In prep for today's Misfits delivery including tofu, I made the dipping sauce and organized the breading. This makes crisp sticks of tofu which I plan to go with soup.
Easiest sauce ever: small dash oil, ketchup and soy sauce. That's it. So I hope the tofu shows up. Yeung Man Cooking stars again.
Meanwhile the bags and ice blocks are out for return, and you can see the lavender trying to fall over again
It's topheavy so the wind or a climbing squirrel, can topple it. The roots are through into the ground, but I don't like them to be yanked about when the pot falls over.
Update: The tofu arrived, but today, unusually, the delivery came mid-afternoon, rather than midmorning, so my lunch plans underwent a change. Tofu sticks for supper now, with spinach. The instructions say to test when the oil is hot enough, put in the tip of a bamboo skewer, if bubbles form, it's hot enough. I don't have one, so I used a bamboo knitting needle.
Here:
Very crisp and crunchy, finger food, dip in the sauce.
No new eggs, potatoes or apples this week, owing to a surfeit. And possibly these are chickpeas but you never know. Sliced cheese instead of a block, I really have to read my orders better, but oh well. Oats for crumbles and bread baking. Berries and yogurt for desserts. Chocolate cherries because I'm worth it.
Gary is home, picked up the houseplants I was rehabbing for him, and gave me an update on a piece of furniture the across the street neighbor is replacing. Doesn't take much to entertain me these days. And wherever Gary is, there's action.
Reclaiming my flag today
We were in one of the local grocery stores this afternoon and it was gratifying to see people reading labels searching for items made in Canada. Sadly some of what we needed doesn't seem to be produced here so we were forced to purchase a few of them. I will continue searching for alternatives. Glad your Misfits box came and we are now all waiting on pins and needles to see the unveiling of the mysterious beans.
ReplyDeleteI expect you voted today, too?
DeleteAdvance polls opened today and we tried but couldn't get near the place for so many cars. We'll keep trying and intend to be there before they open on Sunday in hopes we can find a place to park. Sadly they're using an empty building on a busy corner with very little parking and nowhere else closeby. Can't park on the street because the snow is too deep and the road are only ploughed wide enough to let cars through. A challenge, but we'll do it!
DeleteThank you for your devotion to voting! They're not making it any easier. They could have guessed there'd be snow in February.
DeleteWe all need a little Gary in our lives. Or at least some action. Tofu Katsu fingers sound good. We had an exceptional Thai restaurant in Fuengirola. The tofu sticks were one of my standard orders.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I've tried tofu in breaded sticks. It's really good, great crunch. Panko rules.
DeleteGreat idea with the tofu, a recipe that would make it taste and feel like a treat!
ReplyDeleteIt's really good, also fun to eat, crunchy fingerfood.
DeleteWas afraid you'd say eggs were too expensive. Your problem is better.
ReplyDeleteMy Misfits free range eggs are the same price as for years. I accidentally ordered them forgetting I had plenty. It's a good problem.
ReplyDelete(My) Mike is a tofu unappreciater, so I haven't experimented much with it. This looks terrific, and if he's not interested...all the more for me :-)
ReplyDeleteCan you brace the rosemary pot with a brick or chunk of wood, or tie it to the porch upright?
Welcome back Gary, and that cartoon is subtle and sweet.
Chris from Boise
He might go for this crunchy version of tofu. Maybe alongside a bowl of soup.
DeleteI have bricks, rocks, a cinder block, everything, around this plant. But the wind shifts it anyway, and the freeze,melt, freeze, shifts the rocks. The porch upright is in front, exactly where it's falling. It's like the ficus tree situation -- whatever way it's braced, it finds another way to fall! It doesn't seem to care though.
You are so adaptable when it comes to food and food prep.
ReplyDeleteIt's easier when I only have myself to accommodate.
DeleteI've never had tofu sticks. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteSo wait- what happens to the bamboo when the oil is hot enough? Oh wait. I have looked that up. I had never, ever heard of that. You can use a wooden spoon too! You've taught me something. Not an unusual occurrence.
I learned it from Will Yeung. He's a very simple, wildly skilled cook, using largely simple tools and techniques. No thermometer to determine oil heat. He does use a fancy food processor because ad $$, but you don't need to. And his methods of layering ingredients and flavors are really good, thoughtful.
DeleteIf you've ever had mozzarella sticks, these are similar.
I went back and edited, because I realized I'd forgotten to explain about the skewer, oops.
DeleteI hope all your beans are as advertised this time. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe're warming up over here. Above zero yesterday. Supposed to get above freezing for a week or so, they say. I am not looking forward to melting snow, though. We don't have much here. I prefer winter white to winter brown. ;)
Beans, beans, the musical fruit.. Out walking today, gosh that wind was bitter, but there was sunshine.
DeleteEven though I don't like tofu your do look tempting. breaded sticks do look tempting.
ReplyDeleteI had a few more for lunch, heated in a cast iron pan. Still crisp. Really good. I think the block will be three meals, pretty good.
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