I am celebrating! Aside from making it into the 3rd round of Project Food Blog – thank you all for your votes! – I am celebrating the release of a new book by my favorite fiction author, Deanna Raybourn. Her Lady Julia series, set in Victorian England, feature the exploits of Lady Julia and private [...]
Monday, September 13, 2010
In the last few months I have discovered a few new ingredients that I absolutely love! The first of these is a spice called asafoetida, a deeply pungent smelling spice that, when cooked, adds a smooth onion flavor. A little of this spice makes a big difference as far as complexity of flavor is concerned. [...]
Monday, March 30, 2009
I have been craving Indian food lately and it has been an excellent opportunity to try out some new recipes and dig out some old favorites. It has been an adventure, trying different blends of spices, different cooking techniques, and working out what I like and what needs tweaking. Chicken tikka masala is one [...]
Friday, March 13, 2009
When I was taking my Breads & Rolls class last year in culinary school we made an Indian bread called Aloo Paratha. It is a wheat bread dough that is filled with a curried potato mixture, rolled flat and cooked on a hot griddle. They were, in a word, delicious! I have thought of them fondly, [...]
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I love Indian flavors, but I don’t always have the time, or the foresight, to marinade a bag of chicken for a day or two during the week. Some nights I need curry, and I need it fast. This recipe is perfect because it take about five minutes to prep but yields chicken that tastes [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
For the most part, I have had a lot of luck with bread recipes. If it does not work out the way I want on the first try I begin the tweaking process. It is not always fast but I get there in the end. I say for the most part because I have had one bread [...]
Sunday, October 3, 2010
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