Simple Salty-Sweet Marinade for Tofu / Tempeh / Chicken / Meat
February 18, 2009 by Simla
Filed under dairy free, gluten free, intuitive cooking, recipe, vegan, vegetarian
This salty-sweet marinade is great for tofu, tempeh, chicken, or red meat. I’ll use tempeh as the ingredient here.
Delicate layers of tempeh
Ingredients
1 package tempeh of your choice (pick a gluten-free one), cut into 1/5″ strips
1/4 cup tamari (soy sauce without wheat)
1 TBS chopped fresh gingerroot (in a pinch, can use 1 tsp ginger powder)
3-4 garlic cloves, chopped finely (depends on how garlicky you like it)
2-3 TBS mirin (sweet rice vinegar) or 1 TBS raw honey
1-2 TBS sesame seeds
Optional: hot sauce or hot red pepper flakes for some spicy kick, to taste
Sweet Rainbow Chard Recipe
January 22, 2009 by Simla
Filed under intuitive cooking, nutrition, recipe
I generally prefer not to follow recipes to the T, unless it’s baking, but I haven’t done much of that lately. Sometimes, repurposing leftovers or mish-mashing random ingredients left in the fridge results in new favorite recipes. It’s fun to experiment! It’s also ok when something doesn’t quite mesh – it’ll just improve your intuition for next time.
Last night, I made up this recipe that was absolutely scrumptious. I was inspired by a swiss chard dish that San Francisco fave restaurant Slanted Door has / used to have. They didn’t have the sweet potato in there, but I thought it’d be a great addition.
