For almost 20 years Hilary and I have hosted an annual Oscar party. We've had anywhere from 2 to 20 people come to enjoy a night of food and fun. There have been years where Hilary would start cooking weeks in advance. Some years there was a theme to the food - Mexican, Indian, potatoes, meat on a stick. Last year we even did a full turkey dinner.
Being on the East coast has always made for a very late night, often meaning that we needed to taken the next day off work to recover and clean up. The actual Oscar's don't start until 9:30 for us and often don't end till nearly 2:00 am. That is WAY past my bedtime.
This year we have decided that we are simply watching the Oscar's on our own, likely in our PJ's. In fact, we may even just tape the end and go to bed at a decent time since we both have to get up early on Monday. Instead of spending all of our time cooking and prepping, we are going to have chips and dip and buy a fancy dessert to share.
While we loved every year's party, and we'll miss celebrating with friends, it's time to scale things back and just enjoy a quiet night.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Oscar's 2013
We broke from tradition this year and didn't have a theme for our Oscar party. Other years we've had Ribs and Potatoes (2008), Indian (2009), Indian #2 (2010), Thai (2011) and last year's Mexican.
This year we had a small gathering, just us and one other couple. These are the friends that we spend all of our holidays with. We didn't have Christmas with them this year as we spent it in Ontario. So we decided to have a full turkey dinner for Oscar night!
This year we had a small gathering, just us and one other couple. These are the friends that we spend all of our holidays with. We didn't have Christmas with them this year as we spent it in Ontario. So we decided to have a full turkey dinner for Oscar night!
No one can resist Hilary's turkey! Luckily we were all able to stay awake after such a feast and we made it to the very end of the Oscar's with very full bellies.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Oscar's 2012 - Mexican edition
This year for our Oscar feast we will be doing Mexican food! Here is the menu, with some definitions below.
Watch Today's the Day I Cook for the recipes over the next week or so.
Menu:
• Tomato and Black Bean Tamales
• Tostados de Carne Asada
• Turkey Mole
• Carne de Cerdo en Salsa Verde
• Mexican Rice
• Chicken Empanadas
• Fajita Salad
• Guacamole and Tortilla Chips
• Salsa and Tortilla Chips
• Tres Leche Cake
• Incan Mousse
Definitions:
Watch Today's the Day I Cook for the recipes over the next week or so.
Menu:
• Tomato and Black Bean Tamales
• Tostados de Carne Asada
• Turkey Mole
• Carne de Cerdo en Salsa Verde
• Mexican Rice
• Chicken Empanadas
• Fajita Salad
• Guacamole and Tortilla Chips
• Salsa and Tortilla Chips
• Tres Leche Cake
• Incan Mousse
Definitions:
- Tamales: A Mexican dish of seasoned meat wrapped in cornmeal dough and steamed or baked in corn husks.
- Tostados: A Mexican deep-fried corn-flour pancake topped with a seasoned mixture of beans, ground meat, and vegetables.
- Carne : ground meat
- Asada: roasted, grilled, broiled
- Mole: A highly spiced Mexican sauce made chiefly from chili peppers and chocolate, served with meat.
- Cerdo: pork
- Salsa Verde: A Mexican sauce of finely chopped onion, garlic, coriander, parsley, and hot peppers
- Empanadas: A Spanish or Latin American pastry turnover filled with a variety of savory ingredients and baked or fried.
- Fajita: A dish of Mexican origin consisting of strips of spiced beef or chicken, chopped vegetables, and grated cheese, wrapped in a soft tortilla.
- Tres Leche: 3 milk
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Mystery Desert
Hilary made a steamed custard inside a squash for our Thai desert on Oscar night. Unfortunately the custard took longer to cook then the squash, so it started to crack and fall apart, but the whole thing was yummy. She topped it with slices of young coconut to give it a bit of extra sweetness.
Monday, February 28, 2011
And the Oscar goes to....
HILARY! For putting on such an amazing spread again this year!!
Cold Spring Rolls
Green Mango Salad
Fresh Fruit
(Starting at the top and going clockwise: Longans, Dragon Fruit, Mango, Dragon Fruit, Papaya, Mangosteens)
Garlic Squid
Pad Thai
We also had Chicken Satay's and 2 curries. I was too busy eating by that point to get pictures! And the mystery desert deserves a post all on it's own. Stay tuned!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
It could be a jellyfish.....
