TOFU?????????????????????????

 I went shopping and got some tofu......BUT I have absolutally no idea what the heck to do with it......Please can i get some suggestions!!

 Check out a few sites:

www.eatingwell.com/


Or
www.vegetariantimes.com/


Those are a couple of my favorites to get some inspiration. Also, depending on the type of tofu you purchased, you can substitute it for meats and dairy in certain recipes. Tofu usually absorbs whatever flavors you introduce to it, so try to find marinades for firm/extra firm tofu, dips and pie fillings for silken tofu.

Hope that helps! 

 What type did you buy?  We get the extra firm.  FIrst dump it out of the water, then make a thick stack of paper towels, tofu, more paper towels, something like a cutting board then books to weight it down to press it.  We then cut it up into cubes or rectangles about 1/4" by 1 inch by 1/2 inch.  Toss it with some seasonings like curry, cumin, ginger and saute it in olive oil.  Eat it warm or keep it in the refridge and add it to salads.

Can also sautee up veggies (onions, peppers, squash, eggplant, ...), then add the tofu and some seasonings, worchester sauce, whatever you like.

 That sautee is my favorite way too. We marinate it in Pickapeppa sauce (a bottled sauce with a parrot on it) or soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. I throw the marinade in while cooking-can't do that with meat!

 I've marinated it indian spices and some jamaican jerk spices I brought back form Jamaica last summer, then fry it up (lightly in olive oil).  Yummy!  And great on my salads.

I bought some last month.  Type tofu recipes into your URL and you'll find several.  An easy way shown at a support group cooking lesson by our hospital chef was to (after removing excess water as described in one of the replies) marinate it in taco seasoning.

 Thanks for all the suggestions, Im gonna try something tonight

I need some inspiration with this too - it's just so far out of what i've eaten in the past that i'm afraid of messing it up!

If you bought the super firm (I like this one best), just drain the water and then dump it onto a clean dish towel,  squeeze out the excess and cut (if not already) into 1/2 in cubes.  I then put them into a quart size ziploc bag and mix up some sort of marinade.  McCormicks makes a bunch of different ones, after mixing according to the packet instructions I pour it over the tofu and seal the bag air tight.  I'd refrigerate at least over night, but if you can leave it for 2 days it will absorb even more flavor.  

You can saute it in a pan but I prefer to lay it out on a non-stick baking sheet and bake at 375 for about 1/2 or so until browned and lightly crispy.  

I use it in lots of ways depending on the marinade I used.  Sometimes I'll use taco seasoning and use it as taco filling, or maybe a different marinade would make it a better salad addition, etc.

Best of luck to you!!!