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Wow, Monica, thank you for sharing such a varied range of experiences! I am in Delhi on my first trip to India and am looking forward to trying out some of your tips. If you don't mind my asking, what is the name of the market where your family buys veggies?
Edited to add: I've seen the same corn trend here at a couple of the local markets! Corn kernels in a cup?! Also lots of popcorn vendors around the city.
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I love the library for cookbooks. I use the library to test out cookbooks before I purchase them
Hal
Ditto. Online access is wonderful, and they will send you an email when the book you're reserving is in. They have a great selection of cookbooks to check out, and the downtown branch has current and back copies of Cook's, Saveur, Gourmet, etc. Am currently having fun with Alford and Duguid's Hot Salty Sour Sweet.
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Speaking of Ikea
and coffee upthread, how about a moka pot? There's a great thread over on Coffee and Tea about the "pleasures of moka." I think they'd look so pretty with a big red bow tied on the handle. Of course you can get them other places than Ikea, but they're pretty darn inexpensive there. Might be a bit big for a typical stocking, but after reading this thread, I think it's time to upgrade my own stocking...
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Ditto everything positive said here about LC. I have five pieces, all of which I use regularly and pretty much love. Designchick88 said,If price is your biggest obstacle, and you have a Marshall's or TJ Maxx near you, they sometimes get pieces of Le Creuset.
I second that -- and would add that there is a truckload of LC knock-off items made by, of all people, Paul Bocuse that has popped up at our local TJMaxx. Does anyone have any of this stuff?
I have 2 pieces - a 3 quart round oven and a 5+ quart oval oven. They are similar to the Staub black matte line. I've noticed that the edges where the lid and oven make contact aren't as well enameled - you have to make sure that these get dried well after you wash them. Otherwise, I've been very pleased with the way they perform. They were a lot less expensive than LC and seemed a little lighter in weight than the corresponding LC sizes.
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... you can even do this with normal squash seeds--it's awesome....
I roasted some acorn squash seeds the other day - they were awesome. Added just a little olive oil and salt, and roasted alongside the chicken. Just as good, if not better, than the squash.
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Yum, I see a couple of my favorite places have been mentioned. Autumn definitely calls for a bowl of soup noodles or congee. Mike's and Canton Wonton House really hit the spot. The best, in my opinion, though, is Phnom Penh at 6th & King. They're Cambodian, not Chinese, but their noodles are sublime. Try the Fisherman's bowl. Good tea, too.
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Gingerpeach:
For south Indian coffee some prefer coffee with chicory others without. I prefer pure coffee. I use light roast Gevalia coffee at home. Please grind the coffee very fine. Not the coarse texture used for drip coffee. My personal preference is light roast than dark roast. If you have French press, try using that first. When the coffee is very fine, it works very well. Don't forget to boil the milk first. It makes a lot of difference. Hope this helps.
Ammini
Thanks for the tips, Ammini! I wouldn't have thought to boil the milk first (have been barely warming it up for the usual cup of coffee.)
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Krispy Kreme doughnuts
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I am very excited to see this thread! I know this style of coffee as Madras coffee which is served at one of the South Indian restaurants we go to. It is my favorite style of coffee and I always wondered how to make it at home. For those of you in the know, please share your knowledge: what brands of chicory-blended coffee would you advise? (I am in Seattle and have reasonable access to Indian groceries.) Also, I have both a French press and a stovetop moka pot. Which would work better?
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I recently found a stainless steel moka pot at Ikea, of all places. I don't have much to compare it to (the previous coffee maker was a French press), but the coffee tastes better than I could have imagined. We use cheap local beans buzzed in a regular old blade grinder. I add it to a frothy half-cupful of milk with a spoonful of sugar -- beats Starbucks any day!
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Here's another student who loves how budget-friendly Indian food is on the wallet! I did not grow up with Indian food but started cooking it when I decided to eat more vegetarian food in grad school. One tip I would like to add is, if you enjoy cooking your own beans (as I do; I find that sometimes canned beans are too soft for my liking), you can cook up a big pot of them and freeze them to store. This works well with firmer beans - kidney beans and garbanzos. I've never tried black-eyed peas but I imagine they would work ok as well.
