mastodon 4.7.2You'll find me in the kitchen. If not there, I'll be in the garden, talking to the bees.
Let me cook you something - Indian perhaps?
I lost my notebook with all my fermentation notes in it.
Searched the house for ages and ages. Distraught. Sad.
Started new notebook for notes until I found it.
Wrote some notes.
Did some things.
Sat down.
Lifted up my laptop.
Fermentation notebook was underneath it.
Happy again 💃
Good morning all you beautiful ones.
I had an excellent Tadka Dal at a pub last night. That's a bit of a first here. With an excellent roti, saffron rice and a raita that could have used a better quality yoghurt. All in all tho, it was very very good.
Perhaps an Indian chef in the kitchen. There were several Indian dishes on the menu and a kasundi to go with some snacks.
It's a cold morning. I am not used to cold mornings yet. I like a bit of warmth on my feet. The days might be warm but Autumn is definitely here.
Have a lovely day, won't you. Be mindful. Be kind.
3/ Garden Love
Graceful Amaranth.
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1/ Garden Love
Bees amongst the flat leaf chive flowers.
🍏 The apple vinegar is bubbling nicely. it is perfect weather for fermentation - not too hot, not too cold. I am always amazed how quickly ferments start to ferment. Less than 12 hrs after chopping the apples, they are fermenting in the jar.
🍎 The apple slices in the dehydrator - 5 trays - are perfectly dehydrated. They don't take very long.
🌿 Curry leaves are drying on a large tray. I powder the dried leaves and use for sprinkling.
🌿 Bay leaves, picked and washed, are drying for a friend, on a large plate.
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Baked Rice Pudding - Both my Mother and Grandmother would make this all the time – it is homely and delicious and is the best thing to throw in the oven on a freezing Winter day. Serve with hot custard, cream and/or icecream.
I judge the beginning of the cold season by my yearning for rice pud. Sometimes it is in mid or late Autumn, sometimes the beginning of Winter.
Don't you just love the caramelised top of a baked rice pud? This one is more than half eaten 😄
Good morning all you beautiful ones.
Cuppa tea in the veggie garden - there is no better way to begin the day.
Remember to take time to smell the roses today.
Good morning all you beautiful people.
It feels "Sunday" this morning and I am finding it hard to get going.
There are many many versions of Kitchari/Khichuri – I recently saw a list of 90 different recipes. And that would just be the tip of the iceberg. Here we made kitchari with Moth Beans.
Moth Beans (pronounced Mot-h, also called Maktki) are packed with nutrition. Here they were cooked with rice, onions, garlic, spices and tomato, for a delicious any-time meal or snack.
#Food #FromTheArchives #FromTheKitchen #IndianFood #Vegetarian
Remember this book? Have you read it?
It was the early 2000's version of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (by a different author, 15 years later).
I pulled it off my work bookshelf (I used to use it in some workshops). I'll read it again then donate it somewhere/to somebody.
Rain - a light drizzle again.
Miso soup - home made again.
Why parboiled rice is used in idli and dosa batter :https://swethasivakumar.substack.com/p/why-do-idli-batters-use-parboiled
This is the first time I have seen this explanation, thanks to Swetha! She also explains why some recipes have some raw rice as well.
