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Green Split Pea Dal Recipe

Dal is a stew prepared from pulses, like dried lentils, peas, or beans that have been removed from their hull and split. It’s often enjoyed over rice or with bread. There’s many different kinds of dal, but it looks like the most basic process simply requires lots of boiling and a nice mix of spices. [...]

Honey Jack Daniel Whiskey-Infused Prune Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate brownies! Do you prefer rich, fudge brownies, chewy ones or cake-like ones? So, the texture of the brownie depends on the ratio of chocolate, butter/oil, eggs, sugar, and flour ingredients. The type of fat used in the batter will change whether the brownie ends up being richer and fudge-like or less dense. Although I [...]

No-knead bread cookbook and a cast-iron dutch oven

Posted by Cindy Waffles on January 15, 2010 · 10 Comments

I ordered two items on Amazon earlier this week: Jim Lahey’s my bread cookbook and a Lodge Logic cast-iron dutch oven. Even though, I selected the free super saver shipping, it only took a few days. They arrived in the mail today! Yay!

Category cookbook, kitchen, recipes · Tags baking, bread, cast iron, cookbook, dutch oven, jim lahey, lodge, no-knead bread, photos, recipes

Dumpling cookbook

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The new dumpling cookbook by Andrea Nguyen is out today! I had preordered it on Amazon earlier and now I’m patiently waiting for it to arrive at my doorstep. Can’t wait!! For now, I’ll check out the sneak previews of the book available on her website. Also, check out her Vietnamese cookbook, Into the Vietnamese [...]

Category cookbook, recipes · Tags asian, cookbook, dumpling, gyoza, photos, recipes, samosas, spring rolls

Lidia Bastianich Book Signing (Pittsburgh)

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Last Friday, Lidia Bastianich held a book signing event in Pittsburgh, PA at a Wine & Spirit Store. A friend of mine told me about this and we hurried over to the store after work. Lidia is probably best known for her television cooking show, “Lidia’s Italy.” She owns four Italian restaurants in New York [...]

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Pho Night!

Posted by Cindy Waffles on May 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Pho is an awesome Vietnamese noodle soup, most commonly served with thinly sliced beef. For more information, you can check out one of my old posts from the time I dined at Tank Noodles in Chicago. Vietworldkitchen.com is a wonderful resource on Vietnamese food and cooking. There’s a very detailed recipe for making Pho and [...]

Category cookbook, dinner, recipes · Tags beef, dinner, noodles, pho, recipes, soups and stews, vietnamese

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