For a whole month during our vacation, I ate a lot of meat. More meat than I am used to. I ate a lot of seafood in Mexico but when we were in the Philippines, I ate meat almost every day. You gotta try the local delicacies right?
I also ate a lot of sugar, way more sugar than normal too.
Naturally, I was craving veggies when we returned. A ton of veggies. I am going thru a huge (Costco) bag of spinach every week. I want to eat veggies with my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I can’t get enough. I am just eating what my body craves at the moment. So I give in.
I also did not have any appetite for meat dishes. Red meat specifically. I don’t know if I was just turned off by it after eating it for a month, but whatever it is, I did not want to be near it.
I’m slowly making chicken dishes again, but the appetite for red meat has not come back.
I have made a few meatless meals recently and one of them is this tofu recipe I found from Andrea’s blog, Can You Stay For Dinner? . I always drool over her recipes.
I love tofu dishes, especially when prepared to my liking. The husband, not so much of a tofu lover. But he loved this dish.
The key to this dish is the way you marinate the tofu. It takes time but it’s worth it.
Crispy Garlic and Ginger Tofu
Prepare your marinade and sauce:
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
Remaining ingredients:
- oil for cooking (I prefer…
