The beauty of Karahi Gosht is that it has a short & simple ingredient list and, despite the name, you don’t need a karahi to make it. For those not in the know, a karahi is an Indian style wok. There is a karahi in the house – it might be buried somewhere in the basement reinforcing a pile of videotapes from the late 80’s. The sucker is a huge, cast iron monstrosity and without the ring to hold it in place on the stove it topples. Read the rest of this entry
This is my #3. We’ve all got a list of our favorite foods. For some it’s quite extensive, but mine is only 5 dishes long. I must’ve had a sheltered childhood. Whatever. I’m one of those people who don’t like to eat the same meal on consecutive days. That’s not to say I don’t like leftovers. I do… just not the next day. So there are only 5 things that I will eat day after day (and I do for #1). Read the rest of this entry
It was a busy weekend, even without the FAMILY descending upon us. On Friday I went to a lovely tea party at my friend’s house. For the rest of the weekend, Dad & I put a dent in the never-ending To-Do list. By Sunday afternoon, I found myself (in a rare moment) home alone. I looked in the freezer for any dinner ideas. A lone packet of lamb shoulder sat at the bottom covered in frost. So, this isn’t really an experiment, but more of a test if I could make the Gosht on the fly. Therefore, no recipe notebook, no looking on the internet, and no calling Mom to remind me of the ingredients. Let’s see how I did. Read the rest of this entry
Kitchen Experiments 