Recipe: Miso Ginger Baked Tofu

vegan snackI love baked tofu.  It’s easy, versatile, and even meat lover palates are pleased.  The key to flavoring tofu is the marinade – tofu sucks up flavor like a sponge.  And baking the pieces creates a thick crust jam packed full of flavor.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tablespoons grated ginger
1 cloved grated garlic
1 tablespoon miso paste
3 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon chili paste
1 16 ounce block extra firm organic tofu

Directions:
Put the tofu block on a plate and surround it with 3-4 paper towels.  Add a heavy pan on top of the tofu and let sit for at least 30 minutes to drain the tofu of execss liquid.  Preheat the oven to 400°.  Cut the tofu into 1 inch cubes.  Add the ginger, chili paste, miso, garlic, tamari, and olive oil and whisk together until thoroughly combined.  Add the tofu cubes and mix such that the tofu is well coated by the marinade and let the tofu marinate for at least 30 minutes (my sweet spot is 90 minutes).  Bake for 25-30 minutes turning the cubes over halfway through (a golden crust will have formed on the tofu).

Serves 4 appetizer portions

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The Look: Natural Television Makeup

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It’s been a pretty hectic week with the whole Angelina revelation.  Lots of inquiries about BRCA, my surgery, and my journey.  I did a whole bunch of interviews (some radio, some tv), but I was completely shocked to receive a call from a Japanese TV show (they called it the Japanese version of “Good Morning America” but really, how would I know).  Never say never.

I considered becoming a makeup artist Continue reading

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Recipe: Navy Bean, Kale, & Dried Apple Salad With A Chili Garlic Vinaigrette

kale navy bean saladKale (or as Steve calls it, “nature’s broom”) seems to be everywhere these days.  Most often I end up juicing it, but once in a while, I love a nice clean kale salad.  It stands up to bold flavors like chili and garlic, and it also is delicious the next day. The leaves are Continue reading

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Sunday Night Roundup

Sunday Night Roundup 5.19.2013

1.  H&M put a plus size model in it’s swimsuit ad campaign and said nothing.

2.  It’s stories like this that restore my faith in humanity.

3.  Check me out on BBC Radio discussing Angelina Jolie

4.  I literally cannot even handle it right now

5.  To be fair, my Bea Arthur has way more nipples than this one [NSFW]

6.  Gwyneth once again proves that she’s just like us and then that she’s not.

7.  I finally got on the mason jar bandwagon – and it’s everything I hoped it would be.

8.  Southwestern hummus recipe from Culicurious

9.  Rebecca Taylor dress at Rent Runway

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Friday Photo: As A Kid, Even Without The Internet I Still Found Ways To Waste Time

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As you can probably tell from the above photo (c. 1994, age 11), I was very good at math growing up.  My dad is a professor of statistics and my mother has her masters in computer science so I suppose that it was more likely than not that I would be quantitatively inclined.  

But what many people don’t know, Continue reading

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Homemake Your Household: DIY Lavender Linen Spray

Homemade Febreeze Welcome to homemake your household!  Green and natural household cleaners can get mightily expensive – but it’s super easy to make your own natural cleansers and household products at home with basic and readily available ingredients.  I see their Windex and I raise them some lemon juice.

As a pet owner, I love me some Febreze, but with it’s what 80+ chemicals and rating of high hazard by the EWG, I looked for more natural alternatives.  There are various natural alternatives Continue reading

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