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What is it about ethnic food that so excites me? A lot of my spare time consists of thinking about what cuisines I haven’t tried yet… and lots of Googling ensues. Where is the nearest Ethiopian restaurant near our home? Is there a Turkish place close by? What is the best tapas restaurant in Chicago? [...]

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What is it exactly that makes a dish delicious? Besides the actual taste, would you say appearance, aroma, texture and presentation all play a role in the way food is judged? If so, this dish has it all—bright colors, the fragrance of toasted spices, a balance of tender and crunchy and the ability to work [...]

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I was in college when I first tried hummus. It was my sophomore year, and my roommate had just come home from the grocery store and among the items in her bag was a package of pita bread and a big tub of hummus. When she offered me some, I had no idea what it [...]

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This dish came about really just because I was trying to empty out my refrigerator. But it turned out to be a wonderful accompaniment to the rajma I made earlier. The crispness of the cauliflower and the sweetness of the peas made for a great combination.
This isn’t so much a curry, as it is a [...]

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Legumes and Indian cuisine—two of my very favorite things to eat. This rajma, or kidney bean curry, is of course the perfect marriage of the two. And it is so simple to make!

The beautiful thing about Indian food is that most of the flavors come from spices. It’s not about the fat, which is what [...]

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