Anyone who’s ever worked with me in the kitchen knows that I like to tinker with dishes for a while before I decide to finally offer them on the menu. But then once I’ve gotten them where I want them ...

• 1 (14-ounce) package medium-firm tofu, cubed • 2 tablespoons peanut oil • 1/2 pound ground pork • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced • 1/2 tablespoon finely diced ginger • 1 green onion, chopped • 1 ...

Mabodofu is the Japanese version of the Chinese dish mapo tofu, said Sylvan Mishima Brackett. It gets its distinctive flavour from tobanjan, a Japanese-made Sichuan-style paste of fermented broad ...