This is a very simple and easy recipe for when you either have lots of leftover rice, or when you have almost nothing fresh in the house but a full pantry. It’s a traditional, cheap Egyptian dish, and while I still haven’t visited Egypt, I’m told I make it pretty close to the original. It’s […]
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Saffron Cauliflower and Chicken curry
This was inspired by a dish served at a local Indian restaurant, and then based on techniques from this very different curry. I’m still developing it, but it turned out so well I thought I’d post the version I made tonight. Ingredients 1/2 onion, minced 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds (optional) 3 cloves garlic 1.5″ […]
Chicken with Red Cabbage
I adapted this recipe from Hazans’ “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.” I got the cookbook a couple months ago, expecting to find more warm-weather food, but she tends towards comfort foods so I’ve been waiting for it to get cool enough to make this recipe. It turned out extremely well – the flavor is much […]
Merguez Sausage Tajine
I’ve been finding Moroccan style sausage at many different meat shops lately. This was made with goat merguez sausage from Clancey’s, which had really good flavor. I used a spice blend, but I’m sure you could use fresh spices and add some more ingredients (like dried fruit), but it turned out tasty when made this […]
“Soylent Green” or Involtini with White Beans & Greens
We made these for a “fictional food” themed party. This makes 10, so you may want to scale it down. Thank you to Clancey’s meats for accommodating my cutlet request. The rest I based on Roman flavors and the goal of making everything as green as possible. They turned out delicious and I didn’t even […]
Chili Relleno Casserole
This is not exactly the dish from our childhood, since it’s a bit more complex than the “quick, we need some food” version that’s in the Melting Pot cookbook. However, the freshly roasted poblano pepper really gives it a lot more flavor than if you use canned chilies, and roasting them really doesn’t take that […]
Kadhai Paneer
I synthesized this from a couple of recipes. It turned out pretty well, and we could use some more Indian recipes on the blog. Ingredients1/2 pound paneer or tofu1 red and 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1.5-2″ squares 1.5 Tbsp coriander seeds2 dried red chilies4-6 cloves garlic, minced 4-6 medium tomatoes (depending on desired […]
Harried Mom Style Chili
I recall making this very simple recipe many times as a young’un, when Mom was really busy working and herding us kids around. It was a bit of a standard, along with noodle kugel, that was easy enough for kids to make (and explains why it is not quite as complicated most of the recipes […]
Chicken Kabsa كبسة دجاج
Kabsa is a Gulf/Saudi recipe, yet another variation of meat and rice, but it’s pretty damn tasty. Wikipedia has an entry on it, for further background information. The quantities were pretty approximate, so take them with a grain of salt. Ingredients:Chicken pieces (I used two giant breasts, but I think it would be better to […]
Meat Tajine with Golden Raisins
This is a meat tajine (the kind of meat, as long as it’s red, is up to you) from a cookbook I got in Morocco. You’re kind of free as to what you serve it with – in Morocco, I think you’d mostly eat it with Moroccan bread, but I had it with couscous, prepared […]