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Post in eG Cook-Off #80: The Aromatic, Exotic Flavors of Curry
sartoric posted a post in a topic,
While I’m on a roll, this is a vegetable curry I made down at our country cottage last weekend. Similar to “what’s in the fridge” minestrone, I used whatever veggies I had (potatoes, cauliflower and tomatoes) and after cooking them with some typical Indian flavourings, added in some leftover “everyday okra” and leftover panchmael dal. This may be a mortal sin to the purists, but we really enjoyed it with raita, pickle and the easiest bread I’ve found. It’s like a cross between naan and chapatti, moist and delicious. To make 6, mix 250g flour (I use atta with a little plain flour), 2 tsps baking powder, a pinch of salt and 250 g plain yoghurt. Knead for a minute or so, divide, roll into 15 cm circles and throw onto a hot tava. Brush with ghee if you’re feeling decadent.
This bread doesn’t look the best, I don’t have a proper tava at the cottage, so made do with a fry pan.
Here’s a better piece of bread.
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Smart Speakers in the Kitchen
blue_dolphin posted a topic in Kitchen Consumer,
I'm wondering Alexa users are using it for kitchen or cooking-related tasks.
I couldn't find a dedicated thread but found some comments from other threads:
I am new to the Alexa party and jumped in late last year after Alexa got the Sonos skill, enabling me to control my sound system. I was mostly interested in being able to do that in the kitchen, so when I'm listening to a podcast and some noisy appliance makes me miss a sentence, I can just tell Alexa to "rewind 10 sec" and I can catch up. I paid $25 for a Dot, with a coupon from Sonos. After trying it out for a while, I spent $30 for a second Dot over the holidays. I already have speakers in every room, so I didn't need an Echo.
I absolutely love using it to set timers - so much easier to use voice than need to dry off my hands to push timer buttons or fiddle with my phone. Unlike a timer, I don't have a display to check but Alexa will gladly tell me that I have 7 min left on the oven timer, 30 min on the laundry timer and 12 min on my dough timer and when time is up, she tells me which timer is up. For me, it's worth the $25 just as a multi-channel timer.
I wish Alexa had a good measurement conversion skill so I could ask how much a tablespoon of something weighs in grams - she does OK with some things but not others.
I also wish it had the ability to group devices so I'd be able to have the timer I set in the kitchen go off on the other Dot on the other end of the house.
How about you? How are you using Alexa? Successes? Failures? What would you like to see added?
Host's note: this topic was originally titled "Using Alexa in the Kitchen" but renamed when it quickly morphed into a broader range of speakers.-
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Post in Breakfast 2019
blue_dolphin posted a post in a topic,
Poached egg on a bed of lentils, fresh herbs, pickled onion, warm whole wheat pita
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The Pizza Ovens of Brooklyn
Alex posted a topic in Cooking,
A fun graphic article in the New York Times-
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Post in What did you buy at the liquor store today? (2016 - )
choux posted a post in a topic,
Three new gins, don't know what the pink craze is about, but I'm not complaining. I had found the Flor de Savilla last year and loved it, really glad to find it again. Nice orange flavour. Gordon's pink has a decidedly cream soda taste to it. Have not cracked the Beefeater yet.
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