As I promised earlier, I wanted to talk about yesterday’s budget, including some more info about our dinner. One of the harder things to do when following a strict budget is finding a way to get all the nutrition you need without spending lots of money. My go-to ingredient in cases like this is the [...]
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Karela
I love to try new things. In this small town, I usually find myself in the situation of having recipes calling for ingredients I can’t get. Sometimes, though, I find new ingredients that need to be explored. Sometimes they aren’t so exotic, like smoked paprika or smoked salt. Sometimes they seem a little more exotic, [...]
Chickpeas, Butternut, and Lamb – Part 3
We’re at the stunning, non-vegetarian conclusion of the Chickpea, Butternut, and Lamb meal. The lamb in this case is in the form of a kebab. When I was younger, kebab meant cubes of meat threaded onto a skewer between chunks of tomatoes and onions. Those kebabs are good, but I’ve learned that the term kebab [...]
Chickpeas, Butternut, and Lamb – Part 1
I love Indian food. I can’t get enough of it. One of my favorite things about Indian cuisine is that a lot of it was borne out of poor circumstances. Many dishes evolved in times where there wasn’t refrigeration, thus strong flavors were used to trick the senses. Likewise, a lot of the cuisine is [...]
