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Archive for Recipes
Welcome to India: Lamb Masala and German Beer
For the first time, I foud out it’s possible for me to get bored in an airport.
I know you might find that odd. Your experience is probably more typical; all airports are boring. But I love travel and flying, and I avidly watch all sorts of mechanisms that fly. It was a shock to me, [...] Read more »
If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Fish
Here are some recent fish and seafood recipes from food blogs I visit (fairly) regularly; a couple are even spicy:
Salmon in a Halo (Heavenly!)
Tuna Tartare (For Those Who Hate To Cook Anything)
Crazy Cajun Garlic Jambalaya (With Extra Garlic)
Sauce for Baked Fish (From Tigers & Strawberries, F-BOM 08/08)
Flied Lice With Schlimp (And an Accent)
Enjoy the (Seafood [...] Read more »
Recipe Testing Update
With all the Hatch chiles available, I just had to try them with some of the recent recipes I’ve posted. You know, just checking to see that they still work as advertised…
I made Pepper Jelly over the weekend, and it turned out great. I made six jars of red, and six jars of green. Christmas [...] Read more »
Curry and Cheddar: A Great Snack Pairing
Indian food usually makes use of paneer, their “national cheese.” However, you may have difficulty finding paneer where you are.
Never fear! It turns out, curry and cheddar make a great pairing. Check this recipe out:
Curry Cheddar Bits
I make these for big parties, and I try lots of different curry-mayo variations. I haven’t found one yet [...] Read more »
Hot Pepper Jelly the Easy Way
Late summer is a great time to be a chilehead. All kinds of chiles are available at farmer’s markets and groceries. And if you garden (I do), then you may be overrun with zesty goodness; many modern varieties of chile plants are super-producers.
What to do with all the chile goodness? Make your own jams and [...] Read more »
Restaurant Review: Gumbo’s Louisiana Style Café
My spouse’s best friend celebrates her birthday only a few days before my spouse celebrates hers. Actually, they celebrate these anniversaries whenever they feel like it, and sometimes they take a Mulligan if the first try wasn’t celebration enough.
Whatever the excuse, we trekked over to Gumbo’s Louisiana Style Café on Monday to get the first [...] Read more »
Hatch Chiles Are in Season!
This week and next, here in Austin and at other locations around the Lone Star State, our Central Market stores will be holding their annual salute to that long, green (and sometimes red) delicacy, the Hatch chile: The Hatch Chile Festival.
The Texas version of this celebration is quite an extravaganza. From demonstrations of recipes to [...] Read more »
The Devil Made Me Fix It…
Today is my darling brides’ birthday. (I’d tell you how old, but then we’d need a new blog writer for the Underground.) I’ll keep this short; we’ve got places to go and parties to crash!
Here’s a seafood dish for tomorrow, if you’re of the persuasion:
Spicy Shrimp With Red Devil Sauce
At first, the preparation may appear [...] Read more »
