Why did I call this blog Wild Kitchen? Tonight while I was making supper/doing laundry (my washer and dryer are in a little closet in the kitchen) my daughters ran past me. Willow (the younger one) was clothed and holding one end of a jumprope. She was towing Sophie, who was only wearing her underpants. Tied to the side of her underpants was the other end of the jumprope. They tore past me, laughing and screaming about naked heinies.
Wild enough?
John is working until at least 10 pm. The boys went to a friend's house tonight; hopefully they will come home at 8pm fed. The girls wanted toast and flat eggs. If you order a flat egg around here, you'll get a fried egg white. My kids won't eat egg yolks, unless it's scrambled eggs. They call the yolk in hard boiled eggs "egg cheese" "egg pits" "egg seeds" or "the gross part." I eat a TON of egg yolks. Tonight was no exception and I ate four scrambled egg yolks before I even made my own supper. Healthy, no?
I wasn't too hungry (duh) an hour later when I finally had a moment to make something to eat. I had cold broccoli rabe (leftovers from Sunday night) and baked some tofu.
Ingredients:
- extra-firm tofu ( I always use the organic kind -- it's still cheap enough)
- honey
- sesame oil
- tamari
- fresh ground pepper
I start by slicing the tofu lengthways into two or three sections. Then, I blot those dry with clean flour sack kitchen towels. I chop them (the tofu pieces, not the towels) into cubes, put them in a bowl and add a mixture made from one part honey, one part sesame oil, and two parts tamari. I don't measure, but I think that's roughly how I do it. (If you've never used tamari before, it's very much like soy so you won't need to add salt. Pepper is always a safe date, though.) I let the tofu sit in the marinade in the fridge if I have time. Or, you could just let it sit while the oven preheats to 400 degrees. The tofu goes on a baking sheet, then into the oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
I prefer this with a little heat, but I thought Willow might eat some. She had plain raw tofu instead. You could add fresh grated ginger, red pepper flakes, your favorite hot sauce, or whatever heat you like. Here's my supper, which I was happy to eat all alone. Bliss.
Once again, I ended up with a pretty plate, but it really needed more color. I was hoping to find some cherry tomatoes or red bell peppers in the fridge, but no luck. I did finally find the perfect red compliment though.
