Cooking Experiment: Sweet 'n Sour Tofu and Chicken (version 2.0)

You might recall my last cooking experiment with sweet'n'sour tofu and chicken a couple weeks ago.

I decided to try it again, but this time deep-frying the tofu to see if it would develop that crispy skin and tender interior that typifies a yummy sweet'n'sour dish.

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Cooking Experiment: Tangerine Marmalade, day 1

What do you do with tangerines your aunt gives you that were grown in her backyard, if you don't normally eat tangerines?

I knew there was no way I was going to get through the tangerines before they went bad, even if I were disposed to mess with such an annoyingly fibrous fruit. So, I did a web search or two, and what should come up but the idea of making marmalade?

Hmm, Tufty, couldn't you then use the marmalade as a basis for some really tasty tangerine beef? thought I.

It wouldn't be bad on sandwiches either, if I ate more PB&J sandwiches, which I don't, but anyway, this seemed like the most reasonable method, since they would be otherwise going bad within a week or so.

So I looked around for recipes that wouldn't involve going out and buying lemons. (I'm coming down with something, I think. Stupid flus.) This one seemed simple: over three days, just heat to boiling, then simmer for 15 minutes, then leave for 24 hours so the fruit would macerate. Works for me!

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