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Right now, the nation is abuzz with issues relating to health care and climate change, and at the same time the economic recession has (thankfully) brought many of us to look closer at the basic elements of our well-being.

I think that food - how we produce, where we buy it, how we eat it, our emotional relationship to it, and the culture surrounding it - is a huge part of the major progressive change our nation so badly needs. I think that if we improve the American food system, we could really do a lot to solve many of our environmental and health care concerns. This blog is my offering towards a better world through better food culture in America.

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Julie

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Dill + Soy Sauce = Fuck Yea


Cookin up a storm...

I needed Tofu tonight for some reason, so I listened to my body and hit up A-Grocery Warehouse on the way home from work.

I walked into my apartment with tofu.

In my fridge I had several items that were cheap at this week's Echo Park Farmers' Market: Scallions, Dill, Cabbage and an onion.

I tried the following:

Dice up an onion
Chop the tofu into 1/2 inch squares
Chop scallions
Cut 1/4 of the head of cabbage into slices (none of this is precise, just chop away!)
Wash dill

In a frying pan with decent depth to it, start heating a few tablespoons of olive oil. Once the oil is hot, toss in the scallions, fresh dill and onion. After two minutes, toss in the tofu. Stir the sizzling tofu often to be sure it doesn't burn. After a few minutes, put the cabbage in the pan and cover. Let the whole mix simmer for a bit. Take the lid off and drizzle in some soy sauce. Cover and let it simmer for a bit more. Sip your wine. Dance for a little bit. (I was listening to Steeldrivers. Bluegrass music mixes well with wine, tofu, and dill.) Uncover the dish and stir. Pretty soon it will be done. Enjoy!

Lesson of the day: don't be afraid to mix dill and soy sauce.

Posted by at 7:13 PM

3 comments:

  1. A much like the expression, "Dance as if no one who can commit you is watching" the same can be said of cooking.
    Just don't dance naked while cooking without an apron ... all kinds of hurt.

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  2. Oh yea, especially if you have hot olive oil involved!

    But trust me... I am ALL ABOUT dancing while cooking. I think I am going to start posting more music + recipe combos.

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  3. Interesting and really well written! Most blogs on the web are not that simple and good like this one.

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