blue_dolphin

I pre-ordered the UK edition so I've had it in hand for a few months but haven’t done much cooking from it yet. His last book, Simple, was kind of Ottolenghi-lite. This one returns to the imaginative use of flavors and longer ingredient lists of his previous books. He describes it as a continuation of his vegetable focus from Plenty, divided into chapters on individual vegetables to Plenty More, chaptered based on cooking technique to this book that adds essays that fall into 3 flavor - boosting categories: Process - charring, browning, infusing, ageing Pairing - sweetness, fat, acidity, chili heat Produce - mushrooms, alliums, nuts & seeds, sugar (incl fruit & booze) and divides up the recipes accordingly. It's certainly worth a read so do ask your library to order it. I'm interested to see how it compares with Nik Sharma's Flavor Equation. The latter is not vegetarian but I’m not sure what other differences there will be. For those who don’t own Plenty and Plenty More, I might start with this one first, just because of the explanatory essays are more informative of his recipe development process than the previous books, though both the others have a lot more recipes. Flavour has a photo for each recipe, which was not the case for the other 2. I've already got all his other books so I didn’t need this one but it will be the January book in the Food52 cookbook club I participate in and I always put those books through a workout so I’m looking forward to that.

A plate assembled from my Indian-ish planned-overs Raita and cilantro chutney were freshly made. Chapattis reheat nicely in the CSO

Thanks! The 'hot' is chili-infused. Julia Turshen has a recipe for Spicy Honey in her book Small Victories that's pretty much the same thing as Mike's Hot Honey, and that's what I used. In addition to chiles, both have a bit of vinegar added.

Avocado & kimchi toast with a boiled egg

With the exception of 1 or 1 pizzas, it's been too hot lately for me to want to crank up the oven to make any bread but I did some in a pan yesterday. A batch of chapattis from the recipe in Made in India: Then, using the same dough and some leftover dosa potatoes that I mashed up, I made a few aloo parathas Dough and potato balls: Rolled out: Wrapped: Done:

More eggs & potatoes here Dosa potatoes with lime from Indian-ish with a boiled egg. Tomato chutney and cilantro chutney on the side

Clockwise from top right: Green chile and cherry tomato pickle, Cilantro chutney, Cucumber raita, Mustard seed & curry leaf snap pea salad, Bottle gourd sabzi, Junjaro (kidney bean curry), brown rice in the center.

Grilled pear & gorgonzola with a drizzle of hot honey.

More Indian-ish Clockwise from 12 noon: Mustard seed and curry leaf carrot salad, Kaddu (sweet & sour butternut squash), Cilantro chutney, Cucumber raita, Cashew chutney, Junjaro (kidney bean curry made with Rancho Gordo Domingo Rojo beans), a serving of Massa Organics brown rice and a small dish of tomato chutney in the center. Yep, that's the one. First time buying a new car so I wanted to make it fun, and it absolutely was. Adjacent to the Munich factory and museum, they have a big exhibition, dining and event space called BMW Welt which is open to the public. If you're picking up a car, they whisk you up to the VIP lounge on the top floor and once the paperwork is complete, they escort you down this big long staircase in the center atrium. As you descend the stairs, spotlights illuminate your car and it begins to rotate on its own little turntable. You drive a little victory lap around the atrium, waving at the folks watching and get to tool around Europe in your new wheels before it's shipped to your dealer for final delivery. If you search "European delivery" and any European car brand, you'll find more info. Since it's off topic, I won't say more here but feel free to send a PM if you have other questions.

I have no dinner to share today but a simple "like" is entirely insufficient to convey how much I enjoyed your post. I feel like I've enjoyed a bit of crisp autumn weather, a picnic with beautiful vineyard views and a marvelous dinner with splendid wines. I collected my current car at the factory in Munich and was able to drive around a bit. If I'm lucky enough to do that again, I've got your area marked for a visit. Thanks for taking us there!

