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Butter Chicken with Cashew Nut Butter, July 2010 Daring Cooks' Challenge

Posted by Milagritos on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, In : Poultry

The July 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own nut butter from scratch, and use the nut butter in a recipe. Their sources include Better with Nut Butter by Cooking Light Magazine, Asian Noodles by Nina Simonds, and Food Network online.

This is my first post after what seems to be a long while, for me anyway. Yes, I've been busy just like everyone else and have...

Kasoundi

Posted by Milagritos on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, In : Sauces and condiments

I had been one a lookout for a good kasoundi recipe ever since I tried Babka's kasoundi in Melbourne. This is by far the best I've come across, it is definitely a keeper. My dear friend Fion obtained this recipe from Kyneton Ridge Estate, thanks Fion!

Kasoundi, recipe adapted from Kyneton Ridge Estate

Ingredients:

Fresh ginger: 250 grams, grated

Fresh garlic: 125 grams, peeled

Fresh green chillies: 70 grams, seeds removed

Malt vinegar: 500 ml divided into two portions of 150 ml and 350 ml

Ripe Roma...

More Andrea Nguyen's dumplings: Nepalese Spiced Lamb Dumplings

Posted by Milagritos on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, In : Dumplings

I made these dumplings at the same time I made the pork and Napa cabbage ones. I do not recommend making more than one type of dumpling at a time, on your own. Very typical of me, I doubled each recipe and ended up making 128 dumplings for 4 adults. Yes, I do over-cater and it's a bad habit, I know, but I do not enjoy the look of friends hankering for more food at the end of a meal...although it is only slightly worse than friends who beg for mercy and ask you to stop when you bring out the ...