I’ve been thinking about starting a food blog for a while, not that I necessarily have the free time for such an undertaking, but nonetheless, here we are. I’ve decided to do this primarily because I am incredibly obsessed with food. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, I love it all. My favorite things consist of bacon, cheese (even though I’m slightly lactose intolerant), avocado, chocolate, and vegetables of all kind (excluding brussel sprouts). I love to create healthy dishes, but have a soft spot for dessert (and bacon), so this is probably what you will see most of. I usually cook just for myself—especially when it comes to dinners—so much of what I will post on here will be individual serving sized.
Here are some other things that can be expected from this blog:
1) inconsistent posts
2) inaccurate measurements
3) random life insights
4) my current obsessions in music, fashion, etc.
I also like to eat out, and will probably also post photos of tasty things from neat places around NYC.
I get a lot of inspiration from the following bloggers, and will probably share some of their recipes as well:
I also enjoy:
I have found that I sometimes make delicious things out of the blue and then devour them before I have the chance to even recall what I did, let alone recreate it in the future.
This happened the other night, when I returned home after a super long day, and proceeded to make dinner. I had some tofu I wanted to use (been into working with tofu lately.. chicken gets boring). I was starving and didn’t want to wait for rice to cook, but this would have been even better (and more filling) over jasmine rice. Or rice noodles. Yay carbs.
Even if you don't think you like tofu, I encourage you to try it out!
Here’s the recipe:
Tofu & Peppers in Crunchy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:
2/3 of a square of tofu, cut into ½-inch pieces
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
2 tablespoons of chopped onion
½ bell pepper, cut into bit sized slices
1 tablespoon of canola oil (peanut or sesame would have been better)
small handful of peanuts, coarsely chopped
¼ cup Peanut Satay Noodle and Simmer Sauce
red pepper flake to taste
Spray large pan with cooking spray.
While it’s heating, cut tofu into approx ½-inch to 1-inch cubes. Once the pan is hot, place the tofu pieces in it.
Cook until the bottoms are seared and then flip. I have found that this is the key when cooking with tofu; otherwise it’s too mushy. When finished, remove from pan and set aside.
Let the pan cool for a minute, and then spray again with cooking spray.
Add salt, garlic, onion and bell pepper slices. Toss until peppers are soft and onions clear. Add some oil- peanut or sesame would be ideal, but I used canola. While cooking, coarsely chop peanuts and then toss with the pepper/onion mixture.
Add peanut sauce.
Put tofu in a bowl, and then pour pepper onion and peanut sauce mixture over tofu. Sprinkle with red pepper flake to taste.
(I didn't decide to write up the recipe until after I ate most of it, but that's what was left by the time I got my camera out...)
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