Thursday 19 March 2009

Wok cooking. Soft Tofu. Prairie Oysters.



Article & Recipe: Wok-king is cooking for people on the run

Some wok tips, with a recipe at the end: Ginger Chicken With Snow Peas, Red Pepper and Water Chestnuts.



Article: Delicacy of the Wild West Lives on for Those So Bold


Of all the country’s gastronomic competitions, from “Top Chef” to pies at the county fair, perhaps none compare to the challenge facing the harried chefs assembled here in a parking lot for the 18th annual International Comstock Mountain Oyster Fry. Classically dipped in cornmeal and then fried, or artfully concealed in scrambled eggs, bordelaise sauce or sushi, these oysters were not of the Chesapeake or bluepoint variety but, rather, a cornerstone of Western ranching culture involving testicles from gelded lambs and calves.



Recipes: Good Question: How Can I Use Soft Tofu?

Katherine loves soft tofu, but she needs more ways to cook with it. Can you help her?


• Ma Po Tofu

• Cooking Korean: Soondubu jjigae

Many people also use silken or soft tofu in baking and in smoothies as a substitute for dairy. This chocolate pudding recipe can be adapted for soft tofu:
• DIY Chocolate Pudding
• Also try this: Raspberry Chocolate Pie at Tofu for Two

• Aromatic Silken Tofu, with ginger and rice wine.
• Tofu with mushrooms and ginger

... We're counting on the readers to offer many more suggestions! What are your favorite recipes with soft tofu?



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