Tofu scramble and a pineapple fail

Because I raised laying hens and tried marketing pasture-raised local brown eggs at farmers markets in a past life, I feel very ashamed when I purchase eggs from the supermarket. Because I know what it is like to raise hens in a compassionate way and to try to make living doing it, I feel an obligation to purchase from small local producers now that I am a consumer. During the summer, it's easier. There's a farmers market every day of the week in Rhode Island. In the winter, there are markets too. But it's hard to justify a 40-60 minute round-trip drive just to purchase a dozen eggs. As a result, I have bought supermarket eggs a few times this winter.

The fact is, I love eating scrambled eggs from time to time. This weekend, I wanted scrambled eggs and I was out of eggs. I wasn't sure what to do. I hesitated. Then, I decided to try the unthinkable: scrambled tofu.

Guess what? Scramble tofu is better than I thought it would be!

For seasoning, I used 33rd & Galena Chicken and Pork rub made by Penzey's Spices. I was gifted a set of their spices for Christmas and they're good! The chicken and pork rub contains Tellicherry black pepper, paprika, nutmeg, sage, cayenne, crushed red pepper, and oleoresin of basil.

Eggs for the Single Person

olive oil or margarine

1/3 block extra firm tofu

2 Tbsp. onion, diced

2 Tbsp. green onion, diced

1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast

1 tsp. tumeric

seasoning of choice

salt, pepper

1. Heat olive oil in skillet.
2. Add onion and green pepper. cook for 2-3 minutes, or until onion is translucent.
3. Add tofu. Smash with fork. Stir and cook for several minutes.
4. Add nutritional yeast, tumeric, seasonings, salt, pepper. Cook several minutes.
5. Serve with toast or english muffin. Devour!

Pineapple Fail

I also tried to make pineapple tofu fried rice, but I wasn't happy with the results. I have decided not to share recipes that weren't delicious as I don't want others to replicate them and be disappointed. However, since one of my intentions in writing this blog is to document my experimentations, I'll just mention the fails.