Fast Easy Tofu recipe

I had a couple of people ask me whether I was eating turkey this Thanksgiving. (For the record I am a vegetarian--or at least almost a vegetarian--I do eat a little fish (maybe every couple of weeks), and will have gravy etc.)

The answer was of course "No." Which led to a discussion of tofu. Surprisingly many people have not tried tofu which is too bad, as it is nutritious, versatile, good for you, and relatively in expensive (cheaper than meat).

If you would like more information on tofu, just ask! But for now, here are some tofu links:
Soyfoods.com
Tofu.com

And here is my own VERY easy recipe for a vegetable casserole made with Tofu:

1. One pound extra firm tofu cut into small cubes
2. About a half of a bag of frozen mixed vegetables
3. a few Strands of Broccoli (cut up)
4. A jar of Heinz Fat Free Chicken Gravy (Yeah I know, it has some meat, sorry)
5. Cover with stuffing
6. Cook

See, very easy!!!!

A few more signs (history of food)

A few more history signs from our Allegany store:

• Pancakes were often called "griddlecakes" in colonial times. They were quite popular and were served in many different ways. For instance, at Mount Vernon the Wahingtons had them with butter and maple syrup, and also with sugar and milk. Also sometimes they mixed chopped ham and/or cheese into batter.
  The Early American Cookbook by Dr. Kristie Lynn and Robert Pelton-p. 49

• When was the peanut butter sandwich invented? According to Yahoo, we do not know. “Bread and jelly have been around for millennia, but peanut butter wasn't invented until 1890. [It] was a hit at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis….During the 1920s and 1930s, commercial brands of peanut butter such as Peter Pan and Skippy were introduced….But there's no mention of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before the 1940s….both peanut butter and jelly were part of the U.S. military's rations during World War II. So maybe American GIs may have added jelly to the peanut butter to make it easier to eat and helped to spread the now famous sandwich. http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020524.html

Yahoo! News - Study: Cigarettes Cost Society $40 a Pack

Yahoo! News - Study: Cigarettes Cost Society $40 a Pack

Those of you who know me, probably have heard my discussion of smoking. I truly can not understand it. People know it is bad for them, yet do it anyways. All I can figure it is just so addictive that once they start, they can not easily quit.

In my introductory Finance classes, it is common to calculate the difference in retirement savings if person A. smokes a pack a day whereas person B invests the $5.00 a day. (for the record, the difference in Future value terms can be over $1 million dollars and under differing assumptions (including Insurance rates too) the difference may be even higher of up to $2 million!

When I tell people the numbers, I am generally laughed at. Well maybe some of that lauging will stop.

We now have more evidence of these costs from a team of researchers from Duke and the University of South Florida. They find that the cost to society is $40 a PACK!!!. While the cost to the smoker is about $33 per pack! And even that large number does not include such incendentals as the increases cleaning costs.

"It will be necessary for persons aged 24 and younger to face the fact that the decision to smoke is a very costly one — one of the most costly decisions they make," the study's authors concluded"

"Despite the finding that smoking is a costly habit for individuals, society carries less of a burden than generally believed, the study's authors determined.


"The reason the number is low is that for private pensions, Social Security, and Medicare 'the biggest factors in calculating costs to society 'smoking actually saves money," Sloan said. "Smokers die at a younger age and don't draw on the funds they've paid into those systems."


So PLEASE PLEASE quit smoking!!!!!!