Chana Masala
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner
Since I already posted about naan this week, I figured I’d take the opportunity to share something that you can serve along with it. When a good friend and I were planning a big Indian food night a few months ago (my first time cooking Indian), she sent along this recipe that she got from [...]
Tags: chick peas, Indian
Naan
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
Indian food, like Chinese and Thai, has always been something I’ve had to avoid due to my peanut allergy. (I’ve had more than one experience with “allergy safe” Chinese restaurants that didn’t turn out so well.) I often cook Chinese dishes at home though, and this past year I’ve cooked several Indian dishes at home [...]
Rosemary-Infused Rhubarb Jelly
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
At first when I saw that the Tigress’ Can Jam for this month was herbs, I was perplexed. I was imagining herbs by themselves in a jar, and I was wondering what I would ever do with them. However, I opened up one of my canning books and was leafing through it when I came [...]
Tags: canning, jelly, rhubarb, rosemary, tigresscanjam
Fruit Tartlets
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I made these fruit tartlets two years ago for Easter, and my sister and I both fell in love with them. I was going to make them again this year, but we ended up having more than enough dessert as it was. I had already bought all the fruit and the mini graham cracker crusts [...]
Tags: blackberry, blueberry, kiwi, strawberry, tart
Leek and Gruyère Soufflé
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch
Last month, my baking buddy Becky and I signed up for one of the free technique classes offered by our local Williams-Sonoma store entitled “Simply Soufflé.” Despite the lack of seating (even though you had to reserve a space for the class) and the fact that we were surrounded almost entirely by snooty rich ladies, [...]
