Taco night at my house used to mean two separate pans, one with meat for everyone else and one with beans for me, until I started crumbling tofu into taco meat instead. The first time I made it, I didn’t season it nearly enough and ended up with sad, bland crumbles that nobody reached for…

These crispy Cajun tofu bites are torn, not cubed, marinated in a bold smoky seasoning blend, then air fried until the edges turn deeply golden and genuinely crunchy, no deep frying required. Tofu used to feel like the ingredient I ate because I was supposed to, not because I wanted to, mushy, bland, forgettable. What…