A little review and a recipe..

As I'm sure we have mentioned in our previous posts, Cafe 8 and, it's sister restaurant, Pure Cafe, were some of our favorite places to eat in Tokyo. Although they share a lot of things, they are not identical and it is definitely worth it to check out both. Cafe 8 is located in quiet area of Aobadai and is within walking distance of Shibuya. Pure Cafe shares a building with Aveda in Aoyama near the Tokyo Metro Omotesando station. Dan and I found ourselves at both locations quite often. Since we loved the food so much we picked up two of their cookbooks. One is English and the other is in Japanese. We have translated one of the recipes from the Japanese book so far and hope to do more and post them up here.
The recipe that I'm going to post today is from the English recipe book.. and I think it's perfect for the season: Tofu Cream! It's great for eating on sweets sandwiches, bread pudding, pies, cakes.. pretty much any kind of dessert. It's also really quick and easy to make:

1 package drained firm silken tofu
4-5 tablespoons maple syrup
1-2 teaspoons rum
dash of vanilla extract
dash of salt

Blend the tofu until smooth in food processor. Blend in the maple syrup little by little. Blend rum, vanilla extract and salt. Add more maple syrup and rum if necessary.


It doesn't say anything about how to store or serve, but I've kept it chilled and I think it tastes great that way.. Enjoy!