For the dal dish for my Indian dinner party I did the simplest red lentil recipe in the book (At Home With Jadhur Maffrey). It was so easy I figured it'd be bland and boring, but I knew there would be other flavours in the other dishes to pick up the slack in the meal. There … [Read more...] about Bangladeshi Red Lentils
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My Indian kitchen: Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash
I find myself buying butternut squash three at a time. Is that ridiculous? I'll usually roast them and then eat the chunks with rice or kamut or barley for lunch or a snack or a side dish. But I have the attention span of a goldfish recipe-wise, and I get bored of making the … [Read more...] about My Indian kitchen: Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash
Back At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: South Indian-Style Green Beans with Sesame, Cumin and Mustard Seeds
I meant to make an Indian mustard pickle, but when I went to prepare the third dish for my small Indian dinner party - green beans - I couldn't remember which recipe I had decided to use. This one for South Indian style green beans is pretty boring, it's true, but it won't upset … [Read more...] about Back At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: South Indian-Style Green Beans with Sesame, Cumin and Mustard Seeds
Baked Brown Rice and Marriage Potential
I ran out of stove-top space and large pots. It's as simple as that. I was having some friends over for dinner and wanted to make an Indian meal. So that meant the dal (in this case red lentils) and squash both needed a large pot. The green beans could live with a small pot, but … [Read more...] about Baked Brown Rice and Marriage Potential
Healthy Indian Recipes and Cleansing the Body: Toor Dal
I've been in a post-festival en lumiere detox state for a week now. Until this month I've never felt the need to clean out my body with a cleanse or any kind of fasting - maple syrup and lemon are not things on which I choose to subsist - but when your body is screaming at you … [Read more...] about Healthy Indian Recipes and Cleansing the Body: Toor Dal
Tamari-Grapefruit-Apple Cider Vinaigrette on Kamut with Kale, Carrots, and Sprouts
The nice thing about not being able to eat a ton of kamut at a time is that you end up with leftovers. Brown rice just goes down way too easily. Add a quick sauce or vinaigrette and you have a completely different meal. So when I was running low on leftover root vegetables from … [Read more...] about Tamari-Grapefruit-Apple Cider Vinaigrette on Kamut with Kale, Carrots, and Sprouts
Kamut and Whole Grains
I've been meaning to get on the whole grain band-wagon for awhile, but anything that isn't gluten-free has potential to be hard to digest for me, so buying a big package of buckwheat, barley, bulghour, or kamut seemed foolhardy when I could stick with brown rice and get … [Read more...] about Kamut and Whole Grains
Ultimate “Good-For-What-Ails-You” Healthy Soup
There are many reasons to eat soup. When you're sick, it's heavenly. When you're cold, it warms you up. When you've been eating heavily or poorly, it lightens you up. Or it should if it's made from quality ingredients. No cheap commercial broths, and no seasoning packages that … [Read more...] about Ultimate “Good-For-What-Ails-You” Healthy Soup
Korean Japchae Noodles for the Shinnenkai Potluck
I guess I forgot to write this one up. It's such an easy recipe that I overlooked it. To the recipe (and anyone who wanted it, I suppose), I apologize. The only thing I changed from a traditional japchae recipe was the use of seaweed instead of spinach (oh, and I guess the … [Read more...] about Korean Japchae Noodles for the Shinnenkai Potluck
Vegetarian Dumplings: Cashew Mushroom Dumplings
Yes, this is a bit of a weird recipe. Have you ever seen cashews in Chinese dumplings? Me neither. But I have seen tofu, and I don't like tofu. And I have seen tofu replaced by nuts in other recipes (mostly raw). So I went for it. Try it before you judge me. It's no less bland … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Dumplings: Cashew Mushroom Dumplings