Author Archives: Anita!

An IKEA “Guess that gadget” contest

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Anita!

Greetings dear friends and visitors!  I have returned fresh from a weekend trip to Cinncinati and New Philadelphia, where I was visiting the vast majority of my remaining college friends (2 of them).  Included in this trip was my first … Continue reading →

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Mixed Green & Potato Soup

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Anita!

One of the reasons I like cooking with vegetables better than with meat is that I find sterile technique a little tricky.  Take the OR, for instance: If you’re scrubbed in, you can only touch the green/blue stuff and the … Continue reading →

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Tamarind Fish

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Anita!

Do you ever get Indian food hangovers?  I keep trying to cook with this seed called fenugreek (both it and its leaf counterpart are also called methi).  It’s a tiny packet of pungence that adds a slight bitter kick to … Continue reading →

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Roasted Garlic, Walnut, & Honey Compound Butter

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Anita!

My living situation with Ari sounds like the beginning of a cruel ethnic joke. “An Indian and a Jew move into a house together…” In some ways we do live up to the tightfisted stereotype.  We make a weekly pilgrimage … Continue reading →

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