We have been having a spell of pretty hot weather the last few days, in the 90s. Complicating the hot weather was a power outage mid-day so no AC or fans. Thus our house was warmer than usual at dinner time even though the electricity was back on. A tofu bowl with almost no cooking was the right meal for the day.

John marinated the cubed, extra-firm tofu in soy sauce, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. I cut up the veggies and made a vinaigrette of soy sauce, a splash of water, vinegar, ginger, and garlic. No oil at this point. I serve the oil separately so each person can use the amount and type of oils, olive and/or sesame, that they want. I also heated up the riced cauliflower for me and a container of microwave basmati rice for John. This is always a family-pleasing dinner at our house.

Tomorrow it is cooling off and we are trying a new dish featuring pork tenderloin. Hopefully we can make it taste flavorful and not dried out!