Cauliflower with Indian Spices
These are some of the comments I heard last night from cooking class students as they ate this cauliflower dish: “It’s soooooo good!” “It’s just so fresh.” “My kids would eat this.” “I’ll never boil...
View Article(Not my) Pantry of Shame
Only the promise of new friends convinced me to share a picture of my pantry with the world. No one needs to see, or should see, my pantry. I barely look in there myself. That is possibly why it is...
View ArticleHow to Make Ghee (Indian Clarified Butter)
I make ghee in at least half of my cooking classes, and not just the Indian ones. But, although my cooking class students always get to taste the delicious results, they never get to see the process....
View ArticleCamping Food, Post Two: Tandoori Chicken
I first mentioned this recipe here last summer, after a camping trip with my sister and all of our children. I’m almost ashamed to say that I referred to it as the “tandoori chicken debacle”. My love...
View ArticleFresh Methi, aka Fenugreek Greens
One thing I have been quietly excited about all summer is that I have been able to buy Methi, FRESH, by the bunch, whenever I feel like it. At the grocery store! You have to understand that, until...
View ArticleChai Honey Butter
Yesterday, I spent a good part of the day at the downtown Victoria Public Market. I went because I was booked to teach a cooking demo in their open-air kitchen, but I stayed to browse the abundant...
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