Tofu

Tofu has been a mainstay in the Orient for hundreds of years and a mainstay in our house for several of those. Because we prefer to eat very little meat, we eat a lot of vegetarian dishes like cheese crepes, enchiladas and manicotti, spaghetti marinara and soyburgers—and tofu. Tofu is a soybean curd available in most fresh produce departments. It’s high in protein and low in cholesterol. It should be stored in water and the water changed daily. We use it in broth with vegetables for soup. We use it in stir fry and lasagna. And the kids like it best sliced and breaded in corn meal, lightly fried and doused in soy sauce.