From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Banana blossom salad with chicken and asian pears

March 31, 2008

A couple month’s ago we were out shopping on the weekend and decided to grab a bite before heading home. We opted for a small local chain called Straits Restaurant which offers modern Singaporean cuisine. Although the restaurant is not as…

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Fresh strawberry ice-cream for Spring!

March 30, 2008

Fancy a bowl of springtime-infused, fresh strawberry ice-cream?

This sweet, rich ice-cream is simple and quick to make. It is my entry into this month’s Monthly Mingle hosted by Eat the Right Stuff. The theme is ‘Spring Fruit Sensations’ and what can…

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Freshly made bagels, chewy and delicious!

March 29, 2008

I’m slowly waking up this morning, my faithful mug filled with wonderfully black coffee, piping hot. It’s rainy and overcast and I’m watching my neighbors tiptoeing outside to pick up their soggy newspaper. The house is still dark and perfumed…

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Curry Kettle Corn — Spicy, Sweet & Salty

March 28, 2008

Seductively spicy, my curried kettle corn creation (lovely alliteration) started earlier in the week when I made an afternoon popcorn snack. The snack coincided with my recent fascination with Anjum Anand and Indian cookery. I wondered whether I could apply…

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Creamy lentils and rice (khicheri)

March 27, 2008

Another Anjum Anand recipe – shocking, isn’t it?

In my Internet travels this morning, I discovered Is My Blog Burning? made a massive overhaul to the site design. It’s so much easier to use when finding blog events and now offers forums/foodie…

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Savory green rice makes a perfect meal

March 26, 2008

This week I’ve been thumbing through another cookbook, formerly lost on my bookshelves. I received it several years ago as a gift and remember reading through it at the time. I’m not sure why it never clicked with me back…

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Classic northern chicken curry

March 25, 2008

For last night’s dinner, I decided to try a curry dish from Anjum Anand and selected the classic northern chicken curry from her website. I love chicken and just like Peter from Kalofagas, I am also a thigh man and used…

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Naan Bread Two Ways: Green Onion & Sesame

March 25, 2008

One of favorite Indian foods has to be the naan. A flat, chewy teardrop shaped bread used to scoop up meat and stewed dishes. I watched Anjum make naan and realized that it’s fairly simple to replicate without a tandoori…

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Anjum Anand is my new food crush

March 24, 2008

source: screenshot from www.AnjumAnand.co.uk

I’m so excited to introduce you to Anjum Anand, my new food crush. I discovered her televised series over the weekend while stumbling around the web. The discovery seemed uncanny since I just published my first Indian…

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Save money – buy spices & herbs in bulk!

March 24, 2008

Today, I feel like writing about the biggest culinary scam — pre-packaged herbs and spices. Maybe ’scam’ is too harsh, but I find it difficult to spend $5 on a half-ounce of herbs.

I ran to Whole Foods this morning to…

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Gooey Maple-Nut Bars Recipe

March 24, 2008
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Our Easter weekend came and went without a single bunny or chocolate egg. It’s the one holiday that we don’t get into very much, other than to enjoy a big dinner. This year we were out and about over the…

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Adventures in Indian cookery, Egg Korma

March 21, 2008

I haven’t participated in any food blog events for awhile and have been feeling a bit rusty. I came across Taste & Create hosted by For the Love of Food and fell in love with the idea. The event pairs two…

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Indulge in a homemade candy bar

March 20, 2008

Exquisite semisweet chocolate covered homemade Payday bars. Rich. Chewy. Salty-sweet. Pure love in a bar form.

I remember when JLo started to make a splash in Hollywood back in the 90s. She was known first as a dancer, then she moved…

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Cooking with the mysterious Chayote

March 19, 2008

Today, I present another mystery vegetable I found over the weekend, the chayote. I’ve seen it before but never bought one before. It’s typically grown in Costa Rica and is of the same family as cucumbers, melons, and squash. It’s…

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Chocolate-marbled banana bread

March 18, 2008

We all seem to have that one renegade banana sitting on the counter turning a spotted brown color. Why is it that no one can commit to eating the last one? I peel the overripe bananas and drop them into…

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