This chutney, with the cinnamon and cardamom, has the taste of India. Here I’ve served it with a cheese and cracker assortment but it would go very well with samosas, pakoras, dosas, dal, or rice. The cheese, starting at the top center and continuing clockwise are a local cheese called Hereford, which is like a […]
Baked Pears with Crystallized Ginger, Cinnamon, and Star Anise
It’s been awhile since the pear tree in front of our house was in bloom. Many pears and apples are every-other-year producers. There’s probably a botanical name for this, but I’m too busy picking fallen pears off the ground so the deer won’t get hit by cars each twilight, that I really don’t have time […]
Tomato Peach Chutney
Tomato Peach Chutney Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 15 mins Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Serves: 8 half-pint jars Ingredients 6 peaches, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half ½ cup raisins l 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 2 cups raw […]
Miang Kham: Thai Green Mouthfuls with Ginger Garlic Sauce
Miang Kham, a traditional Thai snack food, translates as ‘little mouthfuls’. This is by far my student’s favorite in my Small Bites from Around the World cooking class, even though it’s the simplest recipe to make. All that’s required is a little gathering of ingredients, a little toasting of dried coconut, some chopping of shallot […]
The Ginger Family
Fresh ginger, turmeric and galangal will transport your recipes across the Indian continent, Southeast Asia and north through Japan, Korea and China. Below are from top left clockwise fresh turmeric, galangal, and ginger. The freshest ginger from the farmer’s market. And some Ginger Turmeric tea for a Spring de-tox. The euphorbias are in bloom. […]
Cambodian Noodles
The World Curries class this week at my cooking school provided the ingredients and inspiration for this cup-o-noodles. The cilantro had turned to black mush. How does it do that so quickly – it’s the worst. The exotic garlic chive flowers remained in excellent condition, happily soaking up water in a vase in the fridge. […]
Crystallized Ginger
The freshly dug, young ginger that I got the other week at the farmers’ market wasn’t going to last forever, so why not make crystallized ginger! It’s so adorable, with it’s sweet bite awakening cakes, cookies, juices, dessert toppings, scones, etc. It’s been on my Martha Stewart Not-So-Everyday List for 20 years. I sugared lilacs […]
Fresh Ginger Carrot Soup
Doylestown Farmers’ Market has such elegant veggies. With my local market already closed for the season and a free Saturday, I decided to check out this central Bucks County market. Haven’t been here in years and what a surprising variety of choices, especially my favorite – vegetables! Autumn vegetables are not only beige roots, like […]