Archive for ‘Off Site Finds’

A Type of Soy: A Primer on Tofu Consistency

I want to preface this post by first saying I know there's no way to fully cover this topic in any single blog post. I simply mean this as an introduction and nothing more. I think it would be fair to guess most people know you can find tofu in both firm and soft varieties, but what's the meaning behind these differences? What's the difference between these products and why ...

Nine out of 10 Duncans Show a Preference For Burritos

A couple of weeks ago I printed this recipe for black bean and sweet potato burritos and added it to my stack of must-try recipes. Last night came the opportunity to try out the recipe (in other words I remembered to soak some black beans the night before, at last). The result? Good. I added a little extra cumin ...

Bean Curd Recipe Roundup: Tofu Recipes

As much as I wish (don't we all!) I had enough time to work in the kitchen and produce a new recipe each day to share, the whole work and earn money thing sort of gets in the way. But there are so many great recipes I come across on a daily basis, some of which I've tried and others which are on my to-do (to-eat) list. Lately, since ...

A chocolate birthday cake to die for.

My step-son's 17th birthday recently passed and, while I generally try my hardest to make the most girly cake possible for him, things got a little more classy this year. I'm not quite sure what's wrong with me because I'm not in any way concerned with sparing his manly pride. Anyway, after much searching for a good chocolate cake recipe, I settled on a recipe from the ...