Apple a Day
I love using every part of a purchase! In this case, the scraps from canning applesauce became apple jelly, and the cores from making dried apple rings became cider vinegar.
Tag Archives: spices
Honeyed Plums
Italian prune plums are halved and canned in a bath of sweet spices and honey syrup---these gorgeous preserves will be well-appreciated come winter!
Nice Rack
Smoked barbecue pork spare ribs with a side of creamy, chile-flecked corn pudding.
Cajun Casserole
Cajun-spiced turkey breast with honey-grilled corn on the cob and a zucchini-rice casserole so filling it could be a meal all on its own!
Semiprecious
Candied zucchini jewels and a crunchy lemon glaze crown an incredibly moist zucchini bundt cake.
Yogurt-Rubbed Chicken and Paneer Pulao
An Indian-inspired meal for the Indian-averse palate: Yogurt-rubbed roast chicken with tandoori spices, and an aromatic rice pilaf with peas and homemade paneer cheese.
Defying Description
These little pork meatballs, served in pitas with an aromatic yogurt sauce, keep defying my descriptions, but their vaguely Middle Eastern/Mediterranean flavors had me salivating nonetheless.
Cold Medicine
Chicken soup with a Thai twist, rich with coconut milk and aromatic with curry and lemon---a not-so-common cure for the common cold!
Leftover Night, Volume III: Carnivore Edition
Four different meat-centric meals, covering all the bases: beef brisket, crumb-coated pork, roasted chicken, and lamb shanks braised with lentils and curry.
Espresso Steaks
Simply cooked steaks with an espresso-based spice rub---a special treat for the holiday season.
Enter the Samosa
Our first try making samosas was a rousing success---beef, potato and peas in a crispy shell, served with homemade apple chutney.
Thanksgiving Recap 2010
A recap of our Thanksgiving dinner from top to tail: turkey with prosciutto-hazelnut butter and all the fixings.
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Amid all the Thanksgiving planning, we changed things up and had blackened catfish with sweet potato oven fries and sauerkraut coleslaw for dinner.
Anything Goes
A few baking recipes that use minimal all-purpose flour for those occasions when you find yourself running low: Pumpkin granola for breakfast, lamb chili with masa dumplings for dinner, and Asian pear crisp for dessert.
My Hero, the Gyro
One of my more successful at-home versions of a restaurant dish: lamb gyros with tzatziki in pillowy rounds of pita.
Do Not Adjust Your Screen
Moroccan stewed chicken with peas, almonds, and butternut squash, served over purple cauliflower couscous---a rainbow of a meal for a dreary autumn day.
Flor de Calabaza
Mexican roasted chicken is a foil for some sides that use up end-of-season vegetables: green tomato rice and quesadillas full of squash blossoms, made using homemade corn tortillas.
Spice-Rubbed Chops and Scarlet Runner Stew
Crusted with North African spices, these pork chops nestle down between mashed potatoes and a warmly fragrant stew of tomato and scarlet runner beans.
Changing Allegiances? (Part 2)
Part Two of my review of SpicesInc, detailing the specific herbs and spices I received in my order.
Changing Allegiances? (Part 1)
A review of SpicesInc products and service---I think I have a new primary spice vendor!