Hot Sauce and Blue Cheese

I'm moving everything from the cooking closet [my other blog that has been inactive for over a year] over here to MN365. I'm decluttering. Hope it's not too annoying! (-:

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I rarely crave meat, but when I get super-duper hungry I crave hot wings.

When I actually think about eating them, the craving is gone. It's one of those mind tricks I play on myself. "MMMmmmmmm hot wings sound amazing." I then spend 12 seconds thinking about hot wings, "EEEEeeeeewwwww bony chicken wings in my mouth."

Why hot wings? I HAVE NO IDEA. It's not like I ate hot wings very often in my former life. [Does the phrase "in my former life" make anyone else think of the club scene from Coming to America (1:12)?]

I blame the blue cheese for my hot wing cravings. I heart blue cheese.

OK, down to business, let's start with tofu. Extra firm, please.

Drain it and crumble it with a fork, I do this in the box.

Now is the time for patience, grasshopper. In a non-stick pan heat some oil and put your crumbled tofu in.

Wait.

Once the liquid from the tofu has evaporated and the tofu gets really brown you can dump the hot sauce on it and cook it some more.

You're also going to be making a bit of blue cheese dressing.

I like to substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream, a little mayo and blue cheese.

The first time I ate these in a tortilla shell, sort of a taco, then I ate the left overs as a salad. Follow where your heart leads when it comes to eating this. Just remember, it's all about the hot sauce and the blue cheese.
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A little avocado and lettuce never hurt anyone either. 

Hot Tofu with Blue Cheese Dressing

Tofu
-One package of Extra Firm Tofu, drained and crumbled
-2 Tbsp Oil
Cook the tofu over medium-high heat until all the tofu has dried some and has browned on the edges. This will take about 20 minutes.

Hot Sauce
-1/4 cup Hot Sauce [Frank's is a good choice, if you're feeling choosy]
-2 Tbsp Butter, melted
-1 tsp Onion Powder
-1 tsp Garlic Powder
-1/2 tsp Salt
Combine throughly and pour over the cooked tofu. Continue cooking the tofu and hot sauce until it is bubbly and warm. Remove from heat.

Blue Cheese Dressing
-1/2 cup Sour Cream [or Greek yogurt]
-1/4 cup Mayonaise
-1 tsp Garlic Powder
-1-2 Tbsp White Vinegar
-1/2 cup Blue Cheese
Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise and garlic powder in a bowl, add enough vinegar to thin the sauce slightly. Stir in the blue cheese. I think this tastes better if you make it first and let it sit while you prepare the tofu and hot sauce.