Alas! Alas! I have found a new love. Gone are the days of almost-there home curries! My new love? Fenugreek.
As you can see from the wikipedia article, fenugreek is responsible if ever you are gallivanting around Manhattan and catch a waft of maple syrup. This wonderful spice (as I am currently capable of using it) is so aromatic, it sweeps me off my feet. Tonight, after magic-bullet-ing my normal blend of Cumin, Cardamom, Coriander, and Red pepper, the added factor of Fenugreek almost took my feet right out from under me.
Oh glory!
Try it the next time you make stewed cauliflower & chickpeas*, or Saag.
* this seems to be the standard internet-approved recipe. I say make your own curry (Coriander, cumin, cardamom, red pepper, peppercorns, fenugreek + fresh green chili jalapeno or Serrano) and instead of coconut milk add some tomato paste.
The Story of Miz Emily
Told by VBar
Miz Emily, crow extraordinaire, hails originally from Connecticut and moved to Boston for college in 2004. She and Vbar met their first semester freshman year at Northeastern University and bonded immediately over their love of fresh food, the middle east and the likelihood that they will never get decently paying jobs. In the proceeding years, Emily lived first in the Mission Hill area of Boston before moving out to Jamaica Plain to roost. In the summer of 2008 Emily migrated west to San Francisco she still lives with her man Billy. Emily loves global travel and has spent time backpacking around Europe as well as in Turkey and Brazil.
Emily’s cooking style can be described as clean, natural and adventurous. Never one to back down from a challenge, can-not-do is not a phrase in her pantry. A master of substitutions, she rarely follows a recipe exactly, often with deliciously innovative results. Always one to be inspired by her surroundings, she enjoys shopping for new and inexpensive ingredients in farmers markets and ethnocentric neighborhoods, in particular Chinatown. Emily’s meals are strongly tied to the seasons particularly since she is lucky enough to have access to fresh California produce. Emily’s strong caw and yummy mowables make her a truly upstanding west-coast representative for the Crows.
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