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Warm Tofu and Snow Pea Salad with Asian Dressing

I just don’t understand why people don’t like Tofu. I absolutely love it – I cook with it, I put it in sandwiches and I use it in salads.  I guess I like it because its texture is very similar to the Indian cheese, Paneer, which was a favorite of mine when I was growing up in Delhi.  Tofu...
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Curried Red Wheat-berry Salad

Ever since both my kids left for college, I have been trying to eat as healthily as I can and that means eating only whole grains.  Also, now that I am cooking for much fewer people (it’s just my husband and I at home), I have resorted to cooking one dish meals.  So any dish that tastes good and...
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Tofu Avocado Vegan Salad

People love to make jokes about how bland and tasteless tofu can be but somehow I love it! It reminds me of the texture of Paneer (the Indian equivalent of Farmer’s cheese) and I can eat it without having to deal with any of the guilt associated with eating Paneer (since Paneer is 100% milk fat!).  And if I...
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Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

I grew up in India where we used to buy our vegetables from local vendors on a daily basis.  Most of the vegetables that were sold by these vendors were extremely fresh and often were harvested the very same day as they were cooked.  We used to personally know each of the fruit and vegetable sellers and each day...
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