kate.s's Profile

Are we sure this isn't Jezebel.com? What's with all of the snarky comments lately? If you don't have anything nice/constructive to say, be quiet!

Nice job on the reorg! We did something very similar last year in our combo pantry/laundry room - the bins make it so easy to keep track of what we have, and keeping like items together (like baking products) makes cleaning up after a bake-fest that much easier!

Any of Ottolenghi's cookbooks!

http://www.amazon.com/Ottolenghi-Cookbook-Yotam/dp/160774418X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361979275&sr=1-3&keywords=ottolenghi

Brilliant idea... Love the SkiFree wrapping paper!

Avocados are fantastic - I've even used them as a substitute for butter on toast... spread a bit on good toast, sprinkle with a bit of salt and it's as good as butter.

My issue with these restaurants adding avocado to everything and touting it as "healthy" is that they're often not adding them raw - they've been blended as a spread with added preservatives and seasonings, and they're just layered on an already unhealthy sandwich to begin with. Adding avocado to a smoked turkey sandwich with bacon and cheese doesn't suddenly negate the bad aspects of the other ingredients...

South Indian (Tamil Nadu specifically) in particular gets as much of its unique flavor from the oil or ghee that is used to extract the oils from the spices as from the spices themselves. Essential South Indian spices for me are black mustard seeds, asafoetida, kari (curry) leaves, fenugreek seeds, cumin, coriander and green chillies (thai or serrano).