Has a reputation for whiny emo kids and grammar-challenged 13-year-olds, but in reality I’ve found that there are a lot of interesting, intelligent, geeky people on LJ. Also has good community features.

The thing about tofu is that it has to be done right. A lot of people who hate it have only ever experienced it plain – and I’ll be the first to admit that plain tofu is plain nasty.

There are plenty of good ways to prepare tofu, but one of my favorites is fried with soya sauce. It can also be really good deep fried.

Also, if in doubt, make sure you get the firm variety. I don’t mind soft tofu, but apparently quite a few people find it unpleasant.

There are few foods that I really hate, but tempeh certainly qualifies as one of those. It’s possible that the tempeh I had was just prepared poorly, so I’m willing to give it a try again…but damn, it was bad.