Guest Post on A Life of Spice – Beef Stew with Coconut
I’m very excited to be a guest blogger on Monica Bhide’s blog, A Life of Spice. Check out my post about her Beef Stew with Coconut recipe, just one of my favorites from her new book, Modern Spice:...
View ArticleWhole Roast Chicken with Fenugreek
Here I go again with the roast chicken recipes. Apparently, once I learned how to roast a chicken (and got my handy-dandy meat thermometer) it became one of my favorite dishes to make. Now I appear to...
View ArticleFood Blogger Spotlight: Monica Bhide
For our second Food Blogger Spotlight, I’m very excited to have with us one of today’s most talented and prolific food writers: Monica Bhide. Besides blogging over at A Life of Spice, her work has...
View ArticleRack of Lamb Recipe with Spicy Fennel Rub
Why do I suddenly have the urge to create a new rack of lamb recipe? Well, last week we received a few of our animals back from the butcher, so we’re swimming in farm-fresh meat here at Chez...
View ArticleCurry Potato Soup Recipe with Lamb Meatballs
I love love LOVE potato soup recipes, and even though I haven’t talked about it lately, I have a major thing for curry recipes. Now that the weather is turning cold freezing (I swear, I can’t feel...
View ArticleIndian Cooking Class + Chickpea Spinach Curry Recipe
A few weeks ago, some friends and I took an Indian cooking class with a local Bay Area teacher, Rashmi Saini. Rashmi was a wonderful instructor, and we spent the afternoon chopping, stirring, and...
View ArticleSee Me On Food Wishes! Butternut Squash Pancakes
Hey everyone, just a quick post to check me out on Food Wishes, making a fabulous dish with John Mitzewich: butternut squash pancakes. The best part? It’s a video! John is famous for his fabulous...
View ArticleBehold, the Ghost Pepper – Bhut Jolokia
A few months ago, I was in New York with some good friends, shopping for whatever interesting culinary tidbits we could find. We were visiting the Chelsea Market when I found a little jar of salt,...
View ArticleGrilled Haloumi Cheese with Olive Tapenade
As a former vegan, I can relate to the idea of being the only herbivore at a carnivorous cookout, wondering what I would eat, feeling like I’d be stuck munching on carrot sticks and corn chips the...
View ArticleSukham Ayu Ayurvedic Cookbook: Mint Rice
A few months back, my friend Vijitha had me over to dinner. Now, I know better than to down a turn dinner invitation from Vijitha. I’ve enjoyed her cooking at a few local food blogger events and trust...
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