Our neighbors went to Market on the Move and brought us this beautiful eggplant. And peppers. And squash.
It’s “Meat-Free Monday” at our house. And, honestly at this trail-end of the holiday season if I see one more damn cookie or chocolate-covered-whatever, I think I’m going to explode. So a ratatouille sounds just right. Fast and warm, full of yummy vegetables. Easy to make. Thanks to our neighbor’s generosity, now all the ingredients are on hand:
Some diced canned tomatoes (lighten up, purists, it’s December),
Basil, tomato paste, olive oil and garlic,
some cubed extra-firm organic tofu,
onion, bell pepper, zucchini and the eggplant,
Put them together, and bam! So long, seasonal overindulgences. Kiss my tofu.
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I really enjoyed this with the tofu and served over brown rice – very satisfying and meat-like.