Tonight was General Tso's tofu with green peppers, carrots and peapods, rice and egg rolls. My stepdaughter's sister has been staying with us for a few days while her mom is out of town. She is a vegetarian, so no stranger to tofu, but she said this dish was the conversion point for her. She said that she didn't really like tofu before this. Of course, I got the recipe sometime last year from one of you lovely ladies on MDC.
It was an exciting night for me, because DF was once again researching things online when he was at work (researching food is okay for him at work because he is a chef) and he looked at it
all. All of the animal rights sites, all of the gory pictures. He said that he is at the point of no return. We are now a vegan household!
I really didn't expect this from him. As a chef, the thing he cooks the best is animal protein. When we decided to make a family, I was okay with him just eating vegetarian in our home. I've been waging this campaign subtly for so long (thinking that it was futile) that I, shocked that I made a difference.
Apricot-glazed tofu -
I adapted this recipe from a Martha Stewart recipe that I found years ago (I originally used it on chicken - during my unenlightened days). I've made it so many times that I don't use a recipe, and have probably added things that weren't originally there. Also, my quantities are usually "until it tastes right." To me, this recipe totally signifies the coming of summer. I often use it on grilled tofu during the summer, and I almost always wind up making it once in early spring just because I know summer is almost here. Anyway.
3/4 c apricot jam/preserves
2 T tamari/soy sauce
1 t white vinegar
1 clove garlic
1/2 t dry mustard
1 T canola oil
I guessed on the quantities. They should be close, though. I either bake or grill slabs of tofu, then slather on the sauce in the last few minutes of cooking. This recipe covers about 1 block of tofu. If you are a big sauce person, increase the quantity a bit. Last time around, I wish I would have made more.
Happy summer everyone!
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For some reason, I thought milk for DSD would be an exemption. Granted, I am all about a slow transition (mixing, increasing little by little). I started mixing her yogurt in her lunch today (which she devoured) and DF told me that he has been doing that, too. I really thought that cow milk, the beverage, would be a thing. I have always wanted DS to be vegan. I am surprised, for some reason, that DF's level of commitment reaches to DSD. Him being vegan is one thing. Him expecting her to be (the weeks that she is at our house - every other- anyway) is something I did not quite expect from him. I am shocked, yet excited.
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