oooohhh ‘Fa-Hee-Taz’!! who doesn’t love fajitas..Chili’s has one effective ad, I am sure, because everytime the ‘Chilis to Go’ advertisement aired ( from a couple years ago I think) wooing you with how easily you could pick up a platter of smoking hot fajitas carside, I just wanted to run out, rain or snow, to…
General Tso’s Tofu – chinese takeout treat
General Tso’s is a pretty popular item on the Chinese takeout menu. Called by different names such as General Tao etc., it is doubtful if there was ever any such general in the Chinese army. But this General is pretty favored by one and all when they order their favorite takeout. We had a weekly…
‘Cool’ Millet rolls with a curried tofu filling – checking out a new whole grain
Millet is also known as Ragi or as NachNi in Marathi. My introduction to this grain has been limited to nachNi papads which I may have eaten more than 10 years ago. The NachNi bhakri( thick pan bread or roti) is popular in Mahrashtra, but I have never had the opportunity to sample it before….
Schezwan Scrambled Tofu – a few nothces above your everyday scramble
There were some things lying in my fridge for a long time that needed to be used up pronto. There was a package of tofu, some aging red peppers and mushrooms, wilting celery, you get the picture. I also had an un-opened bottle of Ching’s Secret Schezwan sauce lying around that I hadn’t sampled yet….