Banana muffins

07Feb09

1.5cup all purpose flour (or 3/4cup all purpose and 3/4cup whole wheat pastry flours)
1t. baking soda
1t. baking powder
1/2t. salt
1/2t. nutmeg
1/2.t. ginger
3/4t. cinnamon
3 mashed bananas
1/2c. white sugar
1 egg
1/3cup melted butter (or 1/3cup canola oil)
1tsp vanilla
Optional crumb topping:
1/3cup brown sugar
2T flour
1/8t cinnamon
1T butter
Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease a 12 cup muffin tin.
In a large bowl, [...]

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Sweet and sour tofu

02Feb09

This recipe is adapted from Mollie Katzen, author of the Moosewood cookbook. Ms. Katzen likes to cook her tofu in the sweet and sour sauce, but I prefer mine to be panfried.
1 can of chunk pineapple in juice
1.5cup OJ
2T tamari
1T honey, or to taste
2T cider vinegar
2T sesame oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic
2T grated [...]

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panfried tofu

02Feb09

One block of extra-firm tofu
Mix the following to create a marinade:
1/4cup tamari
1/4cup sesame oil
1/8cup brown rice vinegar
1/8cup lemon juice
2T maple syrup
1/2inch minced ginger
2 cloves choped garlic
Cut the tofu into 1in. cubes.
Boil for 20 minutes and drain. Boiling gives the tofu a firmer texture and can be done in advance.
Marinate for at least 2 hours, being [...]

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Russian-style Borscht

02Feb09

1 small onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 potato, chopped in small cubes
3-5 beets, thinly sliced and chopped into strips
2 carrots, chopped
1 small cabbage, diced in 1/2in. strips
6cups vegetable broth
1 can tomato puree or tomato sauce
2-3 bay leaves
1/4 – 1/2 cup red table wine OR red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Saute [...]

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