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A CRACKER OF A CHALLENGE…GOING SAVOURY THE DARING WAY
“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I’m taking with me when I go.” Erma Bombeck Make Lavash Crackers and create a dip/spread/salsa/relish to accompany it. This challenge allows for large helpings of creativity and personality, with the crackers, your flavor choices for the crackers, and with your dip/spread choice… The Definitions: Vegan – no animal products of any kind Alternative Daring Bakers, Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go, and Shel @ Musings From The Fish Bowl are the hosts for the September challenge & I was THRILLED to…
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APRICOT CHUTNEY…A RELISH TO RELISH!
“I am giddy, expectation whirls me round. The imaginary relish is so sweet That it enchants my sense.”William Shakespeare This chutney is LONG overdue. On my last chutney post, way back in May, my sweet Greek friend Ivy @ Kopiaste had asked for a fruit chutney. With that in mind, I bought some dried Turkish Apricots to make a fruit chutney for her; then life took off in some other direction. The poor apricots sat silently in the corner of my cupboard lost in oblivion. I tripped across the poor mites day before, & put making this chutney on priority.At that time, Ivy said of my green chutney…”This sounds lovely.…
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THOUGHTS OF NUTMEG TRAPPED IN A POUND CAKE…& FOODBUZZ
“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I’m taking with me when I go.” Erma Bombeck NUTMEG POUND CAKE…spicing it up NUTMEG, the spice of choice for this months’ Think Spice has weighed heavily on my mind. Ever since I saw that Aparna @ My Diverse Kitchen, a fellow DB & an Indian blogger (like me) from Goa, was hosting the event this month, I decided I had to send something in. Freshly grated… Piney, terpeney and citrus-like aromatics combine with sweet and bitter tastes to provide Nutmeg with…
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SIMPLE HOME STLYE LAMB CURRY / TAMATAR GOSHT…FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
“What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?” Lin Yutang SIMPLE HOME-STYLE LAMB CURRY…Tamatar Gosht! Food nostalgia is something I am sure all of us hold dear. My mother was, & is still, a marvellous cook, & is famous for her traditional meals like lamb/chicken curry, biryanis etc. People would flock to our place during festivals to grab a bite. Strangely for me, I have few memories of what I ate as a child. The fault lay with me of course, as I was a distracted soul, with little interest in what I ate. Hardly worthy for someone who has such a HUGE interest…
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‘NALLI GOSHT’…A lamb curry on the bone & a ‘grindless gravy’ at that!
“This curry was like a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that I’d once heard…..especially the last movement, with everything screaming and banging ‘Joy.’ It stunned, it made one fear great art. My father could say nothing after the meal.” Anthony Burgess NALLI GOSHT…A robust, traditional lamb curry. Here we go again. With winter here, a finger-licking good, different curry is most welcome. This is a hearty, ‘mild on spices & full of flavour’ lamb curry, made from a recipe my sister-in-law sent with huge recommendations! A Sanjeev Kapoor recipe. She proved her point. Lovely tasting curry , ‘grindless‘ (thanks once again to the microplaner), & delicious! More so, very very…
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A CRUMBLE TO FALL FOR…a healthy Apple Crumble!
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking successive autumns.” George Eliot Sugar & spice & ‘FALL’ things nice…that’s what I’m made up of! Cinnamon scrolls…adding flavour to the Crumble! A twist to the regular crumble to make it healthier. I have substituted the butter for margarine, and lightly toasted (or roasted) the oats to bring out the crunch and flavour. Apples, cinnamon & walnuts bring out quite the best in each other…as far as taste, colour and warmth go. The only thing missing are the twirling leaves when the south wind blows!! Guess we can…
