ABCD\'s of Cooking

The Spice Route: Mia Kim on Gochugaru

August 1, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

I’m really excited to introduce Mia Kim, one of my besties from Berkeley to The Spice Route. Mia was my devoted eating partner in crime on the West Coast and I miss her dearly. She is a wealth of information when it comes to Korean cooking and I’m sure you are going to love learning about her spice and recipe. You can find her musings on LA, food and other cool stuff at dubudiaries and read her restaurant reviews on Loopt.

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Posted in Appetizers, Autumn, Gluten-Free, Recipes Index, Salads, Sides, Snacks, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged gochugaru, kimchi, Korean chili powder, Mia Kim | 1 Comment

The Spice Route: Howard Walfish on Caraway Seeds

June 28, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

I’m really happy to have my friend, Howard Walfish on The Spice Route. Howard writes two food blogs that I love to read. One is called Eat to Blog where he and his friend Donny cover a variety of restaurants, recipes, ingredients, markets and basically all things food and the other is his personal blog, brooklynvegetarian where he writes about all things vegetarian in Brooklyn including some of his own recipes. You can also find Howard’s writing at Serious Eats. Enjoy!

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Posted in Autumn, Breads, Breakfast, Lunch, Recipes Index, Sides, Snacks, Spice Spotlight, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged caraway seeds, Howard Walfish, rye bread | Comments Off

Japanese Turnips with Miso Ghee

June 24, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

My CSA just started on the 11th so I’m really excited. In the first batch, I got some Japanese turnips. I used to never like turnips but this variety has a mild flavor and a nice, almost watery texture compared to others. I have been cooking with this one recipe for Japanese turnips with miso butter from epicurious that I really like and realized that instead of butter, why not use ghee! Thus, miso ghee was born.

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Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Recipes Index, Sides, Spring, Stir-Fry, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged epicurious, ghee, japanese turnips, miso | 3 Comments

The Spice Route: Louisa Shafia on Sumac

June 21, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

I’m happy to introduce and welcome my friend Louisa Shafia of Lucid Foods and the author of a really amazing cookbook by the same name to The Spice Route. I can’t wait to try out her recipe below. I hope you enjoy!

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Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Mains, Recipes Index, Spice Spotlight, Winter | Tagged Louisa Shafia, Lucid Food, sumac | 1 Comment

Doddapatre Tambuli (Herbed Buttermilk)

June 13, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

Tambuli (pronounced thumbulli) is a spicy buttermilk dish made from the herbal leaves like the ones above called doddapatre soppu. This recipe is made in the state of Karnataka in South India where my mother’s family is from. I had tambuli for the first time when my Auntie Asha made it for me recently and loved it. I got these leaves from my her and my Uncle Janardhan who grow them in their garden in New Jersey. The plant is a succulent and has thick, green leaves. Doddapatre soppu is referred to as Cuban Oregano. It has the flavor of oregano but it is more pungent.
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Posted in Gluten-Free, Recipes Index, South Indian, Summer, Vegetarian, Yogurts | Tagged Buttermilk, Cuban Oregano, Doddapatre, Easy, Tambuli | Comments Off

The Spice Route: Recipe Relay on Cumin

June 8, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

The Spice Route is a new segment on the ABCD’s! Each post of the segment will feature one of my friends sharing what they know about a spice they like to cook with and a recipe using it. I hope you enjoy and I’m so happy to kick off The Spice Route with my friends Sarah and Brianna of Recipe Relay.

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