I blame the hippies. If it weren't for concoctions like Tofu Chili Surprise and other abominations maybe so many Americans wouldn't turn up their noses at tofu. I've always believed that the only legitimate context for the stuff is in Asian cooking.
In Andrea Nguyen's terrific new cookbook, Asian Tofu, that's right where she puts it. Full disclosure:
Definitely the BP in my case but I'm a confirmed Luddite, anyway. I can be accused of malfeasance right at home by my wife. I don't need to go to the supermarket to hear it from a snooty machine.
Of course there will be no feast to find unless you put one in. The feast my Food for Thought pard Nancy Leson likes to store is her Sri Lankan Beef Curry. The picture above shows the results, and it looks pretty good to me. Why don't we all give it a try? Here's the recipe.
Even for some of our favorite activities the first time is not necessarily the best time. Restaurants are no exception. Especially when you stop to think about how much there is to go wrong.
It's a bacon renaissance. The stuff's in everything from milkshakes to chocolate to bourbon whiskey. Just Google "new uses for bacon" and you'll see. There are innumerable sites devoted to all things bacon. Including one called Mr. Bacon Pants, a concept with some intriguing possibilities.
And now in the interest of full disclosure, I confess:
Nancy's pretty let down about this. Not so much that she can't bring her own but that she won't get to watch the dogs others bring. In Seattle dogs are allowed at some farmers markets and banned at others.
Well, Nancy has fun. Sometimes I get a little freaked when hemmed in by a farmers' market crowd. You know – potato panic. Arugula anxiety.
But my Food for Thought pard Nancy Leson loves s nothing better than immersing herself in the mob of happy food grazers at farmer's markets in the Seattle area.
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