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When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Cozy. A Warm Desserty For A Cold Spring NightYesterday we were bouncing around in that weird mix of rain/sun/clouds/shadow/wind that comes to Sonoma at this time of year. Spring had sprung and it was a chilly one. This morning it was raining. A light cold rain just damp enough to know that… |
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The Sante Payback, the Dog Park Dinner Part 2! Plus A New Cabbage RecipeI know this sounds like a cross between a sequel to the Bourne Identity and the Ostermann Weekend. Instead it was an all Indian weekend at our house. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we were treated to a marvelous dinner at Sante, Sonomas'… |
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Baked Not Fried, The Alternative SamosaI love samosas. Crunchy, crispy filled with vegetable deliciousness. So when it came to the menu of foods for my birthday party last week, they were at the top of my list. What I don't like about samosas are the oily greasy part. Ok, I take that back. Like every human I love the greasy. That's half the fun. However, the greasy doesn't… |
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Beet It!Yesterday I was over the moon that I'd found a new South Asian Market here in Sonoma county. As I think I'd mentioned before we have only ONE Indian market in the entire county and they're not always the best stocked. It's the thing I do miss about Los Angeles. Ready access to good ethnic grocers. I needed to go over to Santa Rosa… |
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A Tale of Two Neighbors Or How Italian Peppers found Their Way Into Indian FoodThis isn't a very complicated story. It's mainly the tale of a small town (Sonoma). There are about 9,000 people in our town, pretty shocking when you've been living in LA for a loooooooong time, and were born and raised in San Francisco. Yes, quite a… |
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Cauliflower, Baby Potatoes, and Heirloom Tomatoes, Oh My!I love vegetarian meals, hell, I love almost everything except mayonnaise which fortunately doesn't figure in Indian cooking. One of the greatest compliments I can get at home is when my husband says.."I'm a carnivore, but damn this is really really good. I could just eat this stuff." Of course "this stuff" is vegetables. This is the… |
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When The Neighbors Give You Pears....Our good friends and neighbors left the other day for France to attend her mothers' birthday and a general family reunion. What they left behind for us was several pounds of beautiful Bartlett pears. They'll be back an a couple of weeks but meanwhile they knew the fruit would just go to the birds if left on the tree, so while at a… |
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How Dry I AmYesterday I posted a recipe that is considered a "wet" Vegetarian dish. So if the cauliflower is considered wet than what might you ask is "dry"? Dry is anything that has less of a liquid sauce, more of a thick sauce that clings to the vegetables, or many times spices and seasonings that roast onto them. I still had eggplants in the… |
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What To Do With Thoise Little Bags Of Shredded Cabbage They Sell At The MarketWe've all seen those little bags of pre-shredded cabbage at the market. They're sold as coleslaw, usually with a little packet of dressing included. I must admit that yes, I've purchased these. I toss out the dressing and make my own coleslaw with it.… |
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Easy CheesyWho doesn't love cheese? Maybe that's why they always want us to say that word when we're having a picture taken. Cheese. Automatic smile. The Indians love Paneer cheese, the marinate it, roast it, stir fry it, shred it and even sweeten it and turn it into dessert, where it gets a new name... Chenna. However it all starts out as… |
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Eat To Live!
This group is inspired by Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. The group features great recipes based primarily on vegetables, legumes (beans, peas & lentils), whole grains, fruits and nuts. A little seafood and meat is acceptable so long as the meal is primarily made up of high nutrient per calorie foods. Please join us to eat healthy and WELL!
