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Key Lime Indian Pickle

January 16, 2017 by Sheila

Indian Pickle

This is the actual yellow of these Key limes. Key Lime Indian Pickle   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins   An exquisite side-dish for any Indian or Southeast Asian cuisine. Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Indian Serves: 1 pint Ingredients 12 Key limes or 8 limes, cut […]

Filed Under: Fruits, International, Preserving Tagged With: black musrd seed, champagne vinegar, cinnamon, coriander, crystallized ginger, cumin, dried red pepper, fenugreek, hot pepper, Indian cuisine, Kaffir lime leaves, Key lime Indian pickle, lime, spices, Thai red pepper, turmeric

Spices

December 31, 2014 by Sheila

Essential Cooking Spices

My Essential Cooking Spices Top row left to right: Coriander, Tellicherry Black Peppercorns, Cinnamon Sticks,  Aleppo Dried Red Pepper 2nd Row left to right: Bay leaves, Ground Dried Red Pepper, Black Mustard Seeds, Coleman’s Ground Yellow Mustard Seed 3rd row left to right: White and Black Cardamom, Cumin Seed, Hungarian Half-Sharp Paprika, Whole Nutmegs Bottom […]

Filed Under: Cooking Basics Tagged With: cumin, spices

Tabouli with Figs, Almonds, Orange, Parsley, and Ginger

November 22, 2014 by Sheila

Tabouli Salad

Tabouli with Figs, Almonds, Orange, Parsley, and Ginger   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins   Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Lebanese Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients 1½ cups tabouli (cracked bulgar) 1½ cups boiling hot water 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 6 figs, cut in 8 […]

Filed Under: Fruits, Grains, International, Salads, Vegetable Side Dishes Tagged With: allspice, bulgar, cloves, crystallized ginger, figs, orange, oranges, parsley, salad, spices, tabouli

Moroccan Preserved Lemons, Harissa, and Ras el Hanout

November 5, 2014 by Sheila

Freserved Lemons

  My students often ask me what my favorite cuisine is and invariably I answer Moroccan. I love the taste triumvirate of the hot harissa, preserved lemons, and complex ras el hanout, all pulled together with the sweet addition of a spoonful of honey. One of these ingredients you must plan for a month ahead […]

Filed Under: International, Preserving, Sauces Tagged With: harissa, lemon, lemons, Moroccan cuisine, preserved lemons, ras el hanout, spices

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