But it's not!
It's a rice paper wrapper for the cold spring rolls. You soak them in hot water to "cook" them.
Oscar prep is in full swing!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Oscar recap and a recipe
We had a fabulous night for our Oscar party. So fabulous that it's taken me till Wednesday to get my act together enough to blog about it. Apparently I'm much too old to stay up till 2:00 and bounce right back up again at 7:00 the next morning. I've been in bed by 9:00 every night since.
We had a full house this year, which was a big improvement over last years attendance. However, Hilary still managed to cook enough food to feed several military infantry's, but that's okay by me. Left over Indian food is a good thing to have in the house. I'm sure she is already planning on what next year's food theme will be!
My last What's Cooking picture was the chicken marinating in yogurt before being turned into scrumptious Butter Chicken. It's one of my favorite curry recipes. Hilary made 2 batches this year, one spicy and one less spicy.
Here's the recipe for you to enjoy!
Whispering Windows Butter Chicken
Serves 6
12 chicken thights
1 cup yogurt
salt to taste
1/2 lb. butter
1 big onion, finely mnced
1-1/2 tsps ground cumin seeds
1-1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds
1-1/2 tsps ground cayenne pepper
1 cup strained tomatoes
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup cashew nuts, ground
1 tsp cardamon seeds, crushed well
Remove skin from chicken. Make 2 parallel slits in each piece. Mariniate overnight in yogurt and salt.
When ready to cook, heat the butter in a 6-quart saucepan on medium high heat.
Add the onion and stif fry till golden, but not brown. Add the cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, tomatoes; stir well. Add the marinated chicken, with the marinade. Reduce heat to medium. Stir. Cook covered for 15 minutes.
Add the cream, cashews and cardamon; stir well. Cover and cook fro 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
Serve hot.
From Curries Without Worries by Sudha Koul
We had a full house this year, which was a big improvement over last years attendance. However, Hilary still managed to cook enough food to feed several military infantry's, but that's okay by me. Left over Indian food is a good thing to have in the house. I'm sure she is already planning on what next year's food theme will be!
My last What's Cooking picture was the chicken marinating in yogurt before being turned into scrumptious Butter Chicken. It's one of my favorite curry recipes. Hilary made 2 batches this year, one spicy and one less spicy.
Here's the recipe for you to enjoy!
Whispering Windows Butter Chicken
Serves 6
12 chicken thights
1 cup yogurt
salt to taste
1/2 lb. butter
1 big onion, finely mnced
1-1/2 tsps ground cumin seeds
1-1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds
1-1/2 tsps ground cayenne pepper
1 cup strained tomatoes
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup cashew nuts, ground
1 tsp cardamon seeds, crushed well
Remove skin from chicken. Make 2 parallel slits in each piece. Mariniate overnight in yogurt and salt.
When ready to cook, heat the butter in a 6-quart saucepan on medium high heat.
Add the onion and stif fry till golden, but not brown. Add the cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, tomatoes; stir well. Add the marinated chicken, with the marinade. Reduce heat to medium. Stir. Cook covered for 15 minutes.
Add the cream, cashews and cardamon; stir well. Cover and cook fro 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
Serve hot.
From Curries Without Worries by Sudha Koul
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Oscar Swag Bags!
They may not be as glitzy or as expensive as the ones folks in Hollywood will be getting tomorrow, but they work for us! They contain your ballot, a new pencil, a noise maker, some Toy Story swag and candy. We are full of the Oscar fever here, how about you? Are you hosting a party, attending a fancy party or curling up at home with a bowl of popcorn?
Friday, March 5, 2010
What's cooking # 3
With the Oscar only 3 days away, our cooking is coming to an end! I'm heading out this afternoon to pick up the chaffing dishes and then all that is left to do is clean!
So here is the last picture for What's Cooking in my house this week:
So here is the last picture for What's Cooking in my house this week:
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
What's Cooking # 2 Reveal
Lynne Marie from Mind Body Mama has a good eye! This is indeed Paneer:
and this one is the cardamon pods that I had opened to get the seeds out for Garam Masala.
Here the recipes for both from Curries Without Worries - an introduction to Indian cuisine by Sudha Koul
Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese cubes,
1/2 gallon whole milk
2 lbs whole milk yogurt
1 cup lemon juice
Bring the milk to a good boil on high heat in a heavy 8-quart saucepan.