My mother and her sister and their mother would never tell their ages. If asked, they replied with the Oscar Wilde quote, "One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.” A couple of nights ago, someone smashed their SUV into the pepper tree at the end of my drive way, flipping the vehicle, alarming my cats and requiring a 911 call to the CHP, who sent 2 officers to make a report. Since it was on my property, they requested my contact info. When they asked my age, I reflexively responded with that same quote. When they left, I dissolved in laughter, realizing that I had well and truly become my mother 🤣. @Shelby, Happy belated birthday - you're just getting some practice in! And I can't imagine a better birthday than puttering in the kitchen with fancy foods and a mimosa coming up!

Cauliflower and tomato chutney pizza I slathered a healthy spoonful of tomato chutney over the dough before topping with par-cooked cauliflower that had been tossed with a garlic and red chili-infused olive oil and a mix of cheddar and mozzarella. I wasn't sure about this so I only made a small pie and intended to use the rest of the dough for a pepperoni pizza but it works so I made another, just the same 🙃

Leftovers for breakfast. Chapati wrap filled with roasted aloo gobhi and charred okra, tomato chutney, mint & yogurt chutney and dal

A few additions to blue_dolphin's All You Can Eat Indian-ish Buffet Charred, spiced okra (Bhindi), chile cashew rice and mint & yogurt chutney went on the plate with a collection of leftovers: mustard seed & curry leaf carrot salad, roasted green chile & cherry tomato pickle, chapati and basic dal

Polenta topped with fresh figs, gorgonzola dolce, walnuts and a drizzle of honey At yesterday's farmers market, the gentleman I buy figs from gave me a basket of overripe figs, a mix of Celeste and Calimyrna. Ate some right away. A few didn't make it through the night. These are the rest.

What is the brown, cylindrical object?

Bombay Toast from Indian-ish, made with leftover Roasted Aloo Gobhi. Cilantro chutney, tomato chutney (instead of the recommended ketchup) and Mustard Seed and Curry Leaf Carrot Salad on the side.

Cooking from Indian-ish Clockwise from top: Basmati rice, chapati (from Made in India), roasted gobhi aloo, cucumber raita, green chile & cherry tomato pickle, mustard seed & curry leaf carrot salad, basic dal and cilantro chutney in the middle.

I own the paper version of Season and have quite enjoyed the recipes I've tried (see this thread)

On a trip down under, I was taught that Milo was the beverage of choice for the Tim Tam Slam and the trick is to pop the whole cookie into your mouth a nanosecond before it disintegrates into chocolate melty-ness. Of course, Tim Tams have their own eG topic (a very old topic) where the slam is discussed in more detail.

Tofu green bean breakfast scramble made with sugar snap peas instead of green beans and Green chile & cherry tomato pickle, both from Indian-ish The scramble was fine. The tomato pickle was excellent.

More pumpkin mania. I paid Joe another visit and came home with a box of these frozen mini spicy pumpkin samosas I had a few for breakfast with TJ's jarred mango & ginger chutney and some freshly prepared cilantro chutney Not bad but the filling didn't have as much texture as the photo on the box shows, it was more of a uniform purée rather than chunks. I'd find that off-putting in a larger samosa but these are one- or two-bite sized so it was OK. After baking in the CSO, the exterior was nice and crunchy. $3.99 for a box of 12. If I needed an extra appetizer to put out for a gathering, these would be fine. No gathering going on here so I'll enjoy the rest but not purchase more.

Wow, I've never seen such a big macaron! Pumpkin & paneer samosas from Trader Joes Freshly made cilantro chutney and some TJ's jarred mango & ginger chutney on the side.

Two "barely a recipe" toasts from Indian-ish. Yesterday was tomato-cheese masala toast. Chopped tomato, grated cheddar with a sprinkle of chaat masala Today was chaat masala-almond butter toast with a delicious late season peach

Ditto that. Unable to find the iSI, I tried this one, also Tovolo but with a metal handle. Seems OK but I’ve only had it for a year or so. Can you point to a current source? Any color is ok. Mine are wearing out