I’m sorry, Liz. I just cannot eat Tofu. You see, I was once attacked by a Giant Tofu in London and ever since I shiver just thinking about it. So, needless to say, Tofu, is not in my pantry, in my house, in my neighborhood. Oh, except for silken tofu which makes good chocolate pudding (a la Ellie).
So this week instead of Stir-Fried tofu I have
Stir-fried Chinese Cabbage and Chicken
I liked it. It is simple but tasty. Bok choy, onions, garlic, ginger for the base. Add in the marinated tofu chicken. Sprinkle with Sesame Seeds (which I totally forgot!) and you have a quick healthy lunch. I served it with a little Basmati rice.
Besides subbing in the chicken for the tofu I also used Teriyaki marinade for the stir-fry but only because I ran out of soy sauce (how did that happen?). Next time the only change I will make is to cut the chicken into smaller pieces. And cut the bok choy into smaller strips. (Recipe says to slice into 1/2 inch strips, but they are way too long so will cut then into shorter 1/2 inch strips.)
If you want to try this, and you know you do, you can find the recipe on the CEinMB page. And you can find it on Liz’s page – The Chihuahua Wear’s Pearls {Don’t you LOVE that name??}- because it is her pick this week.
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July 14, 2011 at 4:07 PM
It looks great, Margaret! I am glad it turned out well with chicken, and I can see how you would be scarred for life after a giant tofu attack in London! I think that gives you a fair reason to say no to tofu
July 14, 2011 at 9:04 PM
I have been scared of tofu but I decided that baking it would be like trying a new food, so I went for it. It was awesome! Way better than expected. Good to know that the chicken was a success.
July 15, 2011 at 12:34 AM
This looks really good! The CEIMB group always gives me great dinner ideas.
July 15, 2011 at 11:54 AM
I should not admit it, but when my soup was just looked at and not being eaten except by my grandkids who was the ice cream topping, I gathered them all up, put all back into the blender with more ice cream and more strawberries, and the smoothies were really good and actually prettier. And we could still use the fun dishes.
July 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM
I no-showed on this one as I just wasn’t feeling the tofu vibe and the guys said they were not going to eat it anyway, I should have thought to try chicken. Might go back sometime and do the chicken as yours looks good.