Lots of tofu talk ahead…
This morning started with teaching a spin class with some new music! A good sweat is always the best way to start to the day! Then we (Anna and I) did house things and went to visit Brady at his new residence…I mean work. We stopped at the Old Navy baby sale on our way home and picked up a few “must haves” for spring. Then it was time to make dinner! We dropped dinner off at our friend’s house on the way to have dinner at Tamara and Mia’s house since Ben was working late too!
Tamara made a delicious miso soup with collard greens, tofu and broccoli. We had a blast feeding the babies the soup. They chowed down on the veggies and the tofu! By the time we were done, we had food EVERYWHERE! It was great!
On Saturday, when they came over for dinner, Tamara brought the best dessert I have had in a while. It looked like chocolate mousse, it smelled like chocolate mousse and it tasted like chocolate mousse, but it wasn’t. It was Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding! Tamara used Mark Bittman’s recipe and I can’t wait to recreate it for guests!
Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 pound silken tofu
- 1 cup of melted dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
1. In a small pot, combine sugar with 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
2. Put all ingredients except for chocolate shavings in a blender and purée until completely smooth, stopping machine to scrape down its sides if necessary. Divide among 4 to 6 ramekins and chill for at least 30 minutes. If you like, garnish with chocolate shavings before serving.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
The girls had a great time playing together and especially liked when Ben read them Where is Baby’s Belly Button?
Have you ever used silken tofu? What recipes do you like to use it in? Links welcome!
looks good ali!! i don’t know if john will go for that but i might sneak it to him 🙂
I have used silken tofu in several recipes and have always had great results. Last week I made Cream of Vegetable Soup from the Feb. issue of Clean Eating. Everyone loved it! I googled the recipe and found it on this site:
http://www.eatcleandiet.com/the_kitchen_table/recipe/recipe.aspx?id=1003
I used cauliflower and red pepper as that is what the original recipe had called for. I also threw in a zucchini. I can’t wait to try it with other vegetables. It is so versatile!!
DELICIOUS!