Blogs Posts on "Spice Rack"

Cumin (Recipe: mushroom bhaji/mushrooms in tomato-onion sauce) by The Perfect Pantry on Nov 19, 2009Never let it be said that The Perfect Pantry avoids the big issues. After all, we've taken a stand on Miracle Whip versus mayonnaise, chocolate versus vanilla, chili with beans versus chili without beans, and Fresca versus... well, versus everything.

Turmeric (Recipe: saag aloo/potatoes with spiced spinach) by The Perfect Pantry on Nov 3, 2009In days of old, when nights were cold, I used to spend a lot of time knitting. Yarn shopping replaced clothes shopping as my favorite activity. I bought yarn wherever I found something out of the ordinary -- at a stall in Covent Garden, at a craft fa...

Chinese five-spice powder (Recipe: five-spice applesauce) by The Perfect Pantry on Oct 29, 2009A favorite post from 2007, updated with a new recipe, photos and links. Can you name: The five W's? (who, what, where, when, why) The five senses? (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste) The five elements? (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) The five...

Zahtar, a Pantry Special (Recipe: fattoush, a salad of pita bread, tomato and cucumber) by The Perfect Pantry on Oct 22, 2009Pantry Specials are great ingredients that find their way into my pantry from time to time, but not all the time. In this occasional series of short posts, you'll find information and recipes for foods that might not be on your local supermarket's sh...

Vadouvan, a Pantry Special (Recipe: butternut squash, apple and vadouvan soup) by The Perfect Pantry on Oct 15, 2009Pantry Specials are great ingredients that find their way into my pantry from time to time, but not all the time. In this occasional series of short posts, you'll find information and recipes for foods that might not be on your local supermarket's sh...

Thyme (Recipe: herbed cheese spread) by The Perfect Pantry on Oct 4, 2009New England, famous for its exuberant display of Fall foliage, seldom disappoints us. Here in the southern part of the region, the leaves are just beginning to turn, mostly to yellow, but I see an occasional bright red or orange sugar maple along the...

Curry powder (Recipe: curried green tomatoes) by The Perfect Pantry on Sep 17, 2009It's green tomato season here in Rhode Island -- the perfect time to enjoy an updated post from the archives. And if you live in my neighborhood, please help yourself to these green tomatoes from my garden. On my very first spice rack, in my very fir...

Cinnamon (Recipe: chocolate chip banana bars) by The Perfect Pantry on Sep 13, 2009The final guest post by one of the food bloggers I've adopted through the Adopt-a-Blogger mentoring program. (Please be sure to visit their terrific blogs.) Today, meet Maris of In Good Taste, the third blog I adopted. An account executive with a lar...

Mahlab (Recipe: Armenian brioche filled with dates, honey and walnuts) by The Perfect Pantry on Sep 10, 2009Today, another guest post by one of the food bloggers I've adopted through the Adopt-a-Blogger mentoring program. (Please be sure to visit their terrific blogs.) Today, meet Sandie of Inn Cuisine, the second blog I adopted. Sandie, a writer based in...

Ground cardamom (Recipe: Finnish pulla bread) by The Perfect Pantry on Aug 9, 2009Ten things I know about ground cardamom (you'll be glad to know them, too): The fruit of a large bush that grows wild in the Cardamom Hills in southern India, cardamom is cultivated in Tanzania, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea -- and Guatemala, which is th...