Spicy Tomato Chutney

A quick glance at this blog is enough to indicate that I’ve been into two things this summer – food preservation and Indian cuisine.  I guess this makes sense seeing as I’ve just returned from a year in India and, for the first time in my life, have enough time on my hands to mess [...]

Indian Inspired Potatoes and Kale

I once used a lot of “curry powder” in my kitchen.  That was before I went to India and discovered that no self respecting Indian cook uses it – or even knows what it is.  While I was there, my Indian housemate nearly busted a gut laughing at my attempt to locate curry powder in [...]

Potato Pizza

Some of the most memorable parts of my college years were from living and studying abroad.  The college I attended, Goshen College, actually required all of its students to spend at least 3 months living, studying and serving in another culture in order to matriculate.  Having already lived half my life in Asia at that [...]

Indian Ivy Gourds

When I lived in South India I would order lunch from the same vegetarian restaurant almost every day.  It was located right down the street from our office and everyone I worked with ordered their lunch from the same place. The restaurant, called Adigas, had a lunch special that included rice, roti, two vegetable curries, sambar [...]

Chinese Dumplings (Jiaozi)

I firmly believe that dumplings are the international comfort food. People from China to Poland know a good thing when they see it. And who am I to argue? I’d rather dig in. My favorite dumplings (no offense to perogies) are the Chinese variety known as jiaozi. When I was young, and still ambitious, I [...]