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Quick, Healthy, Springtime Dishes — Featuring Herbs!

Posted March 25, 2010 – 10:33 am in: Appetizers, Breakfast, Herbs and Spices, Seafood

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By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich,
Author of Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
The use of fresh herbs has exploded in the American kitchen today. I recall that as a young apprentice in Italy — at my great-aunt’s apron strings — for every herb we had in the garden, there [...]

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Food Bites - April 27

Posted April 27, 2007 – 9:01 pm in: African, Beverages, Coffee, Condiments, Diet, Herbs and Spices, How To, Low Fat, Main Dish, Oriental, Pork, Poultry, Thai, Tips, Vegetable

2 Ingredients, 2 Recipes, 4 Meals – Here’s a couple of recipes using pork and green beans.
Curry pastes – A necessary ingredient in a Perfect Pantry.
Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken Recipe – A simple and delicious recipe for roast chicken.
What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like? – Pictures to give a visual sense of what a 300 [...]

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Malawi Curry Powder

Posted November 15, 2006 – 11:53 am in: African, Herbs and Spices

Ingredients:

10 small dried hot red chilies
3 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
3 tablespoon poppy seeds
2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon Turmeric
10 cloves
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a dry fry pan. Heat over medium until fragrant.
Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes.
Place in spice mill and grind to [...]

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