soba noodles – Vegans Need Sauce

LEFTOVER REMIX! carrot salad + broccoli salad + soba noodles + edamame = lunch

Soba noodles with ginger and veggies, braised greens, and baked tofu

I had a bunch of random stuff to use up, and the only requests I got from the boyfriend were “not too kale-y” and “very unlike calzone” (because that’s what he had for lunch). So here’s what I made: Baked tofu with a marinade/baking sauce composed of gochujang, soy sauce, sesame oil, minced ginger, and…

Lemony dill summer noodle bowl

We buy tofu from a local vendor at the farmers’ market, and they don’t last through the week. Today’s preparation is a simple one: pan-fried steaks (olive oil + pinch of salt in a cast iron skillet), sliced and arranged on top of the rest. For the noodles I opted for soba. While the water…

Soba noodles with green avocado sauce, tempeh, and cabbage-tatsoi stir fry The sauce includes the following, thrown in a blender until creamy: 1 overripe avocado, splash of soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, squirt of gojuchang, bit of green onion, handful of torn spinach leaves (to amp up the green), and a little water….

Not entirely successful, but still pretty good

Not every meal is a winner. Sometimes things don’t quite gel. It happens. It’s still good. We all gotta eat. Goddamn this is blurry. Like I said, nothing’s perfect. This was a roasted tofu, kari squash, and red onion dish from Big Vegan by Robin Asbell. This is pretty tasty, though my squash took longer…