This blog is dedicated to you, tofu. You are awful. Not only do you taste like styrofoam, you also try to be something you're not. You're not chicken (Oh, I'm sorry. I mean "ch'ckn"). You're not fish, you're not any real protein. You're a sad excuse for a soy bean. You try so hard to be in a vegetarian's diet to make them feel like they're still eating meat. But you know what, tofu? If I wanted to eat meat, I'd eat meat!
You claim to be a nutritious substitute, but really all you do is take away from the awesomeness of fruit, vegetables, grains and beans. You infest cookbook after cookbook. "Hey, check out this vegetarian cookbook," you say. "You'll find a new way to cook without killing a cute curly-tailed swine." And then you give me a recipe for something called "P'rk chops" like the apostrophe is suppose to throw me off.
False. I know a poser when I see one. I don't want to cook a vegetable that tastes like meat. I want to cook a vegetable that tastes like an awesome vegetable. How do I center a meal around vegetables?
So that's the challenge of this blog. I will search for recipes which feature vegetables and I will post the stand-outs. I encourage anyone reading to also submit kick-ass non-meat, non-fake meat recipes. Double points if the recipe is vegan. Why? Because cheese is the best food ever. So, if you can make a hearty, nutrient-rich meal without dairy, then hats off to you! (I have yet to come across a recipe that would be more awesome without cheese.)
And for anyone that is reading this that is offended because I don't like your spongy friend: I dare you to submit a tofu recipe that doesn't suck. I will try it, but I'm not promising I will like it.
So, enjoy my Oregon Trail to discovering great vegetable recipes!
