Chickens when raised by hand can be very nice pets.
If you can get really fresh good quality firm tofu, you can do a lot with it. I like to butter a baking pan and bake it, sprinkled with soy sauce or other stuff. Gets kind of chewy and crunchy without frying.
I need a lot of protein too, so I eat a lot of beans and bean soup, and probably more cheese than is good for me. Cholesterol's ok but I should lose 20 pounds. Or even 30, but what the heck. I don't want to scare people when they don't recognize me!
Yes, I can get good tofu. YOu just bake it? In one chunk? I never thought of that. sounds good as I don't like to cook. I toss a tablespoon of soy flour into my morning egg whites, whip like crazy, and make a sort of no-carb pancake, and top with warmed fresh fruit and a dab of yogurt. Outstanding!
Ah the weight problem. My solution is the Zone Diet, which you can do with soy products as well as other protein sources. Small amounts of protein at each meal, as I mentioned above, balanced with a great many veggies, some fruit. I got to a plateau and stopped losing, so added a piece of bread now and then and the pounds resumed their downward march. It's the balance of protein/carbs/fats that does it. Essentially, it's a low carb diet but you almost cannot eat all the low-glycemic carbs suggested. Sugar is a big no-no.
Goat Cheese Feta (not the grocery store crap) broccolli and leafy lettuce with raspberry vinagarette.
One of my winter faves.
And having cut the soda and candy for the most part the sugar cravings led me to a love for sweet potatoes.