True story: I went out last night and my face almost froze off.
The ridiculous cold didn’t seem to scare off many bar enthusiasts, though. Lower East Side was packed with people trying to drink away the frost. You know I rocked a Guinness.
In other news, I’m addicted to the Asian supermarket near my house. I’m considering learning Chinese and Japanese and Korean, just so I can read all those crazy labels.
I did end up getting two easily identifiable products:
Nature’s Soy Five Spice Flavored Tofu:
And Tofu Shirataki Noodles. I’ve actually been looking for these for a while and am really glad I found them:
I also tried out another TJ’s find:
Steamed broccoli completed the meal:
The tofu was flavorful and the noodles really chewy. The sauce was nothing to write home about. I’d hoped that it would have a stronger peanut flavor but it was kind of eh.
I’d definitely buy the noodles again. The spiced tofu is also a nice change. It’s super firm, which makes it really easy to handle.
Overall, I enjoyed my meal. And my dad enjoyed making fun of me.
He makes fun of my food choices all the time.
Take my breakfast from the other day. I was sipping on a Green Monster & Smoothie Remix: frozen berries, kale, a mini GREEN Superfood packet, banana, flax & water.
My dad goes, “Are you drinking dirt?”
Yes, dad. Pure, nutritious dirt.
So while I had my tofu-centered dinner, what did he eat?
A little dish called kartoplyaniki. This has Eastern Europe written all over it: potatoes, flour and meat. Some families omit the meat. But that would be a major violation in my family’s kitchen. Oh, also these came after a bowl of borsch, salad and a few shots.
In his defense, I have to admit that kartoplyaniki taste fantastic topped with some sour cream. I found a recipe in Russian on this blog. I’ll gladly translate if anyone’s interested!
I saw him looking at me from the corner of his eye when I got a small bowl of crack Quaker’s Oatmeal Squares:
-Is that oatmeal in cere-
-Dad…Don’t start with me.
-Okay, buddy. I’ll just eat my food here.
He better. Or I just might sneak in some tofu into his next meal.
And that’s a threat.
Mmm love me some Green Superfood. I once added it to a blueberry smoothie…and it turned it BLACK. Nothing like drinking tar for breakfast:)
Your dad sounds like my dad
Hi! Just found your blog! Hello. I have3 found that most people who think tofu is some really weird health food don’t mind it when they actually try it! And I’ve been looking for shirataki noodles for a while too. I just might have to migrate doen to the LES…
Have an awesome Sunday night!
hahah!!! that sounds EXACTLY like my dad, I used to get annoyed but now I just humor him, he thinks hes funny who am I to tell him otherwise.. lol
haha oh dads, they just don’t understand our gourmet palates
Yum, everything looks so good! I like those noodles, and that cereal is like my favorite ever.
I can only buy it on occasion because I will seriously eat the box in like 2 days! Luckily, my brother (who is a cereal fiend) loves it just as much, so it’s gone real fast
I was suprised at how crowded the bars were Friday night. Even with threats of an ice storm, people cannot be kept from going out!
Great that you have such a good natured attitude about your dad’s food comments. I’m way too sensitive about peoples’ comments when it comes to what I’m eating, but I’m getting better about it.
I think that I’m okay with it because it’s all in good fun. He’s a complete joker, so I expect it from him! If it were someone else, I’d definitely feel different!
I love Oriental markets- everything looks so interesting but I rarely buy anything because I have no idea what it all is.
Hehe…your dad sounds like mine. I did make him some pumpkin banana oatmeal one day which he ate, but reminded me that he will try anything once. My family make fun of me a lot for my food choices, but generally end up really liking them- my old fashioned great aunt and uncle are VERY conventional in their simple cooking but when I shared some macrobiotic vegan dumplings, they LOVED them. Same with the “power-fu” tofu ‘chicken’ salad I eat. Hehe
I actually converted my dad into an oatmeal addict (although he just eats those instant packets out of convenience), but he is actually terrified of eating tofu
To be fair, every time I cook something he says “oh well, that smells good.” Next time, I’ll just make him try something without telling him what’s in it!
tofu and noodles and peanut sauce. YAAAAAAAA BABY
i want to try those noodles so bad!! haha
i have never had that cereal.. hm, i shall give it a whirrll
That is my favorite cereal EVER. It truly is crack.
My family doesn’t give me crap about my food choices, they just feel the need to endlessly defend theirs. I really don’t care if today was the first time you’ve had a donut in 2 years!