By Dave DeWitt An Introduction to Curries Recipes: Quick Curry Powder (Bafat) Indian Minced Meat Curry (Keema Bafat) Pork Curry Gurkha-Style Moghlai Chicken Curry (Nimbu Masala Murgh) Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 The word curry refers to both a spice mixture and a style of cooking. The spice mixture usually contains chile peppers in the form of …
Clean Out the Fridge Curry
By Sharon Hudgins Like many people concerned about the current pandemic, my husband Tom and I have been hibernating in our cave since mid-March. Every three or four weeks, when supplies run low, we venture out to hunt for food, like masked marauders armed with credit cards instead of teeth and claws. One afternoon while writing up our shopping list …
Firewater: Beverage Etiquette Solved at Last
By Dave DeWitt Miss Manners is completely baffled. Emily Post has no clue whatsoever. In fact, there’s a crisis these days in the world of etiquette because none of the experts can answer the question: what drinks should be served with hot and spicy foods? The turmoil has been caused by the fact that more and more Americans are consuming …
Africa: A Continent of Chiles
By Dave DeWitt An Excerpt from Precious Cargo: How Foods From the Americas Changed the World(Counterpoint Press, 2014). Available here. The high priest of African chiles was Laurens van der Post, the South African author who wrote, “The man who has become hooked on piri-piri hungers for his favorite dish like a junkie for heroin, because the person who has …
Selecting the Right Peppers for Your Garden
Fiery Foods & BBQ Central Recommendations Chile Pepper Bedding Plants… over 500 varieties from Cross Country Nurseries, shipping April to early June. Fresh pods ship Sept. and early Oct. Buy online at www.chileplants.com Chile Pepper Seeds… from all over the world from the Chile Pepper Institute. Buy online at www.chilepepperinstitute.org Pepper gardeners should always plan before they plant. The planning …