Tag Archive: chinese cooking

Four High-Protein Vegetarian Alternatives to Soy

[seitan and broccoli over quinoa photo]

Ever since I wrote a guest post for Zen Habits, I've discovered a bunch of Zen and minimalist blogs.  While I won't be owning only 50 things anytime soon, I have found these blogs to be rather eye-opening, and at the very least, entertaining. One such blog, Zen to Fitness, caught my eye with a…

Hot and Sour Asian Soup (with wood ears, whatever those are)

[sonal nma photo]

Want to make a really good soup that seems like you shouldn't be able to make it at home? Then this is your recipe, Veganomicon is your book, and I am your man-boy.  Though the authors describe it as "totally inauthentic," this is one of those soups like so many other Indian and other Asian…

Spitting Out Tofu

[peanut butter tofu photo]

Ladies and gentleman, it's a sad day in NMA world. Last night, for the first time ever, my wife spit out the food I made for her.  I don't remember her exact words, but it was something to the extent of "If I swallow that, I'll puke." The food in question was a piece of…

What Will We Put Black Beans in Next?

[stir fry photo]

What's happening, my reduced-meat-eating friends?  It's ok if I call you that, right?  I mean, I don't expect you all to be vegetarians, but if you're not eating at least a one or two meatless meals per week, then really, what are you doing reading this blog?  Work isn't that boring, is it?  Come on,…

Stir-Fry Crazy

[Stir Fry photo]

I'm amazed at all the 30-Day Challenge commitments coming in, keep it up!  The reason I'm putting your names (and links) up, of course, is so that your commitments are there for everyone to see.  This way your friends will make fun of you if you quit!  I badly want a nice cup of coffee…

Chinese Five-Spice Halibut with Pickled Red Pepper and Ginger

[Halibut photo]

Not too fond of the risotto picture, eh?  Well, today's meal is definitely a little bit nicer-looking.  Also, I finally did get Picasa.  That took about five seconds, well worth procrastinating for two weeks.  So I'm going to go back and brighten up some of the photos from previous posts that could use it.  Which…

Szechuan Tempeh with Sweet-Spicy Peanut Sauce

[Tempeh photo 2]

After reading my lament on the sponginess of tofu, my sister, who bakes in a vegetarian restaurant and knows much more about vegetarian food than I do, suggested that I try tempeh.  As she put it, "People who don't like tofu like tempeh."  This made me a prime candidate (though to be fair, I have…

Red Cooked Tofu

[Tofu photo]

You can't be a vegetarian for long without eating tofu, especially if you are trying to get lots of protein for training.  And while I'm not a total vegetarian because I still eat fish, I'd like to make true vegetarian meals often so that you non-fish eaters out there will get something out of this blog.  So with…