I was thrilled to find some red lentils in our local Sprouts grocery store. The store is a bit out of my way but I try to pop in when I’m over that way to see what looks good. I ended up making these Red Lentils with Ginger from Madhur Jaffrey. The other night I used…
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Make Your Own Indian Curry Paste
While cruising a few other frugal blogs, I saw this recipe for making your own Indian curry paste, which caught my eye. I especially liked how she suggested freezing it in portions suitable to your family size. I made this tonight and am freezing it 10 portions. She said the original was suitable for a…
Butternut Squash, Indian Style in the Slow Cooker
I had not thought of butternut squash as an Indian dish but I was browsing through The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes and spotted this recipe. This was delicious! When I’m cooking Indian food for dinner I like having at least 2 dishes plus rice, and at least one of those dishes…
Jamie Oliver’s Salmon Tikka with Garlic & Nutmeg Rice
I’ve always been taken with the idea of cooking my way through an entire cookbook, long before Julie and Julia. Reading Jamie Oliver’s newsletter I saw that this woman Amy had cooked her way through his Revolution cookbook, which I love. I have talked about having some sort of cooking party to do his “teach…
Menu: Indian Dinner – Some in the Crockpot
A while back I had bought The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes and I finally got around to trying a few recipes. I only have one slow cooker so the day before I made up the Cauliflower and Potato dish, then reheated on the stove last night. The cauliflower stayed nice and…