We feel lucky to live in an urban area with grocery stores that stock ingredients for cuisines from around the world. A nice supply of these items helps keep our cooking fresh and exciting. Condiments in all flavors and forms, including pastes and sauces, find their way into my cooking on a weekly basis. Small…

As a French trained chef, Indian cooking had been out of my comfort zone. Recently, my friend Laurie Burrows Grad sent me her favorite quick chicken curry recipe for me to try. First, I wanted to make the curry powder from scratch, as my esteemed colleague, the late Raghavan Iyer, recommended in his latest book, “On the Curry Trail.”…

He didn’t like curry, and to this day purports to hate coconut, but my son Remy would walk on molten lava for a bowl of red chicken curry. I don’t need to solve this paradox to benefit from the fact that curry offers great leverage to get kids and grownups alike to eat their vegetables….

I’ve often wondered what, exactly, Little Miss Muffet was eating when she sat on her tuffet. Curds and whey are what milk becomes when you heat it to a boil and add acid. This causes the milk to separate into coagulated chunks of curd surrounded by watery liquid known as whey. The splitting of milk…

Curry is a blend of spicy aromas that originated in India. Curry and other spices like turmeric, chili, cloves, and fennel have many health benefits. Dr. Hu Naiwen, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician at the Shanghai Tong Te Tang in Taiwan, introduced making curry vegetables with turmeric milk in his YouTube program “Hu Naiwen’s…

By JeanMarie Brownson From Tribune Content Agency The inspiration for this stir-fry: curried noodles from our local takeout shop. The combination of crisp-crunchy vegetables with tender noodles pleases the whole family. For seasoning, simply mix bottled curry powder with chicken broth, garlic and ginger. I add shrimp for protein and offer hoisin-glazed tofu for even…

Curry is one of those deep, rich sauces that may feel intimidating to cook at home. The flavors in this herbaceous, slightly hot, slightly sweet, creamy sauce are so complex, you figure you just have to head to your favorite Caribbean restaurant to replicate the flavors. And, sure, you certainly could do that, or you could recreate…

Do you need a holiday timeout? When we are in the eye of the storm, aka the lull between Thanksgiving and December celebrations, it helps to step off the conveyor belt of planning, cooking, baking and entertaining. Take a break and fix something easy, healthy, and decidedly not holiday-inspired. Make a fragrant warming curry and…

This is a delicious and colorful holiday recipe from one of our readers. Ingredients 3 cups vegetable or chicken bouillon 1 bag fresh cranberries, crushed 2 cups dried mixed berries or other dried fruit of your choice 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut in bite size pieces 2-3 tablespoons mild curry powder pinch cayenne, to taste (optional)…

“You are what you eat.” The old adage seems to be especially true in India, where World Health Organization statistics showed that the rate of new cancers in 2020 was 6.9 percent, much lower than the 11.8 percent found in the United States or China’s 23.7 percent. Is there a secret to Indians’ health? Let’s take…