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.....SPEAKING OF THINNING HAIR
Anti-Aging Ingredient of the Month - TOFU 
Biotin, generally found in soy products but also in liver and eggs, can promote hair regrowth. Try this recipe (which can be blended together to thicken the soup rather than to eat cubes of tofu) to get the health value of the tofu as well as that of ginger, garlic, sweet potatoes and peanut butter.
PEANUT SOUP WITH RICE AND SCALLIONS
(serves 6)
2 TBL roasted peanut or vegetable oil
2 lg onions, diced
2 lg bell peppers, 1 red and 1 green, diced into 1/2 inch chunks
2 teas chopped ginger
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
3 lg garlic cloves, finely chopped
salt and freshly grated ground pepper
1/4 teas cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes, or more to taste
2 cups crushed tomatoes in sauce
5 cups water or chicken stock or vegetable stock
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 box or 1/2 carton tofu, preferable soft
2 cups of cooked rice
1 cup sliced scallions, including the firm greens
1. Warm oil in a wide soup pot set over high heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, ginger, and sweet potatoes, and saute, stirring frequently until onions have begun to color, 8 to 10 minutes, adding the garlic after the first 5 minutes. Add 1 teas of salt, some pepper and cayenne to taste and cook a few minutes longer.
2. Add the tomatoes and scrape the pot to lift up any brown bits from the bottom. Add the water or stock and bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
3. Add the peanut butter and cook, stirring, until it dissolves.
4. Remove 2 cups of soup and puree with the tofu until perfectly smooth. Return this mixture to the soup. Taste for salt and heat level, adding more salt or cayenne, if you choose.
5. Serve over 1/3 cup rice and scallions to top.
This Can't Be Tofu! by Deborah Madison, copywright 2000 Broadway Books.
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