Oven-crisp Tofu Sticks With Ketchup Sauce

The Greek word the Bible often translates “gentle” is epiekes . It technically has a richer meaning than any English word. In the language of the day, it was used in a way similar to being kind, courteous or tolerant. Patience to endue injustice, mistreatment or disgrace. Yielding. Willingness to remain self-controlled when wronged. Humility. Someone once said it could be called “graciousness of humility.” This word shows up when describing the character of an elder who must not be “pugnacious, but gentle ( epiekes )” (1 Tim. 3:3). In Titus 3:2 we are “to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle ( epiekes ).” James tells us the wisdom that comes down from above is, “First pure, then peaceable, gentle” ( epiekes ). In Philippians 4:5 we are to “let [our] gentle ( epiekes ) spirit be known to all men.”

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Vegetarian	New, Vegtime8	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Water
1/4	c	Tomato paste
2	T	Maple syrup
2	T	Lemon juice
1/2	t	Fresh ginger root, minced
1	T	Minced fresh parsley
1	pn	Cayenne pepper
		Salt to taste
1/3	c	Fine cracker crumbs
2	T	Cornmeal
1 1/2	T	Seasoning mix of choice
		Cajun or Creole or fajita
		or lemonpepper
		Etc.), Etc.
1/2	t	Chili powder
1/4	t	Salt
24	oz	Firm Chinese-style
		water-packed tofu or
		extra-firm
		Two 12-oz. blocks
		Drained and wrapped in paper
		Towels for 15 minutes
		Olive oil for spraying
		mg Sod., 0 Fiber.

INSTRUCTIONS

To save time, use bottled ketchup.  Sauce: Whisk together water, tomato
paste, maple syrup, lemon juice  and ginger in small saucepan. Bring to
boil, stirring constantly.  Cook 1 minute; let cool. Add parsley,
cayenne and salt.  Tofu: Preheat oven 375 degrees. In shallow bowl, mix
together cracker  crumbs, cornmeal, seasoning, chili powder and salt.
Set aside.  Lightly oil large wire cake or cookie cooling rack. Remove
paper  towels from tofu; cut each block into 12 sticks about 3 inches
long  and 3/4 inch thick. Dredge each stick in crumb mixture; place on
wire  rack. Spray lightly with oil. Place rack in oven; bake until
crisp  and brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm drizzled with
sauce or  with sauce on side for dipping. Make 6 servings of 4 sticks
each.  Per 4 Stick without Sauce: 94 Cal.; 10g Prot.; 3g Fat; 8g Carb.;
0  Chol.; 210 mg Sod.; 1g Fiber.  Per Tablespoon of Sauce: 10 Cal.; 0
Prot.; 0 Fat; 3g Carb.; 0 Chol.;  Converted by MC_Buster.  Recipe by:
www.vegetariantimes.com 4/99  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 67 Calories From Fat: 6 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 349.1mg Potassium: 725mg Carbohydrates: 14.4g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 5.5g Protein: 3.1g