Growing up, we were always the kids with a horse. Actually we were the kids with a horse and a pool, but this post is about the horse. When I was in late elementary school, I went through a phase where I really resented it. I felt like kids wanted to come over to pet…
Archives for January 2010
Scallops and Shrimp Poached in Chu Chee Curry
For several months now I have quietly, wait, no, not quietly, quite vocally in fact, lusted after the Preethi Wet/Dry Grinder Mixie. It was at the top of my wish list, bolded and astricked, it was mentioned casually to my parents and not so casually to my husband. Come Christmas or Christmas money spending after…
To Try Tuesday
I really like To Try Tuesday–for myself to remember where recipes are, if nothing else. However, I have been feeling pressure (totally self-induced) to get a certain number of recipes–which happens if I have time to peruse the web and does not happen if I don’t. SO from here on out, I think I am…
Skirt Steak Pita Wraps With Yogurt & Browned Butter Tomato Sauce
It occurs to me that I have been very lax. Happy New Year, everyone! This was a fabulous throw it together weeknight meal. It is inspired by a dish in Spice: Flavors of the Mediterranean, by Ana Sortum, and that dish was in turn inspired by a traditional Turkish kabob called Iskander. Originally I had…
Alton Brown’s #10 Chocolate Chip Cookies
Have you ever noticed that the seemingly most simple dishes are the ones that some people consider the most difficult–or if not difficult, than the purest expression of perfection in cooking? For example, the egg. Scrambled or as an omelet, there are French chefs who will tell you it takes years to perfect cooking an…
Salty Sweet Peanut Butter Granola With Chocolate Chips
There is a refrigerator–a little small, maybe 21 cubic feet?, bottom freezer drawer–sitting in my front hallway right now. My parents are re-doing their kitchen, and I got the prize of the fridge! I have been dying for a second fridge in the basement for a while now. Right now, in the winter, overflow goes…
JambaKinda: Simplified Weeknight Jambalaya
Jambakinda is my simplified weeknight jambalaya, not strictly authentic but definitely strictly delicious–and super easy! Jambakinda… too cheesy? Yes? Well, at any rate I would like to make clear that this is no way is supposed to be a real jambalaya–but it is supposed to emulate the flavors and textures of one. And I actually…
Bhuna Hua Jhinga (Poached Shrimp in a Slow Cooked Onion Sauce)
I have never really tried Indian seafood before–which is crazy as I am well aware a large part of the country has seashore–so I was not quite sure what to expect with this dish. I will not go so long next time. This was fantastic–sweet, savory, sour. It complemented the shrimp perfectly. I would even…
Pan-Fried Summer Squash With Cumin and Mustard Seeds
I am frequently stumped by Indian vegetable side dishes. You know, dishes that do not take much effort as they are there for health and color but are complementing dishes that take much more time and effort. Then I got Monica Bhide‘s Modern Spice for Christmas. Her vegetable chapter is a treasure trove of exactly…