ImageAli Slagle’s breakfast tofu scramble.Credit...Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Cybelle Tondu.

At the beginning of the year, I sought change and routine and wellness and perhaps a little meaning in the form of a personal challenge: I would cook three meals a day every day for one month. Dry January for restaurantsmilyon88, if you will.

I looked for wiggle room almost immediately. A friend invites me over for a home-cooked meal? That counts. A meal composed entirely of home-cooked leftovers? Counts. And I’d get three “passes” for meals eaten out or ordered in.

After the first week, it was clear: In order to succeed, I would need to always have tofu on hand. Quick-cooking and adaptable, tofu began creeping its way into my breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I’m now picking up a block each of firm and extra-firm tofu during my weekly shop, at least. And a block of silken when I’m feeling fun.

Dense yet soft, firm tofu is perhaps the most versatile of the packaged blocks available at the grocery store. It’s amenable to a number of techniques and cooking methods, and it excels at absorbing marinades and sauces.

For those reasons,ff777 it is in heavy rotation via Ali Slagle’s 20-minute breakfast tofu scramble, which I’ve batch-cooked in a precoffee morning haze before heading into the office. With textures and flavors reminiscent of breakfast sausage, it’s great in tortillas with eggs or vegetables on the weekdays and alongside pancakes on the weekends.

Among national universities, Princeton was ranked No. 1 again, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard. Stanford, which tied for third last year, fell to No. 4. U.S. News again judged Williams College the best among national liberal arts colleges. Spelman College was declared the country’s top historically Black institution.

Calls for school crackdowns have mounted with reports of cyberbullying among adolescents and studies indicating that smartphones, which offer round-the-clock distraction and social media access, have hindered academic instruction and the mental health of children.

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