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2 bay leaves / 1/2 tsp paprika / tsp mustard seed / 1/2 tsp black pepper / 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper / 8 cloves sliced garlic / olive oil / 1/8 tsp salt / 1/2 tsp celery seed / thyme? / 1 FF (2 cu) brown lentils

Yesterday afternoon, I made a snack of sharp white cheddar, a couple tablespoons of whole green peppercorns, and shots of soy sauce, consumed sequentially in a sort of gastronomic round-robin elimination tournament ( Read more... )

Alyssa and I have been "together" for nine years. We discovered our mutual interests in Indian food during the first few months.

Sunday, August 15th, 2010: I finally make a dal that we both like.

Now I can make dal for both of us for dinner.

I am super excited by this.

At the invitation of discoflamingo, Alyssa and I joined him and ytinas yesterday for a puzzle quest, which neither of us had done before ( Read more... )

Maybe I am eating too many CHEEZ-ITs.

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner."

—Duncan Heinz

( but only a little )

As part of our continued effort to eat the older boxed food we discovered while packing, I made falafel last night. While peeling the cucumber for the accompanying tzatziki sauce, I realized it was the perfect time to try out the shiny CuisineArt I got for Christmas ( Read more... )

I hope to make soup this weekend, a vegetable base + a little meat.
( So far, I'm planning to use... )

From scratch! It was even tasty!

After dinner, I went back to the kitchen to put the rest away and discovered that all the broth had disappeared.

I guess it needs more water.