Thai Tofu Stew, deconstructed

I can feel fall settling in and my desire to make soups and stews is almost overwhelming. I stumbled on the recipe for Thai Tofu Stew as I was browsing the Vegetarian Times website. With it's combination of the familiar - tofu, scallions, carrots, garlic - and the slightly exotic - coconut milk, bok choy, ginger, butternut squash - it looked delicious! With an afternoon off and and a shopping trip planned, I thought I could pull it off. Chop, chop, shred... between the ginger, scallions, and cilantro, my kitchen was smelling great and I hadn't even cooked anything yet! I made saffron rice to accompany the stew (Little H loves him some rice) and we were a happy, full-bellied family this evening. Really, have you ever eaten anything with coconut milk in it and not loved it? Yummy!