Watching the Mind of a Chef,  in episode #14 of season one, Christina Tosi makes corn cookies, and as soon as I saw this I knew I had to make them! Corn Cookies!!! I wanted to dance around my kitchen, and I hadn’t even made them yet. I like all things corn! I put corn in my […]

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  • January 2, 2016 - 10:00 am

    Room in My Kitchen » Chefs Last Diet - […] and mentally making lists of things I want to try, including a waffle version of our beloved corn cookies! Even as I was happily spooning the batter onto my new toy I was worrying about where I could […]ReplyCancel

  • December 19, 2016 - 6:19 am

    Cookie Central » Chefs Last Diet - […] Cookies sound strange, but are truly fantastic, and once you’ve had them you will crave them. I’d read about them and when I decided to make them it required some research. Christina Tosi herself replied to my […]ReplyCancel

Some days it’s not a croissant I’m craving, but Chinese pastries. When I first moved to Philadelphia I thought I’d never learn my way around the city, so each morning I’d set out on my bike in a new direction. It was a great way to get to know my new city, and really see […]

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  • September 15, 2014 - 9:01 am

    Sarah @Thank You Honey - Yummy! We haven’t gone to China Town yet! It’s on my list! Have a fabulous week!ReplyCancel

    • September 15, 2014 - 9:17 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Sarah, let me know when you decide to go, I’ll have plenty of recommendations!ReplyCancel

  I love tandoori chicken that I get at Indian restaurants, but when I looked up the recipe I was overwhelmed by the number of ingredients I would have to purchase to make it. I looked around at what I have on hand, what spices seemed reminiscent of tandoori chicken, and created my own, very […]

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  • September 11, 2014 - 8:27 am

    Caitlin - URRRRGGGH!!!! Now I really want Indian food… gosh darnit Nancy, why do you do these things to me.ReplyCancel

    • September 11, 2014 - 9:10 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Caitlin, happy to nudge you!ReplyCancel

  • September 12, 2014 - 7:31 am

    Patricia Mulvey - Hey Nancy — you should check out this website: http://www.fillmyrecipe.com/ This person has a business that creates seasoning packages for Indian cuisine (she’ll branch into other cuisines soon) that sells pre-measured packets for recipes…..Don’t know if she has tandoor chicken (she’s vegetarian) but thought you’d be interested.ReplyCancel

    • September 12, 2014 - 9:07 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Pat, thanks for the tip!I know McCormick’s has done this, made mini spice packages for a single dish, rather clever, but I always feel like that’s cheating. Maybe it’s time for me to re-evaluate my standards on this.
      Always a treat to hear from you!!ReplyCancel

  • February 26, 2016 - 7:44 am

    Yomaire - Just wanted to put it out there that Garam Masala does liatrelly mean Hot spices but not hot in the sense of spicy hot. Hot in the sense how they affect your body. Herbs and spices have different affects on your body. Some cool it down some heat it up. Mendhi for example cools ur body down which is why it is used in a wedding, to calm n cool the bride (sometimes the groom)from all the stress of preparing for a wedding. Excessive use of either cooling or heating spices isn’t good. Garam masala is a combination of spices that have a heating effect on your body. By that I don’t mean that you’ll sweat after eating it. It’s much more deeper than that.ReplyCancel

I admit I am not as plant strong as I could/should/would be if I were a better more resolute person. I certainly eat more vegetables than the average American, but that’s  a pretty low bar to clear. I would like to increase my vegetable consumption, and have mentioned my intentions to do so multiple times, […]

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  • September 8, 2014 - 8:37 am

    Life with Kaishon - YUM! I would love to make my own hummus. I have been trying to not use quite so much salt lately. It hasn’t gone well! : (. I think I am a salt addict. Thanks for sharing this awesome giveaway!ReplyCancel

    • September 8, 2014 - 9:09 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Kaishon, I must confess, after I made the hummus and ate it I did so with some salted Snyder’s pretzels!ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2014 - 10:40 am

    Julia - I’m roasting beets right now! I was going to make hummus with them but now maybe I will do soup.ReplyCancel

    • September 8, 2014 - 11:22 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Julia, I am curious about beet hummus! Do you have a recipe on your site for that? I love beets so much, hummus sounds great.ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2014 - 12:27 pm

    Caitlin - beet soup sounds so good!ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2014 - 4:33 pm

    Quirky Chrissy - Holy crap. Those little deviled eggs aren’t eggs! COOL!ReplyCancel

    • September 8, 2014 - 4:39 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - I wish they were!!ReplyCancel

It seems everywhere I turn people are tolling summer’s death knell, but as long as I can still get fresh corn, peaches and tomatoes, I know there’s still some summer left. Yes, my daughter has gone back to school, and I’m optimistic that by Sunday I’ll be able to turn my AC off for the […]

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