Since a lot of people have been interested in our budget friendly meal planning, here’s what we had this past week. [Spoiler alert: they’re all really inexpensive dinners] Monday Egg noodles with teriyaki tofu, broccoli, & cashews The organic broccoli was leftover from one of last week’s dinners. The roasted salted cashews are a pantry staple. The egg noodles were on sale at WF (we used half of the 1 lb bag/$1.69). The organic tofu was from WF (I baked the whole block/$1.69). As usual, the ‘fu was pressed for 2-3 hours, then baked for… Read more >
Elise
January 19, 2013
avocado, beans, Daiya, greek yogurt, lasagna, mexican food, millet, nuts, pasta, potatoes, seitan, soup, tempeh, teriyake tofu, tofurecipe
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Hey look! An office! Now my crap is actually semi-organized. Kyle was getting really tired of seeing FODMAPs research articles and GI studies piled up all over our old apartment, so he gifted me some file cabinets in the “office” of our new place. Such a romantic, that one. As you can see, the casa is coming along quite nicely. Our extra bedroom is big enough to double as an office and workout room. And guest bedroom, of course. While unpacking we found a box of electronics that would make Steve Jobs roll over in… Read more >
Elise
March 6, 2012
avocado, kale, nooch, quinoa, teriyake tofu
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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 >
Elise
January 17, 2012
oatmeal, quinoa, teriyake tofu, tofurecipe, work meals
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The other night I pulled off dinner from start to finish in 10 minutes flat. Now I’m fairly certain the leftovers on hand were the supporting actors that allowed this to go down, but I also think this meal could be reproduced in an almost similar time frame again (give or take a few seconds depending on my knife skills). Fresh (and very juicy) pineapple. Leftover quinoa + leftover steamed kale. Teriyaki tofu As you can see, simply dicing ingredients and tossing them together isn’t exactly rocket science, but it is tasty. All I added… Read more >
Elise
July 22, 2010
kale, quinoa, teriyake tofu
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As Kyle and I attempt to empty our fridge and freezer before moving, I have discovered both the pros & cons of pre-packaged meals. Pro: Mindless, easy prep (box –> plate? even a caveman Kyle can do that) Con: Stipation (where the greens at, yo?) Ok, we aren’t eating ONLY thawed sh!t… I still had some odds and ends that I pulled together for a salad, which included the raw One Lucky Duck Rosemary quackers I bought last week. I sampled a few with hummus and they were pretty tasty. My only issue was that… Read more >
Elise
May 12, 2010
Amy's, bbq, big salad, carob chips, chik'n strips, edamame, edamame tofu, nuts, one lucky duck, raw, smart strips, Stevia, stir fry, teriyake tofu, tofu, tofu salad
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