Of shopaholics & Harvest Tofu
Volume III, #2 –
© Copyright Deborah Michelle Sanders 2005
It is good to give thanks to the L-rd,
For His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the G-d of gods;
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the L-rd of lords;
His love endures forever.
Alone he works great marvels;
His love endures forever.
From Psalm 136
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
If you are a shopaholic, & want to go to a mall, here’s a better way than just driving there by your lonesome. Invite your entire neighborhood or church congregants to charter a bus. Phone the outlet manager in advance, & tell the manager that your group will be there on such-&-such a day. The manager is likely to provide your group members with special vouchers for discounts.
Avoid having to replace your kids’ crayons so often! When they are new, wrap their centers (the middle of their height) with masking tape – they won’t break soon that way. This also works with the chalk that seamstresses use to mark fabrics with, & that kids use for play.
When you eat a citrus fruit (like a tangerine) or use one (like a lemon), put the peels in a freezer bag. When you need zest (the colored part of the peel), it is easy to grate the frozen peel. It is even easier if you can find a special tool called a zester at a garage sale or thrift store. It is an implement that has about 5 small holes & 1 triangular, larger hole, all sharp, the better to get a thin layer of the peel off.
Children being toilet-trained need a rubber or plastic bedsheet liner. These are expensive – why not use a shower curtain liner instead?
Another kind of product that you certainly don’t need to buy is the stand-up-by-itself form of kitchen storage bags. Here’s a cheap alternative: Open any sort of plastic bag & ease its edges over a bowl that is somewhat smaller. After filling, bring the edges of the bag back together & seal. There you are!
For cheap lodgings when you travel, check with the tourist bureau in the region where you will be traveling. Lighthouses & religious retreats are off-the-beaten-path & low-priced alternatives to motels.
RECIPE:
Harvest Tofu:
2 T canola oil
2 T water
Place in Dutch oven.
1-1/2 lb mixed fresh vegetables , cut into 1” squares approximately (I used broccoli & summer squash)
2 tsp salt
¼ tsp ready-ground black pepper or freshly-ground black pepper to taste
3 T lemon juice
Saute for 5 minutes over high heat. Cover & reduce heat to low. Cook for 5 more minutes.
1 bunch scallions, green & white parts, sliced thinly
1 bunch parsley, leaves only, cut finely
1 – 14 oz tub extra firm tofu, defrosted (after freezing – this gives the tofu a meaty texture), sliced horizontally & then into 12 pieces vertically
Stir thoroughly. Cook for a final 5 minutes (on low). Serves 5.
© Copyright Deborah Michelle Sanders 2005
It is good to give thanks to the L-rd,
For His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the G-d of gods;
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the L-rd of lords;
His love endures forever.
Alone he works great marvels;
His love endures forever.
From Psalm 136
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
If you are a shopaholic, & want to go to a mall, here’s a better way than just driving there by your lonesome. Invite your entire neighborhood or church congregants to charter a bus. Phone the outlet manager in advance, & tell the manager that your group will be there on such-&-such a day. The manager is likely to provide your group members with special vouchers for discounts.
Avoid having to replace your kids’ crayons so often! When they are new, wrap their centers (the middle of their height) with masking tape – they won’t break soon that way. This also works with the chalk that seamstresses use to mark fabrics with, & that kids use for play.
When you eat a citrus fruit (like a tangerine) or use one (like a lemon), put the peels in a freezer bag. When you need zest (the colored part of the peel), it is easy to grate the frozen peel. It is even easier if you can find a special tool called a zester at a garage sale or thrift store. It is an implement that has about 5 small holes & 1 triangular, larger hole, all sharp, the better to get a thin layer of the peel off.
Children being toilet-trained need a rubber or plastic bedsheet liner. These are expensive – why not use a shower curtain liner instead?
Another kind of product that you certainly don’t need to buy is the stand-up-by-itself form of kitchen storage bags. Here’s a cheap alternative: Open any sort of plastic bag & ease its edges over a bowl that is somewhat smaller. After filling, bring the edges of the bag back together & seal. There you are!
For cheap lodgings when you travel, check with the tourist bureau in the region where you will be traveling. Lighthouses & religious retreats are off-the-beaten-path & low-priced alternatives to motels.
RECIPE:
Harvest Tofu:
2 T canola oil
2 T water
Place in Dutch oven.
1-1/2 lb mixed fresh vegetables , cut into 1” squares approximately (I used broccoli & summer squash)
2 tsp salt
¼ tsp ready-ground black pepper or freshly-ground black pepper to taste
3 T lemon juice
Saute for 5 minutes over high heat. Cover & reduce heat to low. Cook for 5 more minutes.
1 bunch scallions, green & white parts, sliced thinly
1 bunch parsley, leaves only, cut finely
1 – 14 oz tub extra firm tofu, defrosted (after freezing – this gives the tofu a meaty texture), sliced horizontally & then into 12 pieces vertically
Stir thoroughly. Cook for a final 5 minutes (on low). Serves 5.
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