Cilantro “Pesto” with Ginger and Chile As I flipped the pages of ‘How to Cook Everything’ by Mark Bittman, in search of my calling for this weeks IHCC – Herb Garden challenge, I found this recipe. It was the day of the mill ‘green chutney’ recipe that is used so liberally in Indian cuisine. I … [Read more…]
Steak?? Medium Rare?? Geez….I cannot imagine how an Indian could eat some meat that is pink in the center…But, to each their taste 🙂 I don’t eat meat, and so I don’t mind if its pink centered, or any other color. But, my husband loves it. Its something he discovered very recently, and he loves … [Read more…]
“Patience is a virtue” especially when it comes to baking, baking bread to be more particular. This was my first experience with yeast, and man does it test your patience. Its not as simple as making cakes, beat – batter – bake. This involved kneading – patience, rising – more patience, forming, rising again – … [Read more…]
I missed out on IHCC – It’s time for Bed in Breakfast event last week, because I picked out a recipe and didn’t have an ingredient, but mostly it was also because I didn’t have any books by Mark Bittman on hand to inspire me. So, this week, in preparation I headed to the library … [Read more…]