Mix the yoghurt and lemon juice well. Pour into the boiling milk.
Stir at once, only once, gently and slowly.
Shut off heat after a minute.
The milk should curdle. The water should separate from the milk solids and should be a light yellow color
Cover and leave for half an hour.
Then place a think muslin-type material, such as a fine quality man's large handkerchief, over a large colander.
Place the colander in a sink. Pour the curdled mixture into the cloth so that all the liquid drains off through the colander, leaving the cheese in the cloth.
This should take a couple of minutes.
Next run cold water over the cheese for a minute. allow all the liquid to drain off.
Then tie up the cheese in the cloth, very tightly, so that more liquid is drained off
Hang the cheese in the cloth for half an hour to drain off any remaining moisture.
Next, place the cheese on it's side, on a board, so that the knot is on the side. Place another board on it and then a heave weight on the board, to press and squeeze out any moisture that might still be left in the cheese.
After 30 minutes, gently open up the cloth and place the cheese on a cutting board. If it is sill warm, leave it until it cools completely. Then you can cut it into cubes and use it in recipes.
Garam Masala
1 large cinnamon stick, coarsely crushed
1 tbsp whole cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp cardamon seeds
1 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
preheat oven to 350 degrees for 10 minutes
Spread out all the spices in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet in the oven for 20 minutes until the aroma of toasted spices begins to emanate.
Remove from oven and cool completely to room temperature.
Then grind spices together in a a blender until all the spices are reduced to a powder.
The cinnamon may be a little coarse, but you sift the spices and grind the coarse pieces again.
This yields about 1/2 cup. You can store the Masala in a tightly capped bottle for future use. It should keep for several months.
You'll have to let me know if you try any of these recipes! They are some of our favorites. There is still lots more cooking to be done, so watch out for a new post!
and this one is the cardamon pods that I had opened to get the seeds out for Garam Masala.
Here the recipes for both from Curries Without Worries - an introduction to Indian cuisine by Sudha Koul
Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese cubes,
1/2 gallon whole milk
2 lbs whole milk yogurt
1 cup lemon juice
Bring the milk to a good boil on high heat in a heavy 8-quart saucepan.
Mix the yoghurt and lemon juice well. Pour into the boiling milk.
Stir at once, only once, gently and slowly.
Shut off heat after a minute.
The milk should curdle. The water should separate from the milk solids and should be a light yellow color
Cover and leave for half an hour.
Then place a think muslin-type material, such as a fine quality man's large handkerchief, over a large colander.
Place the colander in a sink. Pour the curdled mixture into the cloth so that all the liquid drains off through the colander, leaving the cheese in the cloth.
This should take a couple of minutes.
Next run cold water over the cheese for a minute. allow all the liquid to drain off.
Then tie up the cheese in the cloth, very tightly, so that more liquid is drained off
Hang the cheese in the cloth for half an hour to drain off any remaining moisture.
Next, place the cheese on it's side, on a board, so that the knot is on the side. Place another board on it and then a heave weight on the board, to press and squeeze out any moisture that might still be left in the cheese.
After 30 minutes, gently open up the cloth and place the cheese on a cutting board. If it is sill warm, leave it until it cools completely. Then you can cut it into cubes and use it in recipes.
Garam Masala
1 large cinnamon stick, coarsely crushed
1 tbsp whole cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp cardamon seeds
1 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
preheat oven to 350 degrees for 10 minutes
Spread out all the spices in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet in the oven for 20 minutes until the aroma of toasted spices begins to emanate.
Remove from oven and cool completely to room temperature.
Then grind spices together in a a blender until all the spices are reduced to a powder.
The cinnamon may be a little coarse, but you sift the spices and grind the coarse pieces again.
This yields about 1/2 cup. You can store the Masala in a tightly capped bottle for future use. It should keep for several months.
You'll have to let me know if you try any of these recipes! They are some of our favorites. There is still lots more cooking to be done, so watch out for a new post!
Monday, March 1, 2010
What's Cooking? - Reveal and Recipe
So our pot when from this:
to this:
Chana Masala is a chickpea curry that we will be serving at the Oscar Party next week. Sorry Coco, it wasn't chocolate, but the chickpeas boiling.
There is still lots more cooking to be done, so watch for another What's Cooking?
