I woke up this morning totally refreshed and feeling good. Maybe it’s because we’ve had two days straight of abundant sunshine. Maybe it’s because we had a great cooking class yesterday that filled with me with encouragement and positivity. Maybe it’s just the cycle of life–some days are good, some
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Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
What better way to start out Monday than with peanut butter? I can think of a way… salt + peanut butter + chocolate. Oh, yeah baby! If you remember I was going to make this for my birthday/blogiversary, but with two pints of blueberries in my fridge, I went with
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Fresh Blueberry Chocolate Mousse Tart…and a GIVEaway!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
So, in addition to eating vegan summer nicoise on my birthday, I also ate this lovely fresh blueberry tart! C’mon, you didn’t think I’d go without making a birthday dessert, did you? Last year, I paid homage to my favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, and this year I
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Lavender Ice Cream… and a GIVEAWAY!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
It’s Monday, but it doesn’t need to feel like with this chocolate, chocolate chip lavender ice cream! June was “frozen treats month” on Como Water, but I didn’t actually post a frozen treat until the last week of the month, sooooooo, I decided to extend the frozen treats posts throughout
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Tofu Ceviche
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I’m dedicating today’s post to one of my best friends in the whole wide world–Tini! She LOVES ceviche and although she abhors tofu, I’m convinced that in time I may be able to convert her. This recipe may just be the ticket to tofu conversion… The pressed tofu gives great
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Buffalo Tofu
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I had every intention of posting this buffalo tofu recipe last week. But even the best intentions can be thwarted by the unexpected. In this case, the unexpected was the hospitalization of someone I love very, very much. I stayed with her in the hospital and my mind contemplated–life, love,
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Thai Chili Karaage Tofu and Veggies
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
After college, I took two years off before going to graduate school and during that time, I lived a dual life. During the day, I was a HIV researcher at a Boston hospital. At night I waitressed at a sushi restaurant where my love for Japanese food grew and grew and
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Soy Glazed Veggies in Puff Pastry
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
So, I’ve made it to the 4th season of the Cosby Show on Netflix, made some major headway in my overly dramatic dispute with Fed Ex (at least 1/3 of my kitchen items arrived broken ), found a new gym, took my first yoga class in DC, and went to
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Tofu Scramble with Sausage
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Before getting into this post, I want to say thank you to all of my foodie friends for voting my strawberry chamomile granita Top 9! That’s two in one month… June’s been good to me, June’s been real good. LOL. Now onto this dish… This post is the last in
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Tangelo Tofu
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I don’t if it’s the upcoming spring equinox or if it’s daylight savings time or something funky happening planetarily, but I’m off. And I’m not the only one. Half of the people I’ve talked to in the past few days are feeling off, and have no clear attributions for why
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Hazelnut-Crusted Sweet Chili Tofu
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Folks either love or hate tofu, and I’m convinced that anyone who hates tofu just hasn’t had it prepared in the right way. And by right way, I mean, treating tofu like a blank canvas. Keeping the painting analogy afloat (for all you artsy types out there)–this dish uses sweet
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Lime-Pepper Tofu
Posted by Tiffany GriffinInstead of the traditional lemon-pepper combo to flavor your protein…try limes! Lime-Pepper Tofu juice from 2 limes 1 tablespoon black pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon Tamari 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes 1 package of extra firm tofu vegetable or canola oil for frying *Drain and press
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Guava Jalapeno-Glazed Tofu
Posted by Tiffany GriffinGuava Jalapeno-Glazed Tofu Ingredients: 1 block extra firm tofu 1/2 cup guava paste 1 tablespoon apricot preserves 1 jalapeno, cut in half 4 tablespoons tamari 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons orange juice vegetable oil spice mix Method: *Slice tofu into 1/4 inch slices; layer between paper towel to absorb
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