I did promise you more shrimp. This is a great recipe for this time of year, if, like me, you are looking for fast and easy and if you are also excited about the return of grapes to the supermarket shelves.
Shrimp with Watermelon, Tomatoes & Feta: Beach Nostalgia
I might as well warn you now that The Spiced Life has been pretty shrimp crazy lately. I think this is a result of 2 factors: shrimp are super easy, super fast and super light in this hot weather and also I think I am having beach nostalgia. As much as I have gone on…
Mahi Mahi & Rice Noodles in Curried Coconut Broth
I attended my 20th high school reunion this past Friday night. In typical fashion for my class, we skipped all the official stuff and met on our own for dinner and drinks instead. It was the first reunion I’ve attended and it was great fun. So I’ve had high school on the brain, high school,…
World Kitchen Paella
“Paella is a dish of poverty… If you have only a bit of leftover chicken and other odds and ends, you can make paella….” -Jose Puig, via Seductions of Rice, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid I love this quote. This elasticity in the approach to paella
Moroccan Cod Smothered In Sweet Onions: Exploring the Creek
Those of you who have been reading my blog since its inception might be tired of creek photos. Every spring and summer, the girls and I go out and marvel again at the fact that we own a creek.
An Indian Feast: Yogurt Curried Fish and Orange Scented Cauliflowers & Potatoes
My mom observed to me the other day that my posts had been shorter this winter. And it is true, because I seem to be perennially behind. I make a particular dish or dessert, and I fall asleep composing various observations about it in my head–but then I don’t sit down to write the actual…
Stir Fried Tamarind Shrimp
I’ve been trying to figure out why my blogging has slowed down lately, when I realized that I did the majority of my writing late at night–the same as I did all the way through high school, college and law school. Only now I have to get a kid to school by 8:45 am–and while…
Bengali Mahi Mahi with Mustard Seeds
You’ve probably noticed the dearth of desserts around The Spiced Life lately. That is partially because we’ve made some tried and true favorites lately, but it is also because I have 2 different recipes that I am determined to not share until I get them right! One is an unusual granola bar, and the other,…
Pan Seared Tilapia with Thai Sweet & Sour Veggies
I have some advice for people planning summer vacations with kids who are at that just starting school/preschool age. Don’t plan them for early-mid August. You will return home and poof! just like that your summer is over and you are scrambling to get them ready for school. Supplies, back packs, preschool open houses, etc….