1 Tbsp Oil
2 medium onions - minced
1 clove garlic - minced
1 Tbsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp turmeric
1 small tomato - chopped
1 cup water
4 cups cooked chickpeas*
2 tsp ground roasted cumin
1 Tbsp Amchoor powder
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lemon - juiced
1 chili
2 tsps ginger
to this:
Chana Masala is a chickpea curry that we will be serving at the Oscar Party next week. Sorry Coco, it wasn't chocolate, but the chickpeas boiling.
There is still lots more cooking to be done, so watch for another What's Cooking?
Recipe
1 Tbsp Oil
2 medium onions - minced
1 clove garlic - minced
1 Tbsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp turmeric
1 small tomato - chopped
1 cup water
4 cups cooked chickpeas*
2 tsp ground roasted cumin
1 Tbsp Amchoor powder
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lemon - juiced
1 chili
2 tsps ginger
- Heat oil
- Brown onion and garlic
- Reduce heat - add coriander, cumin, cayenne, tumerric
- Stir fry
- Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until paste is formed
- Add chickpeas and water
- Stir
- Add roasted cumin, amchoor powder, paprika, garam masala, salt and lemon juice
- Cook covered for 10 minutes
- Add minced garlic and ginger and stir well. Sprinkle with chopped coriander for garnish (optional)
- Serve over rice
Sunday, February 28, 2010
What's Cooking? #2
Oscar prep continues. Here are 2 shots of 2 very different things that are being prepared today. The reveal and recipe for the first What's Cooking picture will be up tomorrow. In the meantime, any thoughts on these?
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
What's Cooking?
As we lead into the 82nd Oscar's and our 12th Oscar party, I thought I would give you a preview of What's Cooking in my house!
I'll post a picture and see if anyone can guess the food item being cooked! In a day or so I'll let you know what it is, along with the recipe.
You can check out our 2008 menu here and a series of posts on our 2009 Oscar prep here, here and here!
Happy guessing!
I'll post a picture and see if anyone can guess the food item being cooked! In a day or so I'll let you know what it is, along with the recipe.
You can check out our 2008 menu here and a series of posts on our 2009 Oscar prep here, here and here!
Happy guessing!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Oscar Recap
or the party that almost wasn't!
The original plan was that we would be 10 people, 5 couples, for our Oscar party. Hilary, being Hilary, of course made enough food for 15 - you know, just in case. She has 2 big fears every year: 1) that we won't have enough food and 2) that no one will show up. For the first year EVER she was confident in how much food we had. And then the worst happened (worst from a party perspective, not worst from a life perspective)
The 5 couples consisted of us, our friends Sandy and Jason, Sandy's sister Colleen and her husband Jason, and Sandy's brother Jerome and his fiance Colleen (yes, they keep marying people with all the same names, it's very confusing) and one other couple.
We got the call from Colleen (no clue which one) at 9:30 Sunday morning to let us know that Sandy was in labour! We knew this was a possbility since her due date was Feb 26. We all assumed that first babies never come early, so she could come to the Oscar's, eat lots of spicy Indian food and get things moving. Being a close knit family all 6 of them were planning on being at the hospital till the baby was born, and so none of them would be coming to the party.
Alrighty then. We changed our mindset to a nice quiet evening of 4 (Sandy's family's from Newfoundland so evenings with them are anything but quiet). We went ahead with the food prep, since most of it was done and we had already rented the chaffing dishes. Just being 4 people was no reason we should have cold curry.
The house was cleaned, the table laid out, the ballots printed. and we waited. and waited. and waited. Just as I was about to call to make sure everything was okay, they arrived! Phew, crisis averted!
We had a great time. I loved the new format of the show, and Hugh Jackman was an excellent host. I especially liked that it didn't run late. We live in the AST time zone (this one doesn't even exist in the U.S., we are that much further East) so the show didn't finish until 12:55 AM here. Very much past my bedtime.
Hilary was the winner once again, with 12 correct guesses. I came in second with 11, I think an all time high for me.
Oh, and baby Catherine Theresa (thank goodness they didn't name her Colleen, though I fully plan on calling her Oscar myself) made her entrance via C-section around 6:00 PM yesterday. Mom, Dad and all the Aunts and Uncles are doing well.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Cauliflower and Pea Curry
This is one of the final dishes being prepared for tomorrow's festivities. We have this one frequently. Sometimes Hilary makes it with peas and sometimes with soya beans. Either way, it's very good.
