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hope this helps Susan! tejon-sorry about the earworm!there is more food if you venture further into that crazy place-check out the two eggs in ikea(weebl) my vote is for the steak(actually it's for the chimichurri sauce) or whatever you feel like.

clover and orange blossom too!also a wonderful lotus honey from kashmir-not had any in a while.i cooked and ate my way through 'the pooh cook book'-i luv hunny!

thanks bloviatrix!i was attempting to juggle several things in the kitchen while speed reading so missed the name where you mentioned it!i will definitely be getting myself one of those.speaking of names-here's something that a friend unleashed on me that i think i must share-http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/ it's even got food!

hi tejon!along for the ride and wanting to know if the pop corn gizmo is still being manufactured? edit-cake scorching in oven! ok-i just read the name and googled-sorry!

i've heard vaguely of a superstition in india about women'at that time of month' not being allowed into fruit orchards-specifically banana orchards, i think! apparently it has an adverse effect on the flowering/fruiting cycle-so what's new! well of course i dismissed it as yet another in an unending list of don'ts for women but in the context of pheromones and what not, mmmaybe-just mmmaybe there's something to this one that stems from keen observation and not ritual taboo?is there a' jumping'pheromone too?!

sounds like a wise desicion Milagai-http://www.innoconcepts.com/prideplus.htm .worth trying one of those hand cranked ones though-they really work!

someone should invite this intrepid lady to join in!

http://www.jwajalapa.com/foods.html heh! several'buff' recipes here too.

78 indian cooking/reference in this household .i've spread the cache between homes to avoid raising suspicion... we've never met.

that looks really good Suman!

good link here i buy two kinds-'channa flour' and' kala channa flour'.the former is besan but i find it much lighter and less gluey with added liquid than i recall indian besan to be.also far less earthy smelling.makes wonderful mysore pak though!i suspect this could well be made with garbanzo flour or perhaps the local growing conditions make for that kind of variation.i've examined it minutely for traces of brown outer skin-nothing conclusive.the kala channa flour is channa dal ground with the outer brown skin included and makes a nice addition to rotis.it also seems a little more viscous when water is added to it. i guess what i'm saying is that i can't be sure that the 'besan' you buy at an indian grocery store in north america is made from channa dal for certain but that traditionally it would be.

looks like you're off to a flying start!i'll just add one for good measure.lightly steamed okra with a lime juice based dressing-or whatever you fancy.i can and will eat any quantity you set before me!

i seem to recall something similar in an english recipe for jam that called for a few smashed cherry pits.i've been eating apricot kernels in various preparations all my life-so far so good!maybe this whole scare is to discourage the use of the pits in order to prevent any particularly sensitive (or immoderate)people from potential harm.apricot kernels( from the kind of dried apricots you find in persian or middle eastern stores)taste quite like mildly bitter almonds to me.

nooooo..wait! that artist certainly captures the frozen stillness beautifully!

this is interesting. well!and i was always under the impression that while apricot kernels were all right in moderation,peach kernels were a no no!

could you be thinking of apricot kernels?

touch of..punkd. don't go for the food.

excellent!now i'll have to seriously set about tracking down those films!preferably with subtitles since i don't have access to my regular translators!i haven't seen any of the ones you mention Spiceroute-my movie watching tends to be a bit like my cooking-all over the map!and in a feast or famine cycle too come to think of it! thanks!

cereal skimmer at work?!the other day the husband declared that there was only one package of biscuits instead of two, in a brand new box of his favoured high fibre cereal.my suspicions immediately rounded on the coffee pilferer(upthread) 'them that pinched it done im out of is brekker!'flashes red before my eyes .then he takes the steam out by insisting that the box was properly sealed.soo a bit of sleuthing later i concluded that the single package weighed significantly more than the average and must have confused the packaging robot.!things were smoothly resolved with the obliging customer services.all's well!

beautiful indeed-words and orff's music but i guess there's still enough of a carnivore in me that responds to the poor swans laments'( i see bare teeth!')with mirth rather than solemnity!a work in progress..

cheers!

all begin with one fart of nun and a chocolate eclair in the employ of the abbaye of marmoutier.. ok go back to the french original then!

That sounds nice too; when I read it I also thought of opening a warm, plain scone, slathering with creme fraiche or such and sprinkling some red currants on top... (might need a little sugar too). made something close last week-a gooseberry and redcurrant cobbler.very pretty too!

beautifully!i just remembered -you can see the thing in action over in the egci-Monica and chef Vinod's class on south indian breads features the same kind of grater as well as the traditional one it's based on-the serrated tongue of metal in a fixed base. the coconut would be scraped on one of these and then ground together on/in a grinding stone with spices for a chutney or masala.nothing to beat that combination for the most extraction of flavour and the best texture!

well supersize me!if that isn't an unholy coincidence!i've just spent a couple of days in quiet contemplation of all the good things that come out of convents and monasteries with a view to eventually mapping out possible points of pilgrimage.get thee to a nunnery and bring me a doggy bag!