Forums: September 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes?
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revolutionoftheheart Joined: 01/07/10 Location: NYC Posts: 164	Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 5:22 PM I just looked at the Recipe of the Day -- Eggplant Parmesan. I went ooo. But the silken tofu that's called for in the bechamel sauce ... my experience with silken tofu, like in desserts has been yucky tasting. What do you guys think? Would you try this recipe? Have you used silken tofu before and gotten no complaints? "In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought." Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, Nobel Prize 1978
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 5:27 PM I have used all types of tofu for many cooking recipes. I love it! I didn't like it "straight" (on the rocks) when I first went veg, but do now. I think with spices in such as in the recipe referred too, it will be just fine. Post the link for the recipe if you have a chance! Best wishes and report back to let us that don't have time to cook know what we are missing! Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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revolutionoftheheart Joined: 01/07/10 Location: NYC Posts: 164	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 5:42 PM Oceandog wrote: I have used all types of tofu for many cooking recipes. I love it! I didn't like it "straight" (on the rocks) when I first went veg, but do now. I think with spices in such as in the recipe referred too, it will be just fine. Post the link for the recipe if you have a chance! Best wishes and report back to let us that don't have time to cook know what we are missing! Thanks much for the yay vote on S.T. My beau loves eggplant parmesan and I have to keep wowing him to keep him vegan. Actually out of the hundreds of PCRM recipes I've received each week that I say 'oh I have to make that' I never actually do. I hate to shop, and actually, I don't really like to cook. Except once I did make a red beans and brown rice dish. I intend to really commit and do the next kickstart (kick-in-the butt I call it) in January. But this board with all you nice people on it has been a good warm-up. Here's the eggplant recipe: http://support.pcrm.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=47382.0&dlv_id=51143 Also, if you want, here's the link to sign up to a recipe each week: http://support.pcrm.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pcrm_weekly_recipe_subscribe&autologin=true&AddInterest=1401 "In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought." Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, Nobel Prize 1978
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM I freakin' LOVE silken tofu. But I would not use it in Eggplant Parmesan, probably, but that's just because I wouldn't put a Béchamel sauce in my Eggplant Parm. I use silken tofu mostly in sweet recipes. It is a great replacer for yogurt, ice cream, milk, frozen yogurt, cottage cheese – pretty much anything dairy. It's also good in salad dressings, like this one, which is unbelievably amazing: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/05/grilled-asparagus-and-spinach-salad.html Then there's this little bowl of heaven: (scroll down) http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/03/kozyshack-oatmeal-pudding/ Molly Horn
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revolutionoftheheart Joined: 01/07/10 Location: NYC Posts: 164	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 6:33 PM mollyhorn wrote: I freakin' LOVE silken tofu. Hmmm, I'm not there yet. But wait, I have used it in a vegan lemon pound cake from Veganomicon. That was a good one, but I'm bored with it. I'm conflicted about the sugar and flour and know it's not good. Oh but it does call. If it weren't for my beau, I would never bake. My mother wasn't a baker, and neither was I till recently. But I would not use it in Eggplant Parmesan, probably, but that's just because I wouldn't put a Béchamel sauce in my Eggplant Parm. I think you're right. THat's what my instincts were saying. Thanks for confirming. I use silken tofu mostly in sweet recipes. It is a great replacer for yogurt, ice cream, milk, frozen yogurt, cottage cheese – pretty much anything dairy. It's also good in salad dressings, like this one, which is unbelievably amazing: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/05/grilled-asparagus-and-spinach-salad.html Then there's this little bowl of heaven: (scroll down) http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/03/kozyshack-oatmeal-pudding/ Printed out both. I'm drowning in recipes. You bad Mollyhorn "In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought." Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, Nobel Prize 1978
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Friday, October 8, 2010 at 12:18 AM *lolololol* You are so right. You ought to see my bookmarks list for recipes. Molly Horn
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revolutionoftheheart Joined: 01/07/10 Location: NYC Posts: 164	RE: Silken Tofu -- how is it in recipes? Posted Friday, October 8, 2010 at 2:36 AM Mollyhorn, that is a deadly website you have unleashed on us, well me. I looked at some of her other recipes. I wasn't ready to make the oatmeal or rice pudding dish, but I did make that super simple Banana Butter (thinned with a little almond milk and vegan cocoa to make it like a creamy drink). It was total hedonism (used 4 tbsps of PB )... that was dinner for me. Can't wait to try it with a frozen banana as an "ice cream". Thank you so much (I think). "In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought." Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, Nobel Prize 1978
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