Category Archives: stew

Easy Dal

I don’t own an Indian food cookbook, but I think I should buy one. No, I know i should. I decided that I wanted to make dal. Not the bastardized dahl that I normally boil up, but something more like the wonderful curries that I remembered from Malaysia. There was one in particular that was [...]

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Step back in time, Beef Bourguignon.

Decadent, meaty, rich dishes don’t normally come from my frugal kitchen. These dishes are reserved for special occasions, for meals eaten out, or as a treat. Recently, however, food safari (along with Guillaume Brahimi, of Guillaume at Bennelong fame) convinced me that taking a step back in time (oh, the mp3 playlist at work is [...]

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