Best Butternut Squash Soup – Richly-Flavored, Velvety-Textured, Winning Technique Quite the rarity for me to label anything “the best.” However, today’s Best Butternut Squash Soup deserves the title. Originally created by Thomas Keller (widely acknowledged as one of the world’s top chefs), its layers of flavor, Continue reading Best Butternut Squash Soup — Thank you, Master Chef Thomas Keller
Tamarind Chutney Papadum –– Appetizer/Snack in Northern India, Accompaniment to Meals in the SouthEver since my first crispy bite of a papadum over 40 years ago, they’ve remained one of my favorite food memories. That first bite happened while at London’s Cordon Bleu School where they were part of an Indian meal we cooked. They were so much fun. Continue reading Tamarind Chutney Papadum – India’s Crispy Crunchy Flatbread
Roasted Tamari Almonds – Just Two Ingredients Yet Almost Too TastyRoasted Tamari Almonds entail so little time and attention to become crisp and tasty. Roasting in an oven, tossing with tamari and roasting again is all that’s required for a more easily digested and very tasty, high protein snack. Made from just two ingredients, Roasted Tamari Almonds are almost too tasty. Pace yourself. 😊 Continue reading Roasted Tamari Almonds – Tasty, Quick, Easy-to-Make High-Protein Snack
Shrimp Biryani (pronounced bir-ee-ah-nee) along with my other favorite recipes for Saag Paneer and Cilantro Mint Chutney were the inspiration for teaching A Taste of India Cooking Classes. While perfecting this recipe, we so enjoyed the Shrimp Biryani, made with aromatic basmati rice, Continue reading Shrimp Biryani – Oven-Baked Indian Spicy Rice with Shrimp
Mmm, ever since my first bite of a ripe, juicy, golden fleshed, sweet and delicious mango, I wondered where they had been all my life. Now, all these years later, I’ve tasted and reveled at my first bite of a hard, unripe, pale fleshed, sour and crisp green mango. Continue reading Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious
Coconut Ladoo consistently make the list of India’s Top Ten Sweets. The first known coconut ladoo date back at least 3-4000 years. These early versions were packed for travelers and warriors as a symbol of good luck for their expeditions. Continue reading Coconut Ladoo – Celebratory Indian Sweets Made with All Things Coconut
Braised Carrots and Parsnips – Fall and Winter Comfort FoodSo unexpected. A friend leaving town for the week offered me her CSA box. What fun. Always such a pleasant surprise to open the box. This box, as it’s January in Montana, included among the leafy greens and purple cabbage a pound of huge carrots and half a pound of parsnips. Continue reading Braised Carrots and Parsnips Simply Cooked in Vegetable Stock, Butter and Salt
