I was totally unmotivated to make dinner one night last week… and I had no idea what to make. I was flipping through ED&BVlooking for inspiration when Dreena’s recipe for Orange Sesame Tofu caught my eye. I had everything on hand and thought it sounded pretty good. To go with it, I also made Dreena’s Coconut Lime Rice and, just because I had some organic green beans in the fridge, decided to also make Dreena’s Lemon-Broiled Green Beans. I followed all recipes exactly, except that I used orange juice in place of the lemon juice on the green beans (since I had a bunch of oranges already juiced).

I like the flavor of the orange sesame sauce on the tofu, but the gelatinous texture was off-putting. I don’t mind that the texture of tofu is a little squishy, but when paired with a squishy, gelatinous sauce, it just didn’t work for me. This was my last favorite part of the meal.

My second least favorite part of the meal was the rice. It wasn’t bad, just kind of blah. I think it’s better paired with a stir fry or curry- anything with a spicy sauce to give it some zing.

My favorite part of the meal was the green bean dish. They were so easy to make and so tasty. I ended up making them again later in the week when my parents came over for dinner.