Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/3   cup          Oil
   3       medium       Onions, chopped
   2       Stalks       celery, chopped
   4       Cloves       garlic, minced
   1       medium       Bell pepper, chopped
   1                    Jalapeno pepper, minced
   2       pound        Tofu chunks
   2       Tablespoon   ground red chilis
   2       Tablespoon   cumin
   2       Tablespoon   oregano
   1                    Bay leaf
   2       cup          Water
  56       ounces       tomatos
   6       ounce        tomato paste
   2       can          Kidney beans
                        -salt to taste

Preparation:

Saute first five ingredients in oil until limp. Add tofu and saute until browned. Mix the spices together in a bowl and sprinkle into the pot. Mix thoroughly. Add water, tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. If desired, at this point, add the kidney beans. Taste and correct seasoning. The addition of 1 tsp to 1 tblsp of cayenne pepper can make this gradually more spicy. As the recipe reads, itUs fairly tame. NOTE: The ground chilis are NOT chili powder. Most chili powder is made up of a combination of chilis, oregano, cumin, salt and garlic. If chili powder is all you can find, then you will have to readjust the cumin and oregano amounts.