Posts Tagged ‘cottage cheese’
Dora Wat (Red Pepper Chicken), Iab, Injera
Poultry & Pork • Tags: berbere, chicken, cottage cheese, Ethnic Exploration, ginger, Greek yogurt, injera, Little Ethiopia, Merkato, niter kibbeh, spicy, teff flour
Right in the heart of LA, there’s a small strip of Ethiopian eateries lined up to each other for several blocks. It was just a matter of time until this little neighborhood, appropriately called “Little Ethiopia,” was on our radar for one of our monthly Ethnic Explorations. We decided this was the month to venture into the African cuisine. Immediately, Merkato Ethiopian Restaurant and Market stood out among the many options in the area for its quaint market and gift shop filled with goodies.
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Beef and Vegetable Penne
Beef & Lamb • Tags: Beef, casserole, cottage cheese, marinara, nutmeg, penne
We are not the first ones to rediscover the comforting qualities of a good casserole. Maybe you remember the one your grandmother or mom used to make when you were younger. Perhaps it was the first dish you learned how to create yourself during the inception of your cooking trials. It could be that you just love anything that calls for tossing a bunch of food in a dish and baking it. Relatively utter simplicity. No matter, the casserole seems to stand for all things warm, homey, reassuring and soothing. It’s full of flavor, love and hopefully lots of cheese. This casserole is all of those things, including the cheese. It’s full of veggies, pasta and meat too. Each bite harks back to a mouthful of contented solace. Would you like a piece?
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