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somerville kitchen: Wacky IKEA
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Thursday, 2 July 2015. Going to IKEA on a Thursday = Instant material for Wacky Thursdays. I cannot believe I stood in line up for 25 minutes to eat IKEA food. But I still had the lower level of the store to roam so, being hungry, I was held hostage by the anticipated finds. Plus, the food is of decent quality and long line ups means freshly made. And one is paying fast food prices for casual dining platters. Im looking forward to trying their vegan meatballs. Tonights than...
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somerville kitchen: Back to the Kitchen
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Back to the Kitchen. After all the simple meals I have been making, I started missing getting my hands dirty with complex cooking. The cookbook I chose is The World of Street Food. The recipe I chose is a Malaysian Nasi Lemak. It was perfect since it gave me an opportunity to use my gift of Tamarind paste from My Dear Lovely Neighbour. First, a simple rice made with coconut milk. I threw some curry leaves and mustard seeds in the rice. Tonights thanks...
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somerville kitchen: A Really Freekeh Great Recipe
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Sunday, 5 July 2015. A Really Freekeh Great Recipe. A recipe worth sharing. If you cannot find Freekeh, I am happy to barter some. Step 1: Roast olive oil coated florets of a cauliflower in a 425 degree stove for 30 - 35 minutes. Put aside. Step 3: Make tahini sauce by adding 0.25 cup lemon juice and 0.5 cup water to 6 Tbsp tahini. Mix and keep on adding water or lemon juice (and salt to taste) until it is the texture of cream. Labels: Recipes Lebanese Fare. Tonights thanks...
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somerville kitchen: March 2015
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Tuesday, 31 March 2015. In a very faraway land, where the mountains stop and the valley looms ahead, time stood still. I have stumbled among this time warp once or twice a year over the past decade and a half; about time I tried it. The buffet is huge that it took me four plates to try everything (and I am not sure I did end up trying everything). Here is how the first plate looked like followed by where it was filled from. Time for the more western food on the spread.
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somerville kitchen: Rice with Mustard Seeds Week
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Wednesday, 1 July 2015. Rice with Mustard Seeds Week. Today, My Dear Lovely Neighbour. Showed up with a picnic. And continuing from yesterday's theme (Read Back to the Kitchen). Rice with curry leaves and mustard seeds was served. However, this rice was (a) way better spiced and (b) soaked in yogurt; making for a delicious savoury white and creamy dish. The picnic also included spicy vegetables and a perfect lentil vegetable soup. Thank you My Dear Lovely Neighbour! Tonight...
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somerville kitchen: February 2015
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Saturday, 28 February 2015. Thawing Weekend - Saturday Dinner. I am way too occupied thawing from my trip to the east that I have no time to cook this weekend. Replacement Chef. Offered to make Saturday Dinner. The only challenge is the house has tuna and pita bread and nothing else edible. So dinner was tuna salad pita pockets. Feeling down due to my thaw preoccupation, I was hoping for something more adventurous to cheer me up. Links to this post. Friday, 27 February 2015.
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somerville kitchen: July 2015
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Monday, 6 July 2015. Cooking in Switzerland is an old beautifully cloth bound book that a dear friend passed on to me. I look at it but everything seems to be either complex to produce or heavy in cream and butter. But, after major scrutiny, I landed on this recipe. It is supposed to be made with slices of beef and veal or other meats. But I opted for steak instead. It is really easy. You cook potatoes, carrots and peas in butter, season with herbs. Links to this post.
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somerville kitchen: August 2014
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Sunday, 31 August 2014. A Lovely Simple Dinner Recipe. One of my aunts made this dinner when I was a child. I loved it and could not have enough of it. Decades later, I tried to replicate the recipe. It turned out exactly as I remember it. Make a bechamél sauce - melt 2 Tbs of butter and add 2 Tbs flour. Add 2 cups of milk and whisk continuously on low heat until it thickens. Turn the heat off and add chopped spinach - use lots for a mix that is more spinach than bechamél.
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somerville kitchen: November 2014
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A Quotidien Food Moments Blog. Sunday, 30 November 2014. A Chocolate Weekend - Part B. And the story of Xoxolat eat-the-chocolate-bars-in-this-order continues (Read Part A of A Chocolate Weekend). The Dick.Taylor Ecuador Camino Verde bar suffered from a chocoholic break-in and I never had a chance to taste it. So I went on directly to its cousin Dark.Taylor Belize Toledo. A beautiful classy looking chocolate bar enjoyed with milk in a classy glass - I liked this one a lot. Links to this post. The Sirene ...
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