One of the many joys that came with marriage was dental insurance. don’t get me wrong, the hubby was the best part, but without his moderately priced dental plan, i would have never learned that 10 (yes, 10!) years is too far to go between dental exams. well lucky for me today was the first of 4 (yes, 4!) visits to get cavities drilled. i walked out of park dental shaken, swollen, and looking like an elvis impersonator each time i tried to smile. but, on the upswing its an excuse to get jamba. i love you jamba. and i love that the next 3 appointments will be followed up with a visit to you. thankfully by the time i hit up jamba i could finally close my lips around a straw. my earlier attempts with water led to mopping the floor:)
jamba
i also had an equally squishy (doctors orders!) yet tasty dinner: Tofu Mutter
sprinkles vs mutter
the lovely feline eyeing it up is the neighborhood peeping tom-cat who i’ve lovingly named sprinkles. she likes tofu too!
i modified the recipe from vegweb, found here http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=8603.0
i modified it as folows:
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/2 in. section grated ginger
4 cloves garlic
1-2 tablespoon canola oil (or more if deep frying)
3 tomatoes, diced
1 green chili (or 2 jalapenos), chopped
4 green onions, chopped
a few pinches salt
1 cup vegetable stock
1 1/2 cumin seeds
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tsp garam masala
1 package extra-firm tofu, squared and deep fried or raw
10 oz package frozen peas (or fresh if you are lucky!)
in a deep pot or dutch oven, saute the onions and cumin seeds in oil for 10 minutes or until the onions have browned. add the garlic, ginger, hot peppers and garam masala. cook for 5 more minutes. add the tomatoes and green onions and cook until the tomatoes have released their liquid. add the stock salt and pepper and simmer until the liquid has reduced by one third. add the frozen bag of peas, tofu and the green onions and simmer until heated through and serve over brown rice.
i was actually quite pleased with the results since indian food seems to be the hardest cuisine i’ve tackled. but, as always, i felt it was missing something. but anyways, i’m off with the hubby to see inglourious basterds! best day ever! almost:)
mutter! yum!
