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Devilled drumsticks for the Gojee virtual pot luck. Some of you might know already that I contribute recipes to Gojee – a fabulously delicious site which collects recipes from around the web and makes them searchable by ingredient – beware, it’s pretty darned addictive!

Devilled drumsticks for the Gojee virtual pot luck

From time to time, Gojee hosts events in New York City, gathering contributors together over, what else? Food and drinks! Last week they held the first annual Gojee Potluck which, sadly I was unable to attend. But, being Gojee, they thought of everything and alongside the “in real life” event, they are organising a virtual potluck which all us contributors who could not attend were invited to bring something to. Madras Beef Curry « Las Vegas Food Adventures. This fragrant curry from Southern India has less sauce than many other versions of curry and uses no dairy or coconut milk.

Madras Beef Curry « Las Vegas Food Adventures

Don’t let the list of spices put you off; all of them can be found in the spice aisle in most major grocery stores these days. Lamb may be substituted for the beef in the recipe with excellent results. Madras Beef Curry 1 teaspoon garam masala ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons curry powder (mild or hot) ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more to taste) 1 tablespoon light brown sugar 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons grated ginger 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice ¼ cup olive or vegetable oil 1 lb beef thinly sliced 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes Chopped green onions Steamed basmati rice. “Art” and Chili-Garlic Quinoa with Shrimp. Slow cooker recipe for lemon-garlic chicken and white bean stew. While it's true that Rival invented the Crock-Pot®, back in 1971, the company didn't invent slow cooking.

Slow cooker recipe for lemon-garlic chicken and white bean stew

Clay pots, tagines and Dutch ovens all predate the electric slow cooker. This chicken and white bean stew springs from the French farmhouse tradition of slow cooking in a pot set into the fireplace. Today, thanks to an inexpensive piece of kitchen equipment (the slow cooker I used for this recipe cost less than $20), I can make stew without hauling in wood, building a fire, raking the embers, and lugging a heavy cast-iron Dutch oven from the kitchen to set into the hearth.

Lemon and garlic create the flavor base for this healthy, naturally gluten-free stew, which, like most stews, tastes even better the second day. Slow cooker lemon-garlic chicken and white bean stew From the pantry, you'll need: onion, garlic, dried thyme leaf, lemon, chicken broth, canned white beans, cornstarch. Spicy Shredded Pork Roast Recipe with Raita Sauce. By now it may be obvious that I am intrigued and easily seduced by the flavors of Indian cooking.

Spicy Shredded Pork Roast Recipe with Raita Sauce

I am a pushover for any dish that makes mere mention of the words curry or coconut milk. At times I simply incorporate curry powder (not authentic, I know) into dishes such as Baked Potato Skins with Yogurt Curry Sauce. Other times I feel inspired to dig into my spice drawer to produce dishes such as my Mum's Savory Beef and Potato Curry or Spiced Tandoori Chicken with Spiced Yogurt Marinade.

About a year ago I introduced you to Vikram Vij's inspiring Vancouver restaurant and his Rich and Savory Chicken Curry. When my parents visited over Halloween, my dad presented me with a copy of Vij's at Home: Relax, Honey: The Warmth and Ease of Indian Cooking, co-authored by Vij and his wife, Meeru Dhalwala. This take on pulled pork is as easy as rubbing some spices over a pork roast and roasting it for a couple of hours.

Linguist List Cookbook - Spicy Indian Beef. Masala Knishes » Wonderland Kitchen. The winter chill that’s finally spiking the air has shifted kitchen activities to the production of warming comfort foods. By genetics, in this Slavic household that usually translates into dishes heavy (in all senses of the word) on noodles, cabbage, butter, and potatoes– pierogies if I’m feeling especially motivated . By instinct, however, I’m also given to nomadism, so wide swaths of culinary traditions tend to make regular border crossings. It was that combination of weather and wanderlust that left me looking at my potatoes and feeling torn between knishes and samosas. The spice profile on the typical knish wasn’t packing the heat I was looking for, but even if the temperatures outside allowed for the addition of some body fat, a batch of deep-fried samosas was not how I was looking to apply the extra calories (to myself or my stove top).

Apricot glazed sriracha ginger chicken. · Curry Chicken Patties. It’s funny how things happen sometimes.

· Curry Chicken Patties

One minute you’re sitting on the couch daydreaming about having a relaxing day and the next you’re in the kitchen elbow deep in flour. How does this happen? On any given day I’m planted firmly on the couch catching up on my Bravo shows. Somewhere in between a neck roll and a cussing it occurs to me that only one thing can make this moment perfect and that would be_____ (insert food). Garam masala roasted cauliflower « Five And Spice. It’s the quality of the light at this time of year, more than just the quantity.

Garam masala roasted cauliflower « Five And Spice

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