Adapted from At Home with Madhur Jaffrey. Not particularly intensely flavored, but again the boys really liked it. It makes a LOT — at least a couple of meals’ worth, if not more. 3 T olive/canola oil 2 cinnamon sticks 1 onion, finely chopped 1 t finely grated peeled fresh ginger (microplanes rule) 3 cloves finely chopped garlic 2 lbs ground lamb or beef 3 T tomato paste 1 t cumin 2 t coriander 1/4 t cayenne (note: I recommend …
From At Home With Madhur Jaffrey. I found it fairly bland, but that’s undoubtedly because I didn’t use a really spicy cayenne. The boys LOVED it. 2 T ground coriander 2 t cumin 1/2 t cayenne 1/2 t turmeric 4 T olive/canola oil 1/2 C finely chopped red onions or shallots 2 t finely grated peeled fresh ginger (I used a microplane, as Jaffrey suggested. Not easy even then, but easier.) 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 C finely chopped tomatoes …
From Winnie’s file. “It’s all I’ve been eating lately,” she says. She thinks it may have been from allrecipes.com, heavily modified. Heat 2 T olive oil in pot over medium-high heat. Saute: 1 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped celery 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 cup diced, peeled sweet potatoes … for about 5 minutes until onion is soft. Season with: 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp each: turmeric, dried basil, salt 1/2 pinch cinnamon and cayenne 1/2 bay leaf …stir …
Inspired by How To Boil Water: life beyond takeout, from the Food Network. But their version is “baked mexican black beans” and I didn’t want to bake it, and they use canned tomatoes, and I don’t like them (BPA), and, well, mine’s just a touch different. 1 pound dried black beans, soaked 3 slices bacon 1 large onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, chopped 2 t cumin 2 bay leaves 6 cups liquid (water, chicken broth, champagne…) 1 jalapeno 1.5 t …
From a much-mimeographed (yes, really!) set of recipes my mom got in a how-to-make-sushi class she took many, many years ago. These beans are to die for, they are that good. Truly. AT LEAST double the recipe, but I recommend quadrupling it. 1/2 lb string beans, boiled and then cut diagonally (cutting them after boiling keeps them from getting soggy, or so say the hand-written notes) 6 Tbs. sesame seeds, ground (Can use a mortar and pestle, if you’re crazy, …
NOTE: High-quality ingredients are essential in this dish, most importantly, imported Pecorino Romano — not the bland domestic cheese labeled “Romano.” Use the small holes on a box grater to grate the cheese finely and the large holes to grate it coarsely. Alternatively, a food processor may be used to grate it finely: Cut the Pecorino into 20inch pieces and process until finely ground, about 45 seconds. For a slightly less rich dish, substitute half-and-half for the heavy cream. Do …
from Gourmet… These are really splendid; they’re easy to make but add the perfect touch to holiday meals — and, really, any time. Of course, I love Japanese Sweet Potatoes anyway, which probably helps. 🙂 Serves8 * Active time:10 min * Start to finish:1 1/4 hr November 2007 If you’ve never had pale-fleshed Japanese sweet potatoes before, you’ll be surprised by their subtler, drier flesh, which tastes unmistakably of chestnut. A bit of miso mixed into the scallion butter stealthily …
2 C Brown Rice (1 cup raw, cooked with salted water) 1 large bunch spinach, chopped in 1/2″ pieces (~ 1 pound) 3/4-1 C chopped onion 2 garlic cloves 2 T Butter 3 eggs beaten 3/4 C milk 1 C grated sharp cheddar 1/4 C parsley (optional) 1 Tbsp tamari. salt 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds Saute onions (on medium low heat) in butter. When onions are transparent add chopped spinach. Cook 2-3 minutes. Combine all ingredients. Put in buttered …
[These are the pancakes that got Neil eating pancakes again. From The Pioneer Woman Cooks] Makes about twelve 4-inch pancakes 1 C sour cream 7 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 large eggs 1/ tsp vanilla extract butter maple or pancake syrup Place an iron skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. You want it to get nice and hot. Place the sour cream in a medium bowl. It’s the top-secret ingredient. Actually, …
4 parts brown sugar 1 part kosher salt 1 part black pepper 1/2 part ground cumin 1/2 part granulated garlic 1/2 part granulated onion 1/4 part cayenne 1/4 chili powder 10:10 < ajg> I measured nothing 10:10 < ajg> all by eye