by Admin | Dec 11, 2024 | Vegetables and Fruits
Serves 6 to 8 • ¼ cup vegetable oil • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Tbs. peeled and grated fresh ginger • ½ cup chopped onions • 1 tsp. mustard seeds • 2 Tbs. ground coriander • 1 tsp. ground turmeric • ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper • 1 cup thin-sliced carrots • ½ lb. string...
by Admin | Dec 10, 2024 | Side Dishes
Serves 6 to 8 • 5½ lbs. ripe cataloupe (about 3 medium sized) • 1 to 1½ cups cold water • ¼ cup honey • 10 to 12 large ice cubes 1. Peel and seed the cantaloupes and cut the fruit into chunks. Purée the fruit in a blender, doing about 2 or 3 cups at a time and adding...
by Admin | Dec 9, 2024 | Snacks, Sweets
Serves 6 • 2 lbs. fresh, ripe strawberries • 2 cups water • ⅓ cup honey • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • 10 to 12 ice cubes 1. Hull and wash the strawberries, and purée them in a blender with the water, in 2 or 3 batches. Strain the purée through a fine sieve and discard the...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2024 | Grains
Serves 8 • 2 large onions • 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced • ¼ cup olive oil • ½ tsp. ginger • ½ tsp. ground coriander seeds • ¼ tsp. ground cloves • ¼ tsp. fresh-ground black pepper • 2 cups long-grain white rice • 3 cups puréed tomatoes • 2 tsp. salt • 1½ cups boiling...
by Admin | Dec 4, 2024 | Side Dishes
We were having margaritas before dinner one evening in a wonderful restaurant in Mexico City and thought we should have something to nibble with them. The young waiter read our minds—he knew just what we wanted even though we had never heard of it and brought us a...
