What do I win this week?
We are kicking off the New Year, New You giveaways with one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. It’s no secret that I love tofu. Now that I have brought Manatee over to the soy side, I couldn’t be happier. We eat tofu at least once a week and usually more. It’s so good, so healthy, and so cheap. You can buy a container of tofu (usually 14 to 16 oz) for between 2 and 3 dollars. A lean protein for that price? Sign me up!
When I was a poor graduate student, I tried all sorts of things to press the tofu. The process varied: sometimes I used my theatre textbooks, sometimes canned beans, sometimes other pots, but it ALWAYS resulted in a big mess.
For you tofu-newbies: Pressing the tofu forces the moisture out and enables the tofu to take in more yummy marinade or crisp up when you fry it. Since my two favorite ways to make tofu are marinating and frying it, you can see why I was adamant to press it (even with the mess) and I am sure you can understand why I am now super excited about this simple kitchen gadget:
A TOFU PRESS
It’s so simple but so effective. I wish I had invented it. Seriously. I really wish I had thought to invent this, but that’s a topic for another blog and another day. For the time being, let’s explain how it works so you can fully understand why this is a must-have for a healthy kitchen.
How does the tofu press work?
You put the block of tofu in the box….
Put the top on, screw in the spring, and let it sit in your fridge for 4-12 hours. Then you get a nice compact block of tofu, perfect for marinating or frying.
Yumm!
So, one lucky winner will receive this TofuXpress. Exciting!
How do I enter?
In the comments section below, tell me one change you want to make in your diet for 2012 and beyond.
You can have four additional entries by doing any one of the following and then telling me about in a separate comment:
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- Tweet the following: Win a TofuXPress from @BdgerGrl and link back to this post and tell me in an additional comment.
On Friday, I will select a winner from the Comments using a random number generator.
Good luck!
Spread the word and check back Friday to find out who the lucky reader will be this week!
