Crisp Tofu and Crudites with Sesame-Ginger Dipping Sauce

You can find the recipe in the September 2006 issue of Martha Stewart Living. I used agave nectar instead of honey in the dipping sauce. This was tasty but I thought the sauce could be improved upon. It’s a tahini-based sauce. Rob liked it a lot and said it was delicious the next day as well. The Crudites were red pepper, green beans (steamed until crisp-tender) and wedges of green cabbage. The tofu is tossed with toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, and salt and then baked for about 25 minutes, flipping halfway through.

As you can see in the picture, the tofu on the left is about to slide off the plate. D’oh!!!!

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Free Box of Food from Amazon.com

Wow, 2 posts in one day. First, I want to warn people that not everything pictured is vegan….that stuff will go to my parents and grandma. UPS just rang the doorbell and there was a box from Amazon.com with a sticker on it that said “Promotional Gift”. I opened it up and there was this box inside:

The letter said this was a sampling of the types of products stocked in Amazon Grocery. Further into the letter, it says “We have a broad selection of natural and organic products, from Pirate’s Booty to Yogi Tea, including hundreds of products for gluten-free and vegan diets.” I thought it was pretty cool the letter specifically mentioned vegan diets, even though most of the food sent wasn’t vegan.

Here’s a picture of what was in the box:

I’m definitely going to eat the Wild Oats Cranberry Moon Mix and I know I’ll be able to use the AA batteries and mini-flashlight. I think the kashi cereal has honey in it unfortunately. Phooey! I did get 2 samples of coffee: Millstone – Colombian Supremo and an 11 oz. can of Yuban Dark Roast. The Yuban Coffee says it “contains a minimum 30% Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee.” At least that’s a small step in the right for some of the mass coffee producers.

I know my parents will eat the stuff I can’t and I’ll definitely give my grandma the microwaveable brownies. Not only are they not vegan but I don’t own a microwave. My parents don’t have one either.

Anyone who semi-regularly reads this blog knows I love free stuff so I was excited to get this unexpected surprise And hey, this Cranberry Moon Mix is pretty good. Tastes even better because it was free. Yeah

Did anyone else get this from Amazon.com?