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Saffron Pistachio Yogurt Ice Cream…Happy IWD
“I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they’re the first to be rescued off sinking ships”Gilda Radner This frozen dessert came out more beautifully than I thought it would. I have been meaning to post it for a bit, but something or the other kept cropping up. The hub sang praises with every spoonful, & no, not because he wanted another helping, but because he truly enjoyed the flavours. Saffron & pistachio compliment each other perfectly, in colour & in soul! It was more creamier than I imagined it would be, it did have a slight tartness of yogurt…
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PUMPKIN PANNA COTTA…Pumpkin Spice & All Things Nice!
“Ask not what your Pumpkin can do for you, ask what you can do for your pumpkin!” I walked into the bazaar the other morning to come face to face with a very excited vegetable vendor. He knows my glee at any new veggie or fruit that shows up locally, & always picks a few good ones & saves them for me. He was waiting with something new which he called Chinese ‘kaddu’ or Chinese pumpkin. It’s strange, but most new veggies that appear seem to bear a generic China name. The large garlic we use is referred to as China garlic & now this pumpkin too. I think it’s…
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THAI GREEN CURRY…inspired by RED!
“Red is obviously such a stimulating color, and it has so many connotations.” P. J. Harvey It’s nice to be inspired by colour, & it’s sometimes amazing the wonders it can work on your food. Saw this month that Click was back, & the theme for the month is RED. Everywhere I looked I saw red. The tomatoes sang to me, the red chilies called my name, & the bell peppers enticed me no end. Of course I couldn’t resist picking up some yellow peppers too, but have to say, ‘there’s something about RED’!! Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently…
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BEANS THAT ARE GREEN,GREENS THAT ARE BEANS…FRENCH BEANS
“I came to love my rows, my beans, though so many more than I wanted. They attached me to the earth, and so I got strength like Antaeus.” Henry David Thoreau From beans high on vodka, to beans of another kind…green beans or string beans. Meals are always a challenge. The need to introduce greens of any kind is usually on top of my agenda, but one runs the risk of the same thing mundanely showing up. I like to work string beans into the menu this way or that, because they are available the year through, especially in our HOT summer months that seem to drag on forever. The…
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SUNFLOWER OATMEAL COOKIES…HAPPINESS IN A COOKIE!
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. “ Helen Keller I LOVE baking, which is quite obvious I’m sure…& baking sometimes seems to be the best escape for me. Even when I’ve been run ragged, rushing the kids up & down & across town, doing grocery, laundry & every other silly thing under the sun, I come back home & am always ready for some baking therapy. Found some lovely sunflowers growing at a friend’s place, & couldn’t resist the offer to take a few. So home I came, clutching a pretty buncha flowers in giddy excitement. Sunflowers just do this…
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LIFE CAN BE QUITE A CHUTNEY SOMETIMES…GRINDING TIMES!!
“Chutney is marvelous. I’m mad about it. To me, it’s very imperial.” Diana Vreeland (1903-1989) GREEN WITH ENVY??? When we were young, we often heard the phrase, ‘Hurry up or Mom will make a chutney out of us’…often in a punishing way as many would say ‘making mincemeat of us’ in parallel tones! Times change, words change, Mom’s don’t & the grind continues … Full of flavour…my favourite chutney! Why am I on a ‘Chutney‘ trail? Susan from Food Blogga wrote in to me the other day asking me about chutneys from India, & if I had some favourite chutney posts she could link to? Surprisingly enough, I had made…
