Have any of you got spouses that let out a big theatric moan when you tell them it's tofu for tea? I suppose some of you are the ones complaining at the mere mention of it existing.

But I need more protein - I'm at that age when I should be having a LOT of it for muscles and tendons. And if I don't like eating a lot of meat - if at all - it's tofu that comes to the rescue sometimes.

This time I tray baked it for the first time. I've seen this recipe online for tacos and as a replacment kinda 'mince' and thought I'd give it a go. First of all you grate it, mix it with a splosh of olive oil and tamari, garlic powder, cummin, a pinch of cinnamon, some smoked paprika (unfortunately I didn't have any) and bake it in the oven til kinda dry and crispy.

To be honest, I loved it like this, but I thought I'd kinda follow the idea of adding a taco style sauce to 'rehydrate' the dry and crispy-ish tofu.

The sauce was a can of tomatoes blended with garlic and onion, more cummin, a bit of ajvar, some homemade habanero hot sauce, a bit of honey, and the juice of a couple of limes. The recipe called for maple syrup and chipotle which would have been nice but if you don't have the ingredients, you make do!

I then made a high protein rice which was actually a packet brown rice with brown lentils from Aldi. I'd sauteed some spring onions (I'd run out of onion) and added a few spoonfuls of toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds.

And because nothing is better for me right now than all the protein I can get, I also added roasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds and a big dollop of yoghurt. The salad was thin shaved zucchini (in the absence of cucumber, and because it came from my garden) with mint and a vinegar dressing so the zucchini wilts. Avocado would have been perfect too.

The tofu was absolutely delicious and even my husband LOVED it and said he would eat it again, even if it WAS tofu.

It would also be fantastic with black beans as a taco filling or even as the 'meat' on top of nachos. I feel like I've discovered a whole new world.

What's your favorite tofu recipe?

With Love,

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