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  • Lunch 17-feb-2025

    From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 17 18:20:48 2025
    I channelled my inner college student today.

    Half the noodles from a pack of ramen
    The entire flavoring packet (chicken)
    Four ounces of silken tofu
    Spinach
    Snow peas
    Thinly sliced mushrooms
    Half a teaspoon of chili crisp
    A dash of soy sauce

    I didn't much care for the smell of the broth the flavoring packet
    produced, so I added the chili crisp. Some instant dashi is now on
    order at Amazon for the next time I do this. It's the good stuff:
    dried fish of various kinds, kombu and shiitake mushrooms, all
    turned into powder.

    Dang, I forgot the scallions. That would have added a lot.

    I wanted soft tofu, but they only had silken, firm, extra firm,
    and super firm at the grocery store.

    I blame people who want either to blend the silken tofu into some
    kind of vegan sauce or crumble or to slice the firm and firmer into
    mock meat. The silken didn't work out too badly; the stuff that
    disintegrated into the broth as I stirred things around was
    reminiscent of eggdrop. The tofu had a nice flavor.

    Maybe I'll try one of the Asian groceries the next time. Or
    perhaps firm will work out.

    I still have four ounces of silken tofu. Next time I might try
    soba noodles, which are more interesting than ramen. If I spooned
    the silken tofu onto a plate of noodles, it would be like all
    those TV chefs who add a fried egg on top of whatever they're
    serving.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From MummyChunk@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 17 14:27:30 2025
    Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    I channelled my inner college student today.

    Half the noodles from a pack of ramen
    The entire flavoring packet (chicken)
    Four ounces of silken tofu
    Spinach
    Snow peas
    Thinly sliced mushrooms
    Half a teaspoon of chili crisp
    A dash of soy sauce

    I didn't much care for the smell of the broth the flavoring packet
    produced, so I added the chili crisp. Some instant dashi is now on
    order at Amazon for the next time I do this. It's the good stuff:
    dried fish of various kinds, kombu and shiitake mushrooms, all
    turned into powder.

    Dang, I forgot the scallions. That would have added a lot.

    I wanted soft tofu, but they only had silken, firm, extra firm,
    and super firm at the grocery store.

    I blame people who want either to blend the silken tofu into some
    kind of vegan sauce or crumble or to slice the firm and firmer into
    mock meat. The silken didn't work out too badly; the stuff that disintegrated into the broth as I stirred things around was
    reminiscent of eggdrop. The tofu had a nice flavor.

    Maybe I'll try one of the Asian groceries the next time. Or
    perhaps firm will work out.

    I still have four ounces of silken tofu. Next time I might try
    soba noodles, which are more interesting than ramen. If I spooned
    the silken tofu onto a plate of noodles, it would be like all
    those TV chefs who add a fried egg on top of whatever they're
    serving.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton


    Does the tofu have any sort of an odor???


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=683992735#683992735

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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@21:1/5 to Cindy Hamilton on Mon Feb 17 19:23:30 2025
    On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:20:48 +0000, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

    I channelled my inner college student today.

    Half the noodles from a pack of ramen
    The entire flavoring packet (chicken)
    Four ounces of silken tofu
    Spinach
    Snow peas
    Thinly sliced mushrooms
    Half a teaspoon of chili crisp
    A dash of soy sauce


    No lunch here as I had a late breakfast, and it should
    last me until dinnertime which I have no idea what that
    will be.

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  • From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to Cindy Hamilton on Mon Feb 17 15:43:03 2025
    On 2025-02-17 1:20 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    I channelled my inner college student today.

    Half the noodles from a pack of ramen
    The entire flavoring packet (chicken)
    Four ounces of silken tofu
    Spinach
    Snow peas
    Thinly sliced mushrooms
    Half a teaspoon of chili crisp
    A dash of soy sauce



    I had leftover pizza re-heated in the air fryer.

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  • From dsi1@21:1/5 to Dave Smith on Wed Feb 19 19:43:31 2025
    On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:43:03 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2025-02-17 1:20 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    I channelled my inner college student today.

    Half the noodles from a pack of ramen
    The entire flavoring packet (chicken)
    Four ounces of silken tofu
    Spinach
    Snow peas
    Thinly sliced mushrooms
    Half a teaspoon of chili crisp
    A dash of soy sauce



    I had leftover pizza re-heated in the air fryer.

    Air fryer is good, yes? I just heated up an apple turnover. I wouldn't
    normally buy a soggy puff pastry apple turnover but in an air fryer, it
    comes out crispy and awesome. These days, I'll pick up a package of 4
    when I go to the store.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/vncDd7UPovKm4VTC9

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