[Photographs: Nick Kindelsperger] If you're going to make an orange soup, you might as well go all out this recipe. Though monochromatic, there is a surprising amount of balance here. Sweet potatoes add the luscious, creamy texture, the apricots...
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"Okra needs to be treated with a little love." [Flickr: .j.e.n.n.y.] I wasn't quite sure what to think when my wife returned from the farmers' market with a massive bag full of okra. It's not that I don't like okra—I...
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[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Though I was excited to find a curry recipe that only required ten ingredients a couple weeks ago, this one—also in 660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer—happens to get by with only eight. Of course, garam masla...
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Serious Eater Michael Natkin of the vegetarian blog Herbivoracious drops by every Wednesday to share a delicious recipe to expand our vegetarian repertoire. [Photograph: Michael Natkin] Westerners tend to think the full range of Indian main dishes consists of wet...
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[Photographs: Michele Humes] Shopping List 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs: $4.35 1/4 cup apricot or peach jam (pro-rated): $0.69 6 limes: $2.00 Small knob ginger: $0.28 Pantry items: Garlic, curry powder, soy sauce, peanut butter (optional) Total cost...
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If you can think of an ingredient, chances are that there is a recipe that utilizes it in Raghavan Iyer's 660 Curries. I would have never thought to incorporate hard-cooked eggs into a curry recipe, but it makes perfect sense....
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The bulk of my food shopping gets done in two places: farmers' markets for produce, and fancy gourmet markets for the rest. I am content with the knowledge that the vast majority of the food that comes into my kitchen...
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The other night I was looking for a potato curry recipe for dinner. Let me tell you that deciding on one was no easy task with Raghavan Iyer's 660 Curries sitting in front of me. There are pages upon pages...
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©iStockPhoto/mdmiller There are a few reasons I've chosen this recipe for Stewed Beets with Beet Greens and Ginger from Raghavan Iyer's 660 Curries to kick off our week of curries. First, this recipe is the first dish I tried...
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Another week, another baked egg dish. Nothing makes me happier then picking off a few slices and stashing the rest for a quick breakfast for the next morning. I found the recipe in the Provence Cookbook, which features gloriously...
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