What's for dinner, you ask?

So, I tried out part of one of the recipes in my new cookbook, Vegan Yum Yum and was quite pleased with the results! I took the recipe for.... ah crap I forgot the name of the recipe. I think it was broccoli and tofu with almonds in a sweet and sour sauce but I only cooked the tofu part of the recipe. It was a process I haven't done before for making the tofu crispy so I thought I'd try it. I always cut my tofu up in squares when I chuck them into a stir try but this recipe called for cutting them into triangles which I ended up really digging! It didn't call for any marinade or seasoning for the tofu which concerned me so I splashed the triangles with some Braggs to give it a bit of flavour. In the end, turns out I didn't really need to do that. I also added some cayenne pepper (my favourite seasoning!) to the corn starch to give the tofu a bit of a kick. I was worried that the small amount of egg replacer called for in the recipe to coat all the tofu I had cut up wouldn't be enough but I actually ended up have plenty left over. Turns out I should trust someone who has written a cookbook over trusting my know-it-all voice in my head. So, once they were all coated I chucked them in a hot frying pan and watched them sizzle! Make sure you're wearing your trusty apron to avoid grease splashes all over your favourite shirt.
I got them good and crispy shaking the pan around a lot to make sure there was no sticking going on. In the mean time I figured I was too hungry to wait for rice to cook so I boiled a pot of water for some Soba noodles. And in time and water saving fashion, I chucked in my cauliflower (instead of broccoli) in the water along with the Soba noodles and in no time they were ready to go! I had a couple mushrooms in the fridge so I chopped those bad boys up and threw them in with the tofu which was nearing it's perfect crispiness point.
There was A LOT of tofu so I took out 4 pieces and set them aside on some paper towel for Mac to munch on later. What a nice wifey I am, huh!? So, in the pan went the noodles and cauliflower! Now for some saucey goodness! I had some store bought :( hoisin and some szechuan peanut sauce in the fridge so I chose the peanut sauce. I forgot just how salty this bottled sauce is when you don't water it down at all which resulted in a rather salty meal. Insert several glasses of juice and water following my dinner. And no stir fry in our house goes without a good topping of raw cashews! We're nuts for nuts!
(Sorry about that lame comment but it had to be said.) I'll certainly try this recipe again and next time I'll make the sauce in the recipe instead of grabbing a bottle of sauce from the fridge. As for dinner tonight.... left overs! Oh and I should mention I ate WAY too much tofu last night and my guts are not all that happy with the soy overload today. Tofu and all soy products in moderation, my friends! That's my tip of the day!