Frying up onion, ginger, garlic and cumin seeds
Tumeric, cumin, corriander, salt, cayenne and cardomom
Adding in tomatoes and the spices:
Frying up onion, ginger, garlic and cumin seeds
Tumeric, cumin, corriander, salt, cayenne and cardomom
Adding in tomatoes and the spices:
The final product: 
My Oscar predictions
There is now less then 1 day left till the start of the 81st Annual Academy Awars. And what am I doing? Not cleaning, not rearranging furniture, not helping with the cooking. Nope, I'm working on my ballot!
Our party isn't just about good foods and fabulous friends. It's about being able to hold your head up high all year long as the winner of the "Bragging Rights" Being the one from our group who predicted (or guessed!) the most winners. There will be a flurry of last minute activity once every one arrives and the ballots are handed out. Some keep theirs very secret till the last minute, others are begging advice from anyone who will listen to them. Then we collect the sheets and hand them out for marking. We often miss a lot of the speaches as the shouts criss-cross the room~ "Who did I put down for this one?" "How many do I have right so far?" "I can't find this category on the sheet!!!"
So here are my early predictions (subject to change as I troll the internet for more insight tonight.
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Angelina Jolie in "Changeling" (Universal)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein Company)
Best animated feature film of the year
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Achievement in cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
"Australia" (20th Century Fox) Catherine Martin
Achievement in directing
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist Films)An Elsewhere Films Production Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
"Smile Pinki"A Principe Production Megan Mylan
Achievement in film editing
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
"Waltz with Bashir" (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production - Israel
Achievement in makeup
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney) Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas NewmanLyric by Peter Gabriel
Best motion picture of the year
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Best animated short film
"Lavatory - Lovestory"
Best live action short film
"New Boy"
Achievement in sound editing
"WALL-E"
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Dark Knight"
Achievement in visual effects
"The Dark Knight"
Adapted screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Original screenplay
"WALL-E"
Our party isn't just about good foods and fabulous friends. It's about being able to hold your head up high all year long as the winner of the "Bragging Rights" Being the one from our group who predicted (or guessed!) the most winners. There will be a flurry of last minute activity once every one arrives and the ballots are handed out. Some keep theirs very secret till the last minute, others are begging advice from anyone who will listen to them. Then we collect the sheets and hand them out for marking. We often miss a lot of the speaches as the shouts criss-cross the room~ "Who did I put down for this one?" "How many do I have right so far?" "I can't find this category on the sheet!!!"
So here are my early predictions (subject to change as I troll the internet for more insight tonight.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Angelina Jolie in "Changeling" (Universal)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein Company)
Best animated feature film of the year
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Achievement in cinematography
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
"Australia" (20th Century Fox) Catherine Martin
Achievement in directing
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist Films)An Elsewhere Films Production Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
"Smile Pinki"A Principe Production Megan Mylan
Achievement in film editing
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
"Waltz with Bashir" (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production - Israel
Achievement in makeup
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney) Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas NewmanLyric by Peter Gabriel
Best motion picture of the year
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Best animated short film
"Lavatory - Lovestory"
Best live action short film
"New Boy"
Achievement in sound editing
"WALL-E"
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Dark Knight"
Achievement in visual effects
"The Dark Knight"
Adapted screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Original screenplay
"WALL-E"
Monday, February 16, 2009
Saag Aloo (minus the Aloo)
Oscar prep continues!
Yesterday Hilary tried her hand at making Paneer. This was a practice dish for our diner tonight. Needless to say I think we will be having a lot of Paneer Dabari in our future. I was out while she was making it so, there aren't any pictures. I'll take some when she makes the batch for the party.
Today she made the Saag portion of the Saag Aloo. Saag means a spinach based curry and Aloo means potatoes. Hilary will cook and add the potatoes on Sunday, as they don't freeze and keep.
It may look like green newborn baby poop in a frying pan, but don't let looks fool you. This is one tasty dish.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Oscar Prep - 2
The only other thing we have made so far are some samosas - potato filling in pastry:
The potatoes are cooked then tossed with onion, peas, carrots, ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, amchoor powder (dried mango) and some cayen pepper.
Pastry is not our forte so we tried an unusual approach: Pillsbury pie crust