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Marinated Tofu Cubes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup tamari
  • 1/4 cup filtered water
  • 1-1/2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 9 oz (250g) block firm tofu, cut into 64 cubes

Preparation

  • Mix vinegar, tamari, water and oil thoroughly in a large bowl.  Pour marinade over tofu cubes.
  • Marinate cubes for at least 15 minutes.
  • There is enough marinade in this recipe to cover two blocks of firm tofu.  Stored in a sealed container in the fridge, the cubes will last up to three days.

Recipe ~ 'fresh at home' Everyday Vegetarian Cooking.
Restaurant ~ Fresh BY Juice for Life (Toronto).

New Buddha Sauce

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cooking onion, diced
  • 6 tbsp minced fresh ginger
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1-1/3 cups carrot juice
  • 3/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 cup filtered water
  • 2 cups natural smooth peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup tamari
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup sunflower oil

Preparation

  • Heat oil in a pot.  Add onion, ginger and garlic.  Cook 5 minutes or until onion is soft.
  • Add curry powder and cayenne pepper.  Cook for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat.
  • Add remaining ingredients.  Stir and let cool.  Puree in a blender until smooth.
  • Before serving, heat gently in a saucepan over low heat.
  • Serves 6. 
  • Sauce lasts for about 5 days in the fridge and also freezes well.

Recipe ~ 'fresh at home'  Everyday Vegetarian Cooking.
Restaurant ~ Fresh BY Juice for Life (Toronto).

Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup with Turmeric & Coconut Milk

Ingredients

  • 4 Tsp sunflower seed oil
  • 1 cup finely diced onion
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup finely diced winter squash, sweet potato, or zucchini (or some of each)
  • 1 small red bell pepper, finely diced
  • 3 tbs. cilantro stems, minced (lots is good)
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 cup red lentils, rinsed well
  • 1 can light coconut milk
  • juice of 1-2 limes, or to taste (don't forget the zest)
  • freshly ground pepper

Preparation

  • Over medium heat, heat the oil in a wide soup pot. Add the veggies and cilantro stems and cook, stirring occasionally for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add 1 ½ teaspoons salt, turmeric and cumin, and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes before adding the rinsed lentils and 4 cups of water.
  • Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, until the lentils have broken down and are sufficiently tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Puree about half of them in a blender and return them to the soup.  Stir in the coconut milk (yum!) and return the soup to a boil.
  • Taste for salt and add several grindings of pepper and season to taste with lime juice.

 

Wenger "Wingchair"

I bought this chair today from Kiosk in Toronto ... likely as a reading chair for my office.

Some photos from the manufacture's website (mine's in an orangy colour) ...

Wenger Wingchair (front)

Wenger Wingchair (side)

Wenger Wingchair (back)

News release ...

Hans J. Wegner
CH_445 1960

New Wegner chair, 45 years old “Wingchair”, designed in 1960, continues to win awards in 2006

Back in 1960, Danish design legend Hans J. Wegner sketched an upholstered easy chair which saw only limited production. Now, Carl Hansen & Son, the Danish furniture maker, has dusted off the drawings to bring this contemporary classic back to life. With its calm, clean lines and exceptional comfort – hallmarks of Wegner’s best work – the Wingchair’s timeless appeal has already won awards at IMM Cologne 2006, where it was launched in January, and at the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair in May

According to Knud Erik Hansen, Managing Director of Carl Hansen & Son, the Danish furniture producer, the new chair is as close as it can be to the original design. “We have worked with Wegner’s original drawings and some of the few pieces that remain from the sixties, when a smaller number of them were produced by hand. And we’re proud to say that we have upheld the original construction and materials – including solid beech frames and hand-sewn piping – just the way that Wegner designed it.”

The look of the Wingchair (CH_445) is unmistakably Hans J. Wegner. Like other of his best chairs, sculptural lines allow it to stand on its own in a variety of settings. Among Wegner’s easy chairs, the Wingchair is notable for the serenity and harmony of its design. Its most characteristic visual features are the chair back’s distinctive corner angle, shoulder groove and the upholstered armrests.

However, the Wingchair is made for sitting, not just for looking, and it greets its guests with exceptionally generous comfort. “You don’t sit on the Wingchair,” says Knud Erik Hansen, “you sit in it. That is when you discover that the groove of the back recesses the upholstery at shoulder level – and at just the right angle. Sitting upright is more than easy. But should you decide to curl up your legs or lay them over the armrest, you discover that the angle of the corners of the back provides just the right head support. Being able to change positions in a chair has always been a foundation of Wegner’s ergonomics; designing a chair that combines form and function so beautifully is Wegner’s genius.”

Souce: Carl Hansen & Son

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