Cashew Curry Sauce / Dip / Tasty What-Have-You

curry

This is from a recent Everyday Food and it was really, really good. We used it for a sauce with soba noodles, grilled shrimp and some chopped tomatoes but I couldn’t help but think that it would be a great dip for veggies or a spread on a vegetable or grilled chicken wrap. It’s very thick, so as a sauce it works best as a topping or a side. When I tried to mix it with the noodles they both melded together and became…well…cement-like. But — very good tasting cement! So, just stick to using this to top your noodles or rice (instead of trying to combine the sauce) and you’ll be absolutely fine.

I also upped the curry powder called for in the original recipe (1 tsp) and I’d be tempted to decrease the brown sugar just a bit. Maybe start with 1/2 tbsp, taste and add the . . . → Read More: Cashew Curry Sauce / Dip / Tasty What-Have-You

Step-by-Step Samosas (Savory Indian Pastries)

You may have potato filling leftover. If so, you may want to save it and a couple of nights later form little patties and fry them in oil and snack on them with some chutney. Of course, you may not want to do this at all — but that’s very unlikely. . . . → Read More: Step-by-Step Samosas (Savory Indian Pastries)

Dine for America Day

Wednesday, October 5 is Dine for America day for Hurricane Katrina relief. It turns out that we can’t do dinner but lunch will work out well. That means it’s most likely Swagat in Beavertron, which is fine by me. Plus, they’re giving 100% of sales today — good for them!

The Oregon Restaurant Association seems like it may have a slightly more updated list of Oregon restaurants, so those in OR might want to give that site a . . . → Read More: Dine for America Day

Chicken Apple Curry

And here it was, in 2005, in my hands, for the rock-bottom, used-book price of $8.98! Needless to say, we added it to jwa’s pile of computer books and I finally gave the recipe a try last Friday night (I did change a few things) and here is how it went. . . . → Read More: Chicken Apple Curry