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# Tamarind Soup - Finding the ingredients for this soup involved trekking to three separate grocery stores, for the tamarind concentrate. I wound up using Neera's tamarind paste, which despite what the packaging says is, I think, the same as the "tamarind concentrate" the recipe calls for. (I also really like Neera's curry pastes too.) More importantly, the soup was totally worth the two-day ingredient quest. It is so good--rich and tart and a little sour and spicy and delicious. I'll be making it again, for sure.
# Espresso Chocolate Shortbread - I took these to a vid party last Sunday, and they were quite popular--and darn tasty, if I do say so myself. Just as good, they're shockingly easy! You make the dough, roll it into a gallon bag, refrigerate for two days, cut the dough into squares and bake. Done! Also, the espresso breaks up the sweetness in a way that I like.
# Aztec Gold Brownies - I made these twice in the past two weeks. As usual, the fresher/higher-grade your spices and chocolate, the better, but oh, so good. As usual, don't microwave anything as long as you have a double boiler.
# Pseudo-Moroccan stew - I finally figured out how to make this amazing. For the spices, use 2tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 4-5 whole cloves, and 1Tbsp dry harissa (paste I'd imagine would be similar). Use two quarters salt-preserved lemon and 1 cup Israeli couscous. Nom ALL the noms.
# Espresso Chocolate Shortbread - I took these to a vid party last Sunday, and they were quite popular--and darn tasty, if I do say so myself. Just as good, they're shockingly easy! You make the dough, roll it into a gallon bag, refrigerate for two days, cut the dough into squares and bake. Done! Also, the espresso breaks up the sweetness in a way that I like.
# Aztec Gold Brownies - I made these twice in the past two weeks. As usual, the fresher/higher-grade your spices and chocolate, the better, but oh, so good. As usual, don't microwave anything as long as you have a double boiler.
# Pseudo-Moroccan stew - I finally figured out how to make this amazing. For the spices, use 2tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 4-5 whole cloves, and 1Tbsp dry harissa (paste I'd imagine would be similar). Use two quarters salt-preserved lemon and 1 cup Israeli couscous. Nom ALL the noms.