I have a new favourite recipe. It's for pretty much any vegetable cooked in a mixture of sweet white miso, vegan fish sauce (or real fish sauce, or soy sauce) and enough water to make a paste. I use my homemade miso (the recipe was a mix of the one in Miso, Tempeh, Natto … [Read more...] about Sweet Miso Eggplant and Rice Noodles
Archives for May 2020
Black Chickpeas: Kala Chana and What to Do With Them
Have you ever heard of black chickpeas? They're completely natural. There's no squid ink involved. And they're a bit of a misnomer. They're actually naturally dark brown (not black) on the outside and yellow like regular chickpeas on the inside. And they have a slightly nuttier … [Read more...] about Black Chickpeas: Kala Chana and What to Do With Them
I Love India Cookbook Review: Tandoori Sea Bream, Zucchini and Curry Leaf Cornbread, Bengali Stir-Fried Prawns and Mustard
When it comes to Indian cookbooks, I've long been a devotee of Madhur Jaffrey. My dal-splattered pages of her original "Indian Cooking" cookbook are accompanied by memories of flavour revelations and culinary triumphs: simmered chicken and lamb curries, my first homemade chicken … [Read more...] about I Love India Cookbook Review: Tandoori Sea Bream, Zucchini and Curry Leaf Cornbread, Bengali Stir-Fried Prawns and Mustard
Covid-19 and the Etiquette of Buying Watermelon
I should have known better than to only bring four bags on my one trip to the grocery store last week. My pulse quickened as I saw the large container of watermelon. I'd normally pick through them, melon after melon, until I found the roundest, heaviest, most hollow-sounding … [Read more...] about Covid-19 and the Etiquette of Buying Watermelon