Monday, April 12, 2010

Spicy Broccoli Cashew Tofu over Basmati Rice

This is Chichi looking slightly mischievous.....he knows he has to stay on the front porch, but when I turn my head he edges closer to the step....You cannot tell, but his tail is going 90 miles and hour...Naughty dog!!! LOL
I cannot help but migrate to the lilac hedge. It is loaded with hundreds of magnificent sweet smelling flower bunches!!!! The smell is divine! In the early summer we sit on the patio and enjoy the privacy the hedge provides, the cats slumber in the coolness of the leaves, and I have lilacs all over the house!

Tonight I was feeling peckish, I wanted something yummy, but I didn't know what to make. My menu plans are out the window so to speak and we are floating in the unknown. I must make the lists tonight, especially with summer coming!!! Perhaps tomorrow I will post them.
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So....on to dinner. I have black beans that I cooked yesterday in the fridge, and I have tvp, and seitan, tons of veggies......but what to eat?
Kaiti suggested rice.....Kaiti always suggests rice. This is what happens when you eat Chinese food for 8 straight months while pregnant....Chinese it is!
I make alot of Chinese food. I bet we eat it twice a week. It is fast and easy, there are never any leftovers and everyone loves it!
Kaiti said we should just eat rice, I said lets make some broccoli to go with it!
Then I got into the refrigerator, and found 1/2 pkg. of firm tofu. I opened the freezer to pull out the broccoli crowns and found some raw cashews....Broccoli,cashew, tofu with basmati? "YES, YES....Kait yelled! But no cashew in mine!"
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The recipe is simple just throw everything in a pan and cook.....don't believe me huh? ok ok
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This is not a recipe per say, it is what I did, nothing is approximate and I am guessing. This is the way I make Chinese food, just go for it!

Spicy Broccoli Cashew Tofu over Basmati Rice
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Ingredients:
Cooked Basmati rice
1/2pkg. extra firm tofu, cut into a dice
Cornstarch to coat tofu
3 cups broccoli crowns
1 big handful of raw cashews
1/4 c. total, olive oil
1 tbls. Sriracha
1/2 c. Soy sauce
Coat tofu in cornstarch and fry in hot oil until light brown. Add cashews and broccoli. Add soy sauce and sriracha and stir fry together, serve over rice
That is it! Chinese food is pretty forgiving and you really cannot mess it up.
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I am getting ready to hit the track and come home and pass out for the night.
Castle is on this evening and I will see if I can get the digital box to get channel 10 in....irritating digital television!
I hope everyone had a wonderful day, and I will see you tomorrow!!!!
Hugs~Viva

8 comments:

Heather Iacobacci-Miller said...

I love it when the lilacs are blooming this time of year. Sooo pretty. YUM on the dinner. Looks fantastic.

Vegan Epicurean said...

Thanks for the lilac reminder. I need to check the bushes at the back of my yard to see if they are blooming.

I make a lot of Asian food too. Stir fry is always a quick meal.

Alicia

Tracie said...

How much do I love lilacs?!

Have you ever been to the Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island? It's gorgeous!

jessica ann said...

Umm... I want some of that food! Looks insanely delicious!

VivaciousVegan said...

I adore lilacs they are my favorite bush, next to bridal wreath, when it blooms I will take pictures of them too! Chinese is a breeze to cook! Tracie, I ahve never been out of the midwest other than when I went to Washington State when my grandmother was dying. I was land locked there too!!! BOO HOO!!!! I would love to go to Mackinac Island and see the lilac festival. I have been to a tulip festival though and that is beautiful!!!

Chandra said...

VV,
Why do you coat the tofu with corn starch? Thx.
Peace :)
-Chandra...

nikki said...

Your food always looks so good, and from the sound of it you have all kinds of yummies in your fridge!

I love lilac too, but hadn't thought to actually go get some to plant.
Next year maybe, this year I must learn to veggie garden lol.

VivaciousVegan said...

Chandra, Normally I do not coat the tofu, but I kept hearing about people doing it and how crunchy it is. I tried, and it does get crunchy, but I like tofu natural. Ya gotta try new things sometimes, right?

Nikki, thank you!
If you buy soam lilacs, try to get some that have already been rooted in a 2 gallon pot. The lilacs at wal-mart are iffy at best!! Good luck!