Last week I heard a story on NPR about how the drought is going to affect the price of food – specifically, meat. You can read / listen here:
Meat Producers and Consumers Hurt by Drought
Nutshell: The drought is hurting crops, but not the usual fruits and veggies that we eat – it’s hurting the crops that livestock eat. This is going to increase the price of meat over the next year.
So, this sounds like a great time to switch to Meatless Monday! Good thing I being vegetarian is easy for me (night time snacking on the other hand…)! 
I picked up this Nasoya Sprouted Tofu from coupons the company sent me last week. Back in the day I used to make stir frys at least once a week – they’re my favorite! Not sure why I’ve been slacking, but I’m glad it’s back.
My stir fry method is always the same:
Heat pan with coconut oil
Add garlic and onions (didn’t have onions today, boo)
Add tofu, sauce and veggies. Stir.Fry.
I served this up with brown rice and a sprinkling of almonds. 
Ben loves my stir frys, which is kinda a bad thing I’d rather have all the leftovers to myself 
Music Monday – On Topic?
Talking about a drought reminds me of this super old Bubba Sparxxx song from back in the day when I was just a little jig:
Now I must shut down the computer to eat dark chocolate and watch the Olympics, Breaking Bad and Real Housewives of NJ! So much good TV 
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Stir-frys are great, and relatively easy too!
I laughed when you said Ben likes them so you don’t get leftovers. I sometimes secretly love that my husband is vegan. That means he doesn’t eat my chocolate!
My mom makes almost the same stir fry, ingriedients wise, as you! Tofu, mix veg etc and lays it on top of noodles for me.
do you press it? i’m so clueless about tofu.
I should have pressed it, but didn’t so it’s a little softer than I’d like. They sell blocks that are not packed in water and I think you can skip the pressing for those (at TJ’s).
What sauce do you use?
It’s TJ’s ginger vinaigrette
Glad I’m a vegetarian! I have yet to try tofu though…
That Bubba Sparks songs brings back memories! There’s a Hell Run race near us, and at the end there’s a Coolio concert! It’s that funny? The ony Coolio song I remember is Gangsta’s Paradise.
Way to go on meatless Monday! Maybe I should try something similar. Tonight I have a lentil loaf ready to be cooked! I’m super excited because it’s my first lentil loaf. I hope it’s super delicious!!!
I was a vegan for a few years and then switched to being a vegetarian and now I occasionally eat fish, which makes me a pescatarian. So many labels! I think I’m going through a phase though right now, and will probably soon switch back to being a disciplined vegetarian. I’m super glad that I don’t eat red meat or chicken anymore because, truth be told, I always felt really guilty. Meatless Monday? I’m so there!
At the risk of sounding like a big a-hole (I’m only mildly okay with it). The drought not only effects corn production/prices but also soybeans…
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-midwest-drought-pushes-soybean-prices-to-record-prices-20120719,0,5038293.story
Product from soybeans… tofu…
I’m not saying you shouldn’t eat tofu, I just thought it was a little funny.
Hope that’s not horribly offensive.
I can’t win – guess I should stick to my all watermelon and fro-yo diet.
I recently bought some tofu and I’m excited to try cooking it. I have a fabulous recipe that I would love to try.
Not eat meat, easy peasey! If only it was as simple to avoid simple carbs, stupid cookies!
Exactly!
I’ve made an attempt at doing Meatless Mondays for a couple months now. Most weeks are successful, as I tend to have a bit of an aversion to red meat and the thought of undercooking chicken freaks me out, but the past couple of weeks I’ve had fish. I don’t know why I never think to make stir-fry. It’s always so quick and flavorful, and I never miss meat in it. I’ll add it to next week’s meal rotation–thanks!