Honey-cardamom almonds
Years ago my friend Katrina gave me a little cookbook called “Party Nuts!” Derek always makes the same recipe out of it: hot candied walnuts. He wanted to make them again last night but we didn’t have enough walnuts. Second choice were the holy mole pecans, but I didn’t have corn starch. So we chose this recipe instead. This recipe is simpler than many of the others in the book–it requires only honey, sugar, spices, and a skillet. No baking needed! The head notes says that the almonds are slightly sticky, slightly peppery, and slightly sweet, and that it’s almost impossible to tell what the spices are. Read the rest of this entry »
Berlin 2010 trip report
Two weeks ago Derek and I spent four and a half days in Berlin. We were starved for good non-Thai ethnic food, and tried to seek some out some great, low-key restaurants in Germany’s modern, international metropolis. Unfortunately, I didn’t write this blog post quickly enough and many of the details have faded from memory. Below are my somewhat fuzzy recollections. Read the rest of this entry »
The captious vegetarian 