Other People's Pantries #93
on Nov 7, 2009 in Other People's Pantries From Julia (Cook.Grow.Eat.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts: This is the post that will make you really grateful for the kitchen and pantry you have! Despite my hardest efforts, I am not independently wealthy. So when I bought this house, I had to make c...

Brazil food: Kitchens and cooktops (Recipe: chicken with ora pro nobis)
on Nov 5, 2009 in Chicken and turkey Garden Odds and ends Spanish/South American/Latino The fourth in an occasional series of posts about Brazilian food and ingredients we discovered during our recent visit. On our first morning at the Pousada do Capão, we drank cashew juice and ate homemade granola and fresh, really fresh, mango and p...

Turmeric (Recipe: saag aloo/potatoes with spiced spinach)
on Nov 3, 2009 in Asian and Indian Gluten free Indian Side dishes Spice rack Vegetarian In 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...

Powdered buttermilk (Recipe: pear spice cupcakes)
on Nov 1, 2009 in Bread, scones, muffins, pizza Breakfast and brunch Cookies, brownies, cupcakes Cupboard Desserts and sweets Fun for kids When you drive toward my town from pretty much anywhere, you pass a mall or two. Big box stores, little box stores, grocery stores and discount stores. Drive-through doughnuts, drive-up banking. Hardware, software, sportswear. It's hard to believe th...

Other People's Pantries #92
on Oct 31, 2009 in Other People's Pantries From Kalyn (Kalyn's Kitchen), in Salt Lake City, Utah: It's probably been three years now, but I can still remember my feeling of delight when I first discovered Lydia's blog. Finally, here was a fellow blogger who might be as infatuated with pantry...

Chinese five-spice powder (Recipe: five-spice applesauce)
on Oct 29, 2009 in Fruit Gluten free Low calorie Sauces Spice rack Sugar free Vegan Vegetarian A 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...

Chickpea flour (Recipe: salmon tikka)
on Oct 27, 2009 in Asian and Indian Cupboard Fish and shellfish Indian Low carb Main dishes Ten things I know about chickpea flour (you'll be glad to know them, too): Chickpea flour is, simply, ground up chickpeas, or garbanzos. In recipes you'll see it called besan or gram flour, ceci flour or chana flour. A nutritional powerhouse, chickpe...

And the winners of the October cookbook giveaway are...
on Oct 26, 2009Congratulations to Daryl, Gregg, Kalyn, Janet and Dani (winners have been notified)! One of these books is winging its way to each of you. Thanks to all who left comments. I'll have one more cookbook giveaway before the end of the year, so stay tuned...

Cashews (Recipe: Muhammara, a pomegranate, pepper and nut spread)
on Oct 25, 2009 in Appetizers and dips Freezer Middle Eastern Picnic Vegan Vegetarian Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't. Sometimes you feel like a peanut, walnut, pine nut, or even an almond, but sometimes you feel like a cashew, and nothing else will do. Even though it's not a nut. One of the world's healthiest foods...

Other People's Pantries #91
on Oct 24, 2009 in Other People's Pantries From Bob and Pam in Columbia Falls, Montana: We recently moved into a 3 bedroom home, and needed only 2 for bedrooms. We had an extra bedroom close to the kitchen. So we made a pantry ... and love it! Our new pantry houses a freezer, shelving, and a...