Posts Tagged ‘Indian’

Jun

2012

Hebrew National Hot Dog Fiesta

Mexican Chorizo Chili, Indian Red Pepper Chutney, Moroccan Makfoul, Bacon Jam,

Beef & Lamb • Tags: chorizo, Ethnic Exploration, Hebrew National, hotdog, Indian, Mexican, Moroccon, summer

One guest brought a spinach salad with bacon, red peppers, and almonds.

Summer is officially on! The time has come to bring out the charcoal, strike a few matches, and light up the grill. To help ring in the summer, we teamed with Hebrew National Hot Dogs to throw a grilled hot dog party.

May

2011

The Lifesaving Side Dish

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Tomato, Mango and Onion Chutney

Vegetarian • Tags: chutney, ginger, Indian, lentils, mango, sweet and sour

Let’s talk about ugly food for a little bit. We eat with our eyes, and we all know that. When food looks good, you want to eat it. Bright, luscious colors attract the eye, which probably makes your mouth water, and then you find your fork moving in that direction. When the food is just an image on a screen, it really has to look pretty, or you might not find any interest. Well please, please, please don’t turn away just because you see a brown patty above. Today’s recipe is not even about the brown patty, which was a lentil cake gone wrong. The recipe you need to know is actually for the chutney sitting atop the lentil cake–the chutney that saved this ugly lentil cake actually. Let’s focus on that one, shall we?

Dec

2010

Ready to Spice It Up

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Spiced Butternut Squash Soup

Vegetarian • Tags: butternut squash, capsaicin, cayenne, chili pepper, ghee, ginger, Indian, soup, spicy, warm, winter

It is perfectly chilly here in Los Angeles. But we are wimps about it. We are wimps about weather in general. During the summer, we’ll tell you it’s blazing hot, the air is dry, and we can barely go outside. Let the first and only drops of spring rain hit the ground, and we turn into maniac drivers and complain about getting wet. Come fall, the cool breeze that forces us into wearing a light jacket is rather upsetting. And don’t get started on winter. Once the temperatures reach the 40s at night, you’ll hear our teeth chattering, and folks are wrapped snug as bugs in a rug when it’s time to go to bed. We are weather wimps, and it’s time everyone admitted it. One of the best ways to stay warm right about now is with soup. Soup is healthy, comforting, nutritious and, well, it’s warming. Especially if you make it spicy.