Along with toasting nuts or spices dry, you could use it to make tarkas, which are often called for in Indian dishes (essentially sauteing spices, etc., in oil or ghee).

I never liked oatmeal but I had always tried the instant oatmeal with the flavor packets. Steel cut oats with blueberries and dried cranberries have become my new favorite breakfast.

I hope Carla wins but am thinking it will probably be Stefan. He probably learned his lesson about being overconfident after the last episode.

Brown rice has definitely grown on me over the past couple of years, but if you wanted to try another whole grain, I recommend farro. I haven't been able to find it for a good price yet, but it's w...

Adding a bit of water before microwaving always works for me--and I usually reheat on full power for about two minutes for two servings of rice (loosely covered).

Just a bit too much, I think

I wish during Judge's Table that Carla hadn't immediately said something negative about her dish, about the squab being overcooked. I wonder if she would have won otherwise. I thought ...

Neither Leah nor Radhika showed leadership skills on their team, and they both failed at their specific task (the fish/front of house). When you compare them that way, I think Leah certainly should...

OMG, I just laughed out loud about the 'underlying anise' flavor of fennel, Peggasus--I had that same thought! I too am annoyed by Jamie's sense of entitlement--did you hear her say "...

Leftover black beans and brown rice (a side dish for last night's huevos rancheros, a la smitten kitchen), topped with fresh salsa and cheddar cheese.

Leftover black beans and brown rice (a side dish for last night's huevos rancheros, a la smitten kitchen), topped with fresh salsa and cheddar cheese.

Leftover black beans and rice (a side dish for last night's huevos rancheros, a la smitten kitchen), topped with fresh salsa and cheddar cheese.

I second Susan J--that cookie looks delicious!!

Certainly I would want to keep How to Cook Everything Vegetarian and Madhur Jaffrey's book on global vegetarian cooking (I forget the name). But I get a lot of my recipes online (from blogs like th...

My partner and I did Thanksgiving on our own last year, and I made vegetarian Indian food. It was unorthodox, but it did live up to the Thanksgiving tradition of spending hours in the kitchen and h...

I thought Padma said he unwittingly made curd rice, a la this recipe: http://www.quickindiancookin...

fib--I use that method as well. I usually eat the bits of flesh around the core before I toss it, though.

I had a Chipotle burrito bol but tomorrow I will have leftover pasta puttanesca.

That's true, jdp--we are a skewed sample. :)

I love figs.