Cumin Roasted Vegetables

[louisedennis]

I got this recipe off the internet as a carrot-based recipe. Our opinion was that it had promise but was too carroty (and too ricey). This is the modified version which just got enthusiastically hoovered up by B (though if he hadn't given up on counting calories for the day I suspect he wouldn't have eaten it all - for those interested in such

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[wellinghall]

I have marked this post for future reference.

Good choice on the part of NLSS Child. My first year stats course had four books on the reading list:
1. LotR, on the grounds that it was a really good book.
2. HHGTTG, on the grounds that while it wasn't quite such a good book, it did have one number in.
3. D&D rules, as they had lots of numbers in, and you could get some interesting distributions from N Dx.
4. A stats textbook.

[louisedennis]

I'm not sure quite what G has to read. One is a humour book (hence HHGTTG) and one is a pre-20th century book. She's chosen to re-read Little Women but has got a bit bogged down - I'm wondering whether to suggest something over-the-top and romantic like Jane Eyre as an alternative.

[wellinghall]

Northanger Abbey?

[louisedennis]

I'm not, personally, terribly keen on Northanger Abby thinking the heroine rather silly...

[bunn]

That looks delicious.

Is it worth grinding your own cumin?

[louisedennis]

No idea.

B. swears by it (though not by the toasting/dry roasting beforehand that most recipes require). He's bought a dedicated spice grinder so actually grinding the things is a matter of seconds if you skip the dry roasting step. But I have no idea if it actually makes any real difference to the recipe. I imagine a tablespoon of ground cumin would certainly be almost as good if that was what you had to hand.

[a_cubed]

Fresh spices add more depth to recipes, just about always. It's like grinding the coffee yourself from beans. Pre-ground coffee degenerates quicker than beans so grinding the beans fresh results in better coffee.

"Worth it" is always a subjecctive measure of benefit versus cost. I prefer to grind my own coffee beans for good coffee but not for everyday coffee. I don't generally bother grinding my own spices, though.