I first tasted the traditional version of this recipe in an event where my music teacher or Gaan Dida was present. It was a pot luck event and one of her students from Bangladesh had brought this offering. The recipe was a very sweet rice pilaf colored with deep orange, called jorda. I like the concept [...]
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Cilantro, Roasted Garlic and Cracked Pepper Aioli
In November and December, as the Little Valhalla Farm (yes, we have decided to name our backyard!) winds down, I am able to spend more time in the local farmer?s market. This is usually a great part of my Saturday morning ritual. The relaxed morning trip has many benefits for me. I find the bright [...]
WHB # 312 the Round-Up
A nice and compact collection of recipes, making it easy for me to keep up on what has tuned out to be one busy weekend. The first entry is from Marija who blogs at Palachinka and has sent in a recipe for a red pine mushroom fry. The next one is from Cinzia at Cindystar with [...]
Light and Lively Cauliflower with Ginger and Curry Leaves
I love cauliflower! It is one of my favorite vegetables to fix on a weeknight. We probably eat cauliflower at least once a week. Its simple mild flavors make it work with almost anything that I can think of. The magic of spices however is that there are surprises when you least expect them. [...]
Bosphorus ? New Find in Hartsdale
One of the things I often discover as I stumble into restaurants is the meaning of their names. It turns out Bhosphorus is a straight that connects Turkey with Europe, which actually might just be the perfect name for a restaurant, where the owner chef is from Turkey and is married to a woman from [...]
Bar Bretton on Fifth
This morning was day two of trying some stretches in the morning and I have to confess at the rate the back feels, I will need some major incentive to keep this going. Well, the back also reminded me, that I had gotten a year older not that long back and this year had tried [...]
Weekend Herb Blogging # 312
Hopefully, everyone around here had a restful holiday weekend and are looking forward to the holidays. I think it is officially winter! We harvested our radishes and I picked up my first brussels sprouts for the year, I am also thrilled to be hosting the 312th edition of WHB. Get creative and please do sent [...]
Turkey in a Tomato and Sour Cream Sauce
With the holiday weekend drawing to a close, I have been reflecting and generally feeling peaceful. It has been a weekend of good food, good company and lots of good cups of tea. My daughter has been asked to write about traditions these weekend for her assignment. We do not have a very traditional household [...]
Mushrooms in a Spicy Wine Butter Sauce
I have been feeling somewhat restless and somewhat pensive these past few days. Our Thanksgiving was quite but in spite of itself the dinner was quite a success. The dark horse of the meal, no pun intended were these rich and luscious mushrooms that were done and finished off in a lovely butter wine sauce. [...]
The taste of Nostalgia ? Flurys
Park Street in Kolkata used to be the fun place to hang out in when I was growing up. In particular, the confectionary called Flury’s. A special place where you could get tea, cakes, cookies and breakfast. Back then, whenever my father was visiting he would bring me here for a special treat. In August [...]
Mini-Pecan Pie Tartlets ? Stove Top
I fell in love with Pecan Pie, actually Pecan Pie a la mode about 2 decades ago. It however was a lonesome love not shared by the others in my house so I enjoyed my pecan pie when I could but never baked it and then last year some thing happened. Something that I did that [...]
