Sri Lankan Style Chicken Curry
The day I discovered Dini’s Flavor Blender was a happy one. I was looking for a chicken curry of pretty much any kind, as...
African Peanut Soup
For a college student of middle American, meat-and-potato origins, learning vegetarian cooking in the 1980s was like traveling to another country. Peanut butter was...
No Nightshade Pad Thai
You might think of Pad Thai as take-out that went backpacking in Southeast Asia, a quest of self-fulfilling, comfort food prophecy.
It’s a food beloved...
Savory Apple Chutney
Few things are easier to craft than a quick chutney. This is the first time I’ve used fennel seeds in a chutney, and for...
Hard Plum Ketchup
This was my second ketchup, built on a template provided by this recipe from British celebrity chef Delia Anne Smith. The first time I...
Minestrone Soup
The Internet of Food is a mostly gobsmacking, finger-licking boon to cooks everywhere.
And sometimes it’s a frustrating cupboard of loose ends, as bad as...
5 Minute No Nightshade Cornbread
I’ve been asked on multiple occasions for my cornbread recipe. Amusingly, while writing this up, I realized the original contains nightshades. I’ve made this...
No Nightshade Salsa, Pineapple Style
There is a world of difference between fresh and canned salsas, and there can be little doubt about the superiority of the fresh variety....
Quick Qatsup
Is it spelled ketchup? Or catsup? Or maybe we should really confuse people and roll with qatsup!
Qatsup is a fun and easy food to...
Savory Mango Daikon Salsa
The pineapple and the mango create a sweet base and, while the cucumber and daikon add their crispier textures and subtle astringencies. Meanwhile the...