Someone asked me how to get separate rice like you get in the Indian restaurants. I responded as I did below:First of all, realise that restaurants frequently undercook 1/4 of their rice, and toss it through to give it the illusion of being eve

Catching up with old friends

Jan 11th, 2017

My friend Pete had a Monday evening off, and it was a flimsy excuse (but a good enough one for us!) to get together. He's the one who took the lovely picture of the food. Go say hi to him. He's a cool vegan guy. I suggested we get together for

Daal

Oct 1st, 2016

As promised, here's the written instructions for the basic daal tarka: http://goonswithspoons.com/Daal_TarkaThe thing about daal is that there are so many different types out there that it's impossible to pin it down to one technique or recipe.

Curry Leaves

Oct 1st, 2016

There's been a lot of questions about curry leaves coming up as of late. I figured now is as good a time as any to answer them.The audio in ogg or mp3 can be found here or in iTunes.

Fat Free :(

Sep 18th, 2016

In response to Margie, I've made a new episode, discussing fat free cooking. It's been difficult but I'm glad I tried it.

DK Press's Herbs & Spices

Sep 12th, 2016

This is a really great book in the same high quality that you'd expect from any book coming from DK Press. The pictures are beautiful and plentiful. There's also plenty of information on what exactly that spice pairs well with. This means that

Vegetable Butcher

Jan 5th, 2016

I sometimes get questions from people about what to do with X vegetable, or who just need a bit of inspiration for what to do with a vegetable.Vegetable Butcher is a book by Cara Mangini, a chef who's worked at Eataly in NYC at the vegetable bu

Pie Crust

Oct 5th, 2015

Apologies for the cruddy camera phone pictures.There were a bunch of apples that needed to get used up. There's a bunch of recipes out there for apple pie filling (heck, you can even buy the stuff in a tin at the store if you're so inclined), b

How to Breakfast

May 23rd, 2015

Also known as, "The next time someone says that cooking simple things is always so easy, please smack them for me."So husband and I wanted sandwiches. Easy enough. He'd just gone shopping yesterday (keep the date in mind, eh?) and picked up tom

Throwing a large event.

Mar 14th, 2015

So you’re getting married. What now?First and foremost, schedule your panic time. It’s not realistic to say not to panic, because that’s silly. It’s more workable to know that the panic is going to come, and give yourself the space for that to

Shading

Jan 26th, 2015

There's an exercise I've both facilitated and participated in, called 4 corners. You split the room into 4 boxes. In each box, you write (with tape, on the floor, so it's nice and big) SA (strongly agree), A agree), SD (strongly disagree), D (d

Visiting another podcast

Jan 20th, 2015

The day before recording my own podcast, I was a guest on the Which Side podcast, with Jordan and Jeremy. They're a couple of activists working towards human and animal rights (whoo!) who host a show where they have a chat to people they want t

Cooking cheap greens

Jan 18th, 2015

It's FINALLY hit above the freezing temperature here in New York, so I'm not as bummed out about cooking as I've been; the really cold weather makes it difficult to get up the motivation to do very much at all. To celebrate, I've put up a new p

Give the help that someone asked for, or shut up already

Jan 5th, 2015

I just had the experience of watching a friend of mine post a request from her more computer savvy friends to see if she was getting a decent deal on a computer. She posted a link to the computer. She mentioned that she wanted to do a bit of ga

Peanut Butter Cookies

Dec 10th, 2014

DRY INGREDIENTS (measure first, and whisk together)1 cup flour1 tsp baking sodaPinch of salt (optional; usually, peanut butter has salt, so you can skip this if you want)WET (microwave for 1 minute)1 cup sugar1 cup peanut butter (lightly spray

Thanksgiving

Nov 23rd, 2014

Hi all! Today we're going into the foods you can make at Thanksgiving, whether you take it with you, make it for your own home, or suggest it to others.Mashed Potatoes5 lbs potatoes, boiled until tender2 cups coconut milk (full fat)Salt & Peppe

Storing kale

Nov 10th, 2014

Today in the podcast, I talk about how to store kale.

Breading without eggs

Oct 15th, 2014

Today, we tackle the question of how to get a breading onto a thing without using eggs. Hopefully this helps some of you out.

Waffle

Oct 12th, 2014

Gorgeous mornings call for waffles.WafflesServes 3 - 4, depending on how big your waffle iron is. DO NOT MAKE THIS WITHOUT THE RESTING TIME.SIFT TOGETHER3/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup rice flour1/4 teaspoon salt2 TB sugarWHISK1 cup almond mil

Snacks

Oct 9th, 2014

Very short one today, because about 1/2 way into the recording, my head started pounding in screaming pain. Apologies. Going to go lie down. I didn't want to deny you the dubious joy of listening to me ramble.

Soy-free mushroom stir-fry

Oct 7th, 2014

I'm out of soy sauce. I'm also out of noodles. I have pasta, but not those quick-cooking noodles like you find at the Chinese market. I have ginger, but it's seen better days. I have it soaking in a bowl of water in my fridge. I was in the mood

Podcast Episode 4: Sick food

Oct 1st, 2014

Today, I'm not feeling well at all, so I ramble on about food to make when you're feeling sickly.Cabbage Soup1 1/2 lbs cabbage, chopped1 TB canola oil1 tsp cumin seed1 tsp sesame seed1 large onion, diced1 green chilie pepper, chopped (with or w