 21:06
Hey, do you read 101 Cookbooks? You probably do — but I often think of you (even though I don’t know you) when I make one of Heidi’s delicious vegan (or vegan-adaptable) recipes. Her garam masala scrambled tofu is transcendent, and her maple-grilled tempeh is in regular rotation in my (omni/pescatarian) kitchen. Tons of yum!
February 11th, 2009 08:41
i saw those crash hot potatoes a little bit ago on veganyumyum & wanted to make them – i just totally forgot about them! ahahaaa! they look so good, and i love your addition of a little smoked paprika, too! i love that stuff!
hooray for more delicious sesame orange tofu. i love a good gooey, thick sauce! and cabbage + sriracha is a combination i’m going to have to try!
February 14th, 2009 22:44
I too saw the crash hot potatoes on vegan yum yum and thought they looked amazing. Maybe next time I get medium sized potatoes from the CSA…
I love that you’re not afraid to talk about your (slight) failures or shortcomings in the kitchen. It’s how we learn!