an amazing dinner

special thanks here go out to my super great friend, kara! kara is a former college roomie who lives far away in chicago ;( but she sent lee and i a wonderful festivus gift. it was a gift box of asian spices from the spice house, and it's amazing!

so last night after opening this wonderful gift, this is what i made:


chinese 5-spice tofu with ginger sake gravy
roasted sweet potatoes
apple salad

the tofu was breaded in brown rice flour with a nice dosage of 5-spice. once the tofu was crispy, i removed it from the pan, added some leftover sake from the fridge (to pick up all that wonderful 5-spice that fell off the tofu!), swirled in some grated fresh ginger and fresh ground black pepper, added some cornstarch to thicken and voila! a delicious and warming dinner on the longest night of the year. and it was washed down heartily with some great st. peter's sorghum beer from the uk.

it was sublime... thank you, kara!