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Spice Hunting: Cardamom

Compared to cardamom, no other spice more completely captures the essence of the exotic. No other ingredient could make a peasant's mash of legumes and onions taste like food royalty. Even to its culinary home, cardamom's perfume is lavished on dishes as a way of making even mundane foods something completely different.

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20 Comments | Posted by Max Falkowitz, March 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: cardamom, Indian, Scandinavian, Spice Hunting, spices

Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required

Food is an integral part of the Ikea experience. For many people, myself included, the trip begins with a helping of steam-table meatballs and ends with a 50¢ hot dog. Somehow, though, the little grocery store just past the checkout never gets much love. The lure of the wiener stand, presumably, is too great. But I was curious. Since everything else in my kitchen comes from the Scandinavian megastore, it seemed logical to slap some Ikea food on my Ikea plates. So, with the Swedish Chef as my muse, I decided to see what I could assemble from Ikea's grocery offerings....

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25 Comments | Posted by Michele Humes, January 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: grocery stores, IKEA, Scandinavian, Swedish