Tempeh with Rice and Spinach MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 40 minutes, largely unattended Lemon zest and juice makes this a brightly flavored onepot dish. It's also great for picnics and patio parties because you can serve it at room temperature. 2 lemons 3...
Tempeh Hash MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 1 hour You'll be amazed at how close this is to real hash. The soy and sesame seasoning enhances the richness of the tempeh and adds an interesting twist to an old favorite. Some patience is required here to cook each of the...
Tempeh Chili with Black Beans MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: About 2 hours, largely unattended This is the smokiest, most deeply flavored chili in the book, rich with the combination of tempeh, roasted garlic, black beans, and chipotle chiles. For balance, a little...
Stir-Fried Tofu with Scallions MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes The most basic stir-fry you can make and one you can build on indefinitely. Master this and you master the world, at least the world of stir-frying tofu, which is not insignificant. 11/2 to 2 pounds...
Stir-Fried Tofu with Bell Peppers or Other Vegetables MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes As with any stir-fry, this one is infinitely variable: You pull what you have out of the refrigerator, and not long afterward you're ready to eat. If you make the main recipe,...
Everyday Scrambled Eggs MAKES: 2 servings TIME: 10 minutes Very good scrambled eggs can be had in a hurry, provided you donв't overcook them. Adding a little extra liquid helps prevent overcooking (if that liquid is cream, of course, it also lends a luxurious...
Chilaquiles Scrambled Tortillas MAKES: 2 servings TIME: 30 minutes Chilaquiles is an authentic Mexican dish that can be prepared many different ways, but in all cases they contain fried tortilla strips softened a bit in eggs or sauce. You can enjoy them simply with a...
Breakfast Burritos MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes with cooked beans Just about every fast-food joint now sells breakfast burritos, but few will be as good as yours. Fill them as you would tacos, with ingredients like chopped fresh tomatoes, cilantro, black olives,...
Baked Sweet Omelet MAKES: 2 servings TIME: About 30 minutes The sweet omelet isn't something we see often, but really does make sense in the way pancakes, crepes, and other desserty breakfasts do. Plus, think of all the egg-based desserts, like custards and flans....
Baked shirred eggs MAKES: 1 or 2 servings TIME: 30 minutes This is one of the best ways to cook eggs for a crowd, and there's something about the texture of baked eggs that cannot be duplicated by any other method. Before baking, you can top baked eggs with bread...
Wintertime Tomato Soup MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 11/2 hours, mostly unattended When you crave tomato soup during the deep, dark days of January, it makes sense to prepare a seasonally appropriate version, using canned and dried tomatoes. The combination is...
Whole Wheat Noodles in Curry Broth MAKES: 4 first-course or 2 main-dish servings TIME: 45 minutes American curries from the sixties and seventies often included chopped apples, sweetened coconut, raisins, nuts, and other assorted accompaniments. With a little...