HOLY COW! THREE IN ONE NIGHT!

I forgot about the awesome dinner I made earlier. For non-vegan, substitute the soy milk and vinegar for buttermilk and the nutritional yeast with parmesan cheese. It will still be vegetarian and delightful. Here is a recipe for tofu parmesan, excellent for a quick protein-packed snack (as individual slices), a high quality protein to go with your balanced breakfast (serve on whole grain toast smeared with avocado and sriracha. Yum!), or a decent dinner protein to go with some garlic and herb quinoa and sauteed mushrooms and spinach.

Hardware:
Large nonstick skillet
Slotted spatula
Tea towel
Paper towels
Knife
Whisk
Books (3 or 4)
2 large bowls

Ingredients:
1 block extra firm tofu (directions on prep follow)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp corn starch
½ cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp rubbed sage or thyme or whatever herbs you like (I just like sage. Bite me.)
1 cup unsweetened plain soy milk
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (I like Bragg.)
2 tbsp olive oil or nonstick spray

Place a tea towel on the counter, and top it with eight paper towels (four on each side, it will be folded over shortly). Put the drained block of tofu on one stack of paper towels, and fold the tea towel and other stack of paper towels over to completely cover the tofu. Put three or four books on top to press it down. This will get the excess water out of the tofu and give it a much meatier texture. While the tofu is pressing, gather the other ingredients and hardware.

In one bowl, mix together the flour, corn starch, half the nutritional yeast, half the garlic powder, half the onion powder, half the salt, half the pepper, and half of the rubbed sage. In the other, mix together the rest of the ingredients and set to one side for five minutes to set up.

Place the skillet over medium-high heat, and drizzle the oil or spray with nonstick spray. While it heats up, slice the tofu width-wise into eight equal pieces. Coat each piece in the milk mixture then in the flour mixture, and place in the hot pan. I suggest not doing more than four at a time. Cook on each side 3-5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.