Brown rice with broccoli and gomashio, hoisin glazed tofu; in the back, a suribachi I first learned about gomashio when my Mom was on a macrobiotic diet. The diet never stuck with me, but gomashio is simple and …
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Chermoula sauce (served on a vegetable tagine and couscous) I hereby nominate chermoula as the "it" sauce for 2010. (I'm pretty sure last year it was chimichurri, and of course we all remember the pesto riots of …
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I was unfamiliar with Aji Amarillo chile peppers, but when I saw these beautiful specimens from Terra Dolce at our co-cop, I was entranced and knew immediately they would be coming home with me. Searching the web, I …
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Cornbread with Jalapeno-Sorghum Butter Last weekend I was making a traditional Southern meal of collard greens, fried green tomatoes and red beans and rice, and I thought maybe I could use one item of flair to …
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I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. In the 1970s. Not gonna lie to you. At that time it was pretty much a gastronomic wasteland, except for the not inconsiderable charms of Waffle House. Scattered, smothered and …
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Cucumber-Radish Raita Raita is a simple yogurt-based sauce that can be served with almost any Indian meal. It makes a cooling condiment when a curry gets a little too spicy, but the real beauty is when it is mixed …
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