Monday, August 20, 2007

what to do with tofu


this is the first draft of a little poster I'm making to tack up around town ( and get a few text announcements in the local newspapers ) to advertise the cooking demo I'll be doing in late September. Working with Photoshop Elements is getting easier, but I never spend the hours and hours on it that I'm sure is required to really become good at it, so the poster looks pretty amateurish...but still...I'm making progress ! I really think people are a little afraid of handling tofu...not sure what to do with it, what's up with the different kinds ( soft, firm, extra firm...) My goal is to introduce folks to the idea that it's just beans...no scary ingredients... but it is also pretty magical, both in terms of its nutritional profile, and its versatility. I'll use the 'vegan' word liberally, to take some of the edge off of it. I did a tofu demo with a neighbor last week, and we had a great time, ate some good stuff, and I discovered the secret to deep frying the frozen/thawed tofu : tear it into chunks, roll it in seasoned flour, and deep fry it in hot, hot oil. I swear, it was just like fried chicken skin !!! hmmmm...not sure now, if that's a good thing...

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