Rice, couscous, whatever. That part is up to you. 🙂 I was sick when I made this and am sick while I am typing this. That means a few things. You know it was easy. You know it was good (if I am bothering to type it up). You should forgive any typos. I hope…
Hummus & Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip
If 2009 was the Year of Indian Food (and I think it was–I definitely spent this past year learning oodles about Indian food, not that I am done yet), I predict 2010 will be the Year of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean Food. We just cannot get enough of it lately. First I made those pita wraps. Then…
Goodbye, Sage; Hello, Amchur! Khatte Channa (Sour Chickpeas with Garam Masala & Cumin)
I said I was going to quickly try another chickpea dish with amchur–and I meant it. I loved it that much; you will definitely see more experiments with that ingredient on this blog in the future. I don’t know how to describe it other than as I did before–earthy and quite sour. Maybe umami sour?…
Potatoes & Chickpeas: Food That Is Good For The Soul
I have discovered that, second to Mexican/Latin flavors, Indian flavors are fast becoming one of the things I crave when I am sick. Hearty, warming, homey, soul food. No doubt my parents are staring at this in some confusion wondering how Indian food has come to be comfort food for me since I had never…
Moroccan Roasted Vegetables
Do you have any obsessions from your youth that you have never totally gotten over? U2 is one for me–I tried to be all adult the last time they toured and I was pregnant and missed the tour completely (after having seen them multiple times on previous tours), but my bug is back and I…
Chickpeas With Lemon Cumin Dressing & Orange Scented Yogurt on a Bed of Greens
I first saw this salad over at The Recipe Girl a while back, although after bookmarking it, I realized I had the cookbook it came from, Ellie Krieger’s The Food You Crave. It looked wonderful, but I got distracted and forgot about it. The other night when I made my chicken divan, I was low…
Laura’s Kitchen Sink Picadillo Style Hash
Be warned: this is a healthy but filling meal–I over served and as a result am quite stuffed. This is peasant fare: hearty, filling, boldly flavored, and quite possibly ugly, although that last one is in the eye of the beholder so I will leave it up to you to decide. It is also fairly…
Pomegranate Chickpea Curry
I have a meal to share but currently I am too lethargic to type much. This is a silly picture to share probably, but 4 burners with gorgeous stainless steel pots bubbling away (and room for all 4, despite 3 being pretty big) made me quite happy.First of all I am really, really full. Stuff…
Taste & Create: Bollywood Biryani
I LOVE my Taste & Create partner this month. No disrespect to my former partners–many of whose blogs I still read regularly–but Simran and I are on a wavelength of sorts (as far as I am concerned anyway, haha, who knows what she thought of my blog). I instantly found many, many dishes on her…