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Tofu Salad with Mint and Toasted Rice Powder

Many of the Thai dishes that I have learned to cook are part of my attempt to recreate restaurant dishes that I like. This recipe is different. It is from a very creative and inspiring cookbook called True Thai, The Modern Art of Thai Cooking by Victor Sodsook. I do not think that I have ever…

Sweet and Tangy Fruit Chutney

It was bound to happen. What with all the jam, curd and marmalade making, I was bound to start making chutney. I was perfectly content to use store bought mango chutney to top my Spicy Chickpea Pancakes, samosas or pakora….but now I have made my own sweet and tangy fruit chutney, and it kicks the teeth out…

Roasted Potatoes and Fennel with Za’atar

Every year around my birthday I go out for dinner at one of my favourite restaurants, The Kebab Cafe, in Astoria Queens. I don’t really eat out much, because it interferes with my desires to spend all of my time cooking in my own kitchen, but eating at the Kebab cafe is deeply satisfying to…

Swiss Chard Stems with Tahini

I am quite excited by this swiss chard stem dish. The recipe is from “Moro, The Cookbook” by Sam & Sam Clark. I eat a lot of swiss chard. In the winter the stems are a little bit intense so I like to cook them separately from the greens and beat them into submission with…

Labour of Love Blood Orange Marmalade with Rosewater and Almonds

I don’t usually buy blood oranges. They are expensive, and aside from being so very pretty, I have never been convinced that they are better than other (cheaper) citrus fruit. I think that the ones that we get in New York are actually grown in California, but there are famously from Spain and Italy….

At last- Cauliflower with Lemon, Cumin and Sumac

So, I have mentioned before that I am obsessed with the lemony fried cauliflower that I used to order at the Lebanese restaurant down the street from my old apartment in Queens, NY. I have finally succeeded in making something that satisfies my craving for that lost dish. The secret is sumac which is an…

The Right Kind of Marmalade- Made with Bitter Seville Oranges

I have a lot to say about marmalade. If you want to read a lot of personal marmalade stories from my childhood, college years and young adulthood read on. If you just want a recipe for marmalade scroll to the bottom! I grew up eating marmalade with butter on the world’s best scones, baked by…