Monthly Archives: December 2009

Slow Cooker Sambhar w/Farm Fresh Veggies

On a recent Wednesday afternoon I was doing what I’m fabulous at – procrastinating. I was huddled over my laptop at my kitchen table desperately typing away what would be a 700-word piece on last-minute Christmas shopping (how appropriate) for … Continue reading

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Tardka vs. No Tardka

Meeta posted a question about my recipes and I thought it was an important one that I should answer through a post instead of just a response. She asked if I do tardka to my onions/ginger/garlic (brown them in oil) … Continue reading

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CrockPot or Crock?

As many of you know, I’ve been testing my recipes for my upcoming Slow Cooker book in a 5-quart Rival CrockPot. The testing has gone great. I even went so far as to purchase 4 of these larger style cookers … Continue reading

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CP Black Lentils – Dal Makhani

I have been fighting gender-specific and cultural stereotypes my whole life. At times sucessfully and at times not so much. I truly think the fighting starts at birth for girls born into Indian families. We’re not the only culture that … Continue reading

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Dal Makhani – My Style

The first recipe in my cookbook is finally in the slow cooker to be tested for about the 12th time! There’s an exclamation point behind that sentence because it wasn’t an easy task starting on what will be the final … Continue reading

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Deadline Driven

If you’re a journalist you’ll know what I mean when I say I’m deadline driven. It’s a sexy way to say that I procrastinate on every story, every project, every thing in my life to the point that the desperate … Continue reading

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