The I Hate Tofu Cookbook: 35 Recipes to Change Your Mind

by Tucker Shaw

Overview

People hate tofu. And it's hard to argue with tofu hatred, at least at first glance. It's ugly, it's spongy, and it doesn't really look like food—you might ask, "What's the point?"

The point is that it's a clean, healthful, powerful, plant-based protein that provides all kinds of nutrients without a lot of calories or carbohydrates and pretty much no cholesterol. In other words, it's kind of a perfect food. And The I Hate Tofu Cookbook proves this. With thirty-five delicious and satisfying recipes—from Sweet-and-Spicy Tofu Nuggets and Tofu Caesar Salad to Tofu Sloppy Joes, Grilled Tofu Kebabs, and Chocolate Pudding Pops—you will come to love it. We promise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617691485
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	03/17/2015
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Tucker Shaw, who has been featured on The Today Show, is the author Everything I Ate andmany popular books for teens, including Confessions of a Backup Dancer. He lives in Denver, where he is a food editor for the Denver Post.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Yeah, I know. Tofu's gross I won't fight you on that. But let me make a few small points 4

What is TOFU, Anyway?: It sounds weirder than it is 7

Shopping and Storage: For first-timers, shopping is the hardest step, Get over it 8

Prepping TOFU: Click here for one crazy trick for mind-blowing tofu 11

A Few TOFU Tricks: Here are three bonus-round techniques for getting even more out of tofu 13

Boring But Important: It's alt about nutrition. Short version: Tofu's pretty good for you 14

Chapter 1 Morning, Sunshine!: Quick breakfasts to get you going 16

Tofu Scramble

Tropical Smoothie

Maple-Berry Smoothie

Mochaccino Peanut Smoothie

Chapter 2 Munchies: Snacks to tide you over-or soak up the booze 22

Tofumole

Breaded Tofu Sticks

French Onion Tofu Dip

Sweet-and-Spicy Tofu Nuggets

Red Pepper Tofu Hummus

Chapter 3 Nooners: Soups and salads for midday meals 34

Veggie Soup

Spicy Spinach, Lemon, and Tofu Soup

Tofu Chili

Tofu Salad (Kinda Like Egg Salad)

Curried Tofu Salad

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Tofu Green Goddess Dressing

Iceberg Wedge with Tofu Ranch Dressing

Tofu Caesar Salad

Chapter 4 Marquee Acts: Main dishes, starring tofu 52

Tofu Sloppy Joes

Tofu Noodle Toss

Smothered Tofuchiladas

Mac and Cheese

Tofu Parm

Tofu Balls

Garlic and Broccoli Tofu Stir-Fry

Red Wine and Mustard Tofu Bake

Chapter 5 Fire It Up!: Recipes for outdoor grilling 70

Grilled Tofu Kebabs

Asian Grilled Tofu Salad

Grilled Tofujitas

Grilled Tofu with Chimichurri

Chapter 6 Sweet Treats: Dessert time. (Don't panic.) 80

Banana-Maple Tofu Pie

Salted Caramel Tofu "Cheesecake"

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Tofu Pie

Choco-Coco Banana Shake

Chocolate Pudding Pops

Strawberry-Gingersnap To-Fool

Acknowledgments 94

Index 95