I lucked out and got a bag of sweet potato pieces off the "scratch & dent"/discount produce shelf at the Berkeley Bowl over the weekend and have been loving them roasted with coconut oil and Penzey's garam masala. There's a batch in the oven now that smells sooo good ( Read more... )

Going to be taking next week off from work (thanks to the whole California-going-broke, Oakland-going-broke, unpaid-furloughs-for-state-workers-and-the-like thing), and I am so looking forward to it. The prospect of ten days in a row of not having the alarm go off at 5:00 am, not having to drag myself out of bed, not having to put on makeup and ( Read more... )

Pirate picked up a carton of sweet potato bisque for me the last time he was at TJ's. It's okay, but a little bland. It responded nicely to being jazzed up a bit with some spicing, though: take a teaspoon or so of oil on medium-high heat and add 1/2 tsp black mustard seed. When done popping, add 1/2 tsp urad dal, 1/4 tsp cumin, and 1/8 tsp hing. ( Read more... )

For the cardamom fans on my f-list (and merle_ in particular) - a roundup of recipes from the "Think Spice: Think Cardamom" event on various Indian foodblogs.

Savory dinner dishes, sweet dessert dishes, beverages - you name it, here's a cardamom-flavored version thereof.

Hungry now.


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Dinner last night was lemon rice, leftover Gujarati-style dal, and a vegetable dish put together from "hmm, what do we have in the pantry and freezer?" Adapted from a recipe for achari aloo, ruthlessly and brutally de-authenticized for your convenience and enjoyment. *grin*

Lexi's Achari Saag-Mattar (Achari-spiced spinach and peas)Spinach and peas ( Read more... )