Pancakes II: Pancakes for your face 5th of February 2008 is pancake day – make sure to celebrate it by cooking up a batch of pancakes, and trying some new toppings. Visit http://www.welovepancakes.com for recipe ideas and a brief history on how pancakes came to be so popular These ARE pancakes – pancakes are different [...]

Pani Puri Recipe by Manjula, Indian Vegetarian Cooking http://www.ManjulasKitchen.com Learn how to make Pani Puri, an Indian treat. Makes about 60 puris. Ingredients Pani (Spicy Water): 1 cup mint leaves (Pudina) 2 to 4 green chilies (adjust to taste) 3 tablespoons tamarind paste (Imli) 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon black salt 1 teaspoon salt [...]

Food is, of course, the most basic of our needs beyond water and air (and toilet paper!). Isn’t it funny how we take these simple things for granted? You breathe in and out, you pull on the roll, you turn on the tap, you pop a Lean Cuisine into the microwave, or answer, “Yes”, to “Fries with that?” Easy, automatic, instant. But of course, it’s not. All of these things, with the exception of air, require a complicated combination of infrastructure and workforce to get to us. We only think about it when the system breaks down (imagine a toilet paper factory worker’s strike!), or when we pay our bills.

Super Tasty Tuna or Salmon SaladIt’s getting warmer, and quick salads with bread or crackers are great for lunch! When I was a kid, tuna salad meant tuna, mayonnaise, and pickles. Blah. It tasted good, but Blah. This recipe is based off of one in the Joy of Cooking, which I have modified for my [...]