Love it? Hate it? You gotta read why you need a bit more heat in your life in this issue of iSPICE - all about cayenne.
And a fantastic recipe for spicy pasta with the piece, what is there not to like?
My Columns
November 06, 2009
October 30, 2009
iSPICE - Green Chili Peppers, Washington Post online, OCtober 2009
If you love dumplings, then you need to run, not walk, to your closest bookstore (or mouse over to Amazon) and purchase Andrea Nguyen’s “Asian Dumplings” cookbook (Ten Speed Press, 2009). It is the ultimate guide for dumpling lovers.
Read more here about my interview with Andreaon green chilies!
October 23, 2009
iSPICE - Curry Leaves, Washington Post online, October 2009
Curry leaves, for me, is an additiction, an obsession as strong as a first love, a craving at anytime and an essential flavoring. Have you used it? Tell me about your experience with it and read about mine in my Washington Post online column iSPICE this week.
The recipe is from Ms. Julie Sahni and absolutely heavenly!
October 02, 2009
iSPICE - Kaffir Lime Leaves, October 2009
True story: I called a certain organic grocery store to ask whether it carried kaffir lime leaves. The response: “Is that some kind of a cleaner?”
I figured the employee on the other end of the line had not understood me, so I decided to try the store in person. “Why do you want them?” asked a store clerk. “Don’t you know it’s illegal to sell them in Virginia?”
Really?
Do you know them? Love them? Read more! Includes a fantastic recipe for Vietnamese Chicken Curry.
September 28, 2009
iSPICE - Cloves, Washington Post online, September 2009
Unfortunately, my very first memory of cloves is associated with pain. It was excruciating. I must have been about 10, with a horrid toothache. My father wrapped two cloves in some cotton and told me to bite on it with the tooth that hurt. Ouch. I did, and a few minutes later the pain subsided enough for me to feel human again.
Read more about people who have less painful memories of the lovely clove!
September 18, 2009
iSpice - herbes de Provence, Washington Post online
I dont think I have ever followed a recipe when using thismagical mix. Why you ask? Read more to find out along with my delicious interview with Chef Eric Ripert.
September 11, 2009
September 04, 2009
August 31, 2009
August 28, 2009
