Lunchtime guests always present a dilemma for me. Not an unwelcome dilemma, lest you are reading this and you are one of those guests, but a dilemma nonetheless. I am just not a lunch person. I love breakfast and I love dinner, but lunchtime with its cold options leaves me, well, cold. A lot of…
A Mea Culpa For Raghavan: Lasoon Batata Palak (New Potatoes & Spinach In A Garlic-Red Chile Sauce)
So that potato dish I called “meh”? Not so meh after all. Some dishes, particularly Indian and Mexican ones, just need time to meld for a while. What was watery yesterday is creamy today; the flavor became more nuanced, the spices more blended. So I guess this is a “make-ahead-er.” Just look at the difference…
Out Of Practice: Mug Chana Nu Dal (Sweet Split Green Lentils & Yellow Peas)
We were all seated at the dinner table (stools have not arrived yet–I plan to eat at the island when it is just us) and eating when I realized I had never photographed any of the food. Ooops. It’s too bad too, because this dish is vibrant with red and yellow. It is also very…
Copper Piping and a Layered Tortilla & Tomato Casserole With Butternut Squash Hash and Melted Cheese
I have become pretty good friends with one of the moms from my playgroup, and after spending many playdates over at her house, I have decided maybe, just maybe, she is a good enough friend to witness the chaos I live in at this “tweener” house. She and her twins, who are Sammy’s age, are…
A Shockingly Successful Lemon Garbanzo Salad With Feta Cheese
I am sure some of you are wondering why I made the thing if I was so shocked at its success? Well I knew I would like it–and I was even certain my kids would eat it by component–i.e., eat all of the cukes, then all of the tomatoes, then the feta cheese, etc., and…
660 Curries: Ghia Yakhani (Pan-Fried Bottle Gourd Slices with Yogurt and Aromatic Spices)
So as I was saying the other day, I finally got my copy of 660 Curries.I have an ok sized collection of Indian cookbooks—maybe 10 or so.I wish I had more.Shocking, right?But anyway, this book stands out (in my collection anyway) for one reason right off the bat.And that is his chapter on how to…
I Finally Got Around To Trying Baked Oatmeal
Once upon a time I had one of those pull out garbage cans. Although it got kind of dirty, I’ve always wanted another one and am planning to incorporate it into the dream kitchen (within budget, haha) I am designing. My sister asked me why, since it got so messy. This is why (and no…
Finding A Summery Use For Apples: Tangy Green Lentil Salad With Tart Apples & Salsa Verde
I’ve been having an issue with apples lately. Wonderfully tart cooking apples have been flooding the farmers’ market lately. I don’t make (or even like, much) apple sauce and I don’t make apple pie (I leave that to my mom since hers rocks), which leaves mostly really autumnal creations like apple cinnamon muffins and stewed…
Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Frittata with Feta
(This post was written before the preceding Taste & Create post, but I had to get that one posted for a deadline—although my husband is home now, the last few days he was gone were not pleasant, which is what this entry refers to). It turns out the key to making dinner is being awake…