Tofu Nuggets, Garlic Fries and Sautee'd Fall Veggies

I love tofu nuggets! The key to tofu is marinating and then cooking until it changes texture. So, these take awhile, but a lot of the time is inactive. I don't make this very often because I rarely remember to start marinating the tofu ahead of time... but yesterday I did. We were on our way out to go paint at All Fired Up (super fun by the way), and I threw the tofu in a plastic bag with the soy sauce and water and walked out the door. Easy Peasy. I also added some frozen garlic french fries from Trader Joe's to this meal. French fries are vegan, thank GOD. And then of course, the obligatory vegetable. I'm not going to lie, sometimes eating vegetables is like a chore. But as with all chores, it is necessary and you'll probably feel better after. I was using up some veggies from our veggie box for this stir fry, not sure I'd pick this variety of vegetables out of the grocery store. Anyway, on with the recipe-

Tofu Nuggets:
16 oz tofu (any firmness is fine)
2 tbl soy sauce (or tamari)
2tbl water
1/4 cup nutrional yeast
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Cut the tofu into 4 or 5 strips and place in a plastic bag (a produce bag is a good size). Add the soy sauce and water, you can add a little more of both if needed. Then place the plastic bag in a bowl and let sit in the fridge for 1.5 hours or more. Rotate the tofu slabs once or twice.

Heat oven to 375. Mix the nutritional yeast with the spices in a small plate. Cut the tofu slabs into 5 or 6 pieces, to make cubes. Roll the cubes in the nutritional yeast mixture and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 40-45 minutes, rotating the cubes one to three times.

Garlic Fries:
I put these in the oven half way through the cooking time of the tofu nuggets. Flipping fries once.

Veggie Stir Fry:

1/2 small white onion, cut into 1/2 squares
4 turnips, sliced and then cut in half
leaves of four turnips, chopped roughly
1/2 cup green beans, ends chopped off and cut in half
1 clove garlic
2 tsp olive oil
salt
pepper
thyme

Heat a heavy bottomed pan over medium with the olive oil. Add the onions and sautee for 2 minutes. Then add the turnips and sautee for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and turnip leaves and sautee for 2-3 more minutes. Season with salt, pepper and thyme.
Enjoy!