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Some other good, ethnic, budget-friendly (read: grad-student approved) restaurants not yet mentioned:
Aladdin - on the South end of the Ave., good falafel
Tandoor - Indian, North end of Ave.
Continental - Greek, North end of Ave.
You do sacrifice a bit of ambiance compared to dining in other neighborhoods, but the Ave. is convenient to plenty of good, cheap ethnic restaurants. With the right company, these places can be more fun to explore than fancier ones.
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Love sugar cones - they hold just the right serving size of ice cream for my taste. Growing up, though I loved the cake cones my mom always bought - the ones with the clown on the box. These were the cones with pre-imprinted names on them. My siblings and I always fought about who got the coolest names
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Try this:
I haven't been to any U-pick farms in the Northwest, but one of my fondest childhood memories was going to pick grapes with my family somewere outside of Phoenix. I bet your niece will have a great time!
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Is it time for an update on the bento scene in Seattle? I had a fantastic bento today at Fuji Sushi in the International District. $8 bought me a bowl of miso soup, salad, rice, two pieces of California roll and my choice of two other items from a list of about eight. I chose the grilled saba and the "sushi", expecting at most a couple pieces of nigiri but enjoying instead three pieces of nigiri (the standard but very fresh salmon, tuna and shrimp) and half a cucumber roll. Yum - I'll be back!
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Bubur ayam (congee)
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Hm, maybe we need to do a teriyaki tasting: one evening each participant is assigned to fetch teriyaki from their favorite place; we all taste each one and come up with wine-snob descriptions for them...
Winner goes head-to-head with the best Chinese BBQ in the area
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Kiku's on the Ave between 50th and 52nd has always been near and dear to my heart.
I'll second Kiku! If you get chicken teriyaki, get the chicken on the bone. Moist, flavorful, and terikayi sauce that's not too goopy. The tonkatsu (pork cutlet with egg) is also delicious.
One note, though: the place appears to have changed hands recently. I've only been there once since. A slightly different menu (perhaps a more Korean bent?) was posted. Most of the same Japanese favorites still seem to be there, though.
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Gingerpeach - I did a class with Chef Vinod on South Indian breads and idli was part of the class. You can view it here Recipe and pics!
Monica, thank you for bringing my attention to the excellent class. The pictures are great and I can't wait to try out the recipes. I saw the other post you referenced but was looking more for a specific recipe. Now that I know that there are different styles of idlis, I will have to work my way through them to figure out what my favorite style is.
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Hmm, gingerpeach.. I have sooo many favorite idli recipes. Almost all of them carry specific smells and memories attached to them
First things first, do you have a mixer/grinder where you can grind fresh batter at home?
- worm@work
worm@work, thanks for your offer! I have a small food processor and an immersion blender. Will either of those work?
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Would anyone be so kind as to share a favorite idli recipe? I bought an idli steamer last weekend and would like to try it out, but somehow, our usual boxed mix doesn't seem to do its Indian heritage justice. Any input on how to give my new steamer a proper welcoming would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Good call, worm@work! I love the chole at Punjab Sweets. Everything I've tried there is good, but I keep returning to the chole! Would also add Pabla's in Kent (Renton?). All vegetarian, kosher, delicious samosas at lunch.
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I'm always surprised by how many people I see at Voula's Off Shore Cafe on Northlake. Has anyone eaten there?
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In the Seattle metro area, our faves are Tandoor in the University District, and Mayuri or Savoy on the Eastside. Indian food is our favorite Sunday brunch option!
20 reasons to fall in love with India
in India: Dining
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A BIG thank you for the recommendation! When I mentioned Haldiram's to my host, he got very excited and we planned to go on the very next weekday (to avoid the weekend crowds). Well, we went today to the Lajpat Nagar Haldiram's and it was one of my favorite experiences so far. Kind of like Disneyland for the taste buds - sweets, savories, snacks galore! My only regret was not getting to sample enough, owing to a small stomach and not enough companions. Favorite dishes were paneer tikka, chaat (I don't remember the name of the particular kind I had) and the kulfi that comes in the little ceramic pot. We brought home some sweets for our hosts so I am looking forward to trying those as well.
I heart Haldiram's
. Thanks, Monica!