Bit of politics, and one more recipe

OK, just to stay in the habit, here's another quick post... We were at two parties on the weekend, the second one we were hosting, and for the second day running someone asked for a recipe.
This time it's Justine's turn, she made the fabulous Tofu Patties... a classic vegetarian BBQ offering. Many people dislike tofu as they've only had it on its own, cubed & fried... but these patties have vegos and non-vegos alike saying "wow, what's in these..!?"

But first up, I was very interested to see on the 3News site, Gareth Morgan arguing for a Universal Basic Income as part of his work on the Govt's taxation taskforce.
My experiences as both a wage & salary earner, and as a beneficiary (I've received unemployment, sickness and DPB for a few months each at various times over the past 20 years) have convinced me that NZ's tax and benefit systems have entirely the wrong incentives, and could be massively simplified, made fairer and more workable, by replacing them with something similar to a Universal Basic Income.
Morgan's ideas were expressed with characteristic directness and simplicity - though unfortunately John Campbell was in overdrive and wasn't about to allow GM to finish any of his sentences..!
I hope people sit up and listen and have a bloody good think about it all. Where the people lead, the leaders will follow...

OK, here's that recipe:

Tofu patties

Ingredients

• 1 onion chopped up
• 3 or so cloves of garlic chopped up
• 1 packet (about 400g) tofu
• 1/2 cup rolled oats (approx)
• 2-3 tablespoons of favourite chutney / pickle /sweet chilli sauce
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp dried herbs, eg basil, oregano, parsley (or fresh if you gottem)
• Black pepper and salt to taste
• Dash of soy sauce to taste
• Sesame seeds and flour to coat patties with.

Method

• Fry the onions and garlic in a little oil until soft.
• Drain the tofu and mash in a bowl.
• Add garlic, onions and all other ingredients and stir well.
• (If too wet add more oats, or breadcrumbs)
• Form into small patties in your hand and coat with flour and sesame seeds mixture.
• Fry in small amount of oil until golden brown each side.

Delicious served with spaghetti and homemade tomato sauce & a green salad.

Ka kite ano.... Paul