It's too embarrassing to admit how many times I've picked up a block of extra firm tofu at The Trader Joe's Sunday Shop, only to have it end up, four weeks later, in the garbage can of good intentions. Nonetheless, this past weekend, I tossed one into the cart, avoiding eye contact with my husband who would no doubt be happy to point out my current 0-and-5 bean curd record. Why does it go to waste every time? Why do I have such a hard time figuring out what to do with it? Well, in addition to the big huge minus of the kids not fully embracing tofu ("It's like a wet flavorless marshmallow," Phoebe once said), I'm just not confident cooking and experimenting with it, and I don't feel like I have an archive of inspiring recipes. Once, I confessed all this insecurity to a blogger whose posts led me to believe she had an advanced degree in Tofu, and begged her to be my Tofu Tutor. I think I scared her off, because I never heard from her again.
Tofu Multiple Choice
Tofu Multiple Choice
Tofu Multiple Choice
It's too embarrassing to admit how many times I've picked up a block of extra firm tofu at The Trader Joe's Sunday Shop, only to have it end up, four weeks later, in the garbage can of good intentions. Nonetheless, this past weekend, I tossed one into the cart, avoiding eye contact with my husband who would no doubt be happy to point out my current 0-and-5 bean curd record. Why does it go to waste every time? Why do I have such a hard time figuring out what to do with it? Well, in addition to the big huge minus of the kids not fully embracing tofu ("It's like a wet flavorless marshmallow," Phoebe once said), I'm just not confident cooking and experimenting with it, and I don't feel like I have an archive of inspiring recipes. Once, I confessed all this insecurity to a blogger whose posts led me to believe she had an advanced degree in Tofu, and begged her to be my Tofu Tutor. I think I scared her off, because I never heard from her again.