Baingan Bharta!
4.15.16: The smoky, fleshy, beloved eggplant curry of South Asia, sketched from memory.
Read more "Baingan Bharta!"4.15.16: The smoky, fleshy, beloved eggplant curry of South Asia, sketched from memory.
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Read more "Defunct Cookbook Doomsday: KFOR 1240AM’s Slow Cooker Classics"3.20.16: Grab everything but the orzo and get the hell out of town once these leftovers are done with.
Read more "E Pluribus Durum"3.17.16: The laziest chef shares his fireball dream of an overnight beef nihari (in the slow-cooker!)
Read more "The Fantastic Overnight Voyage of Beef Nihari"3.15.16: Hot chili paste and simple asparagus: a match made in a burning factory. Not really. It’s actually quite versatile, and may even please a toddler!
Read more "辣椒酱 – La Jiao Jiang: Chinese Chili Paste"3.14.16: Learn the lost art of cooking with a microwave from the inside out! Next up: how to use the neutron bomb to xeriscape your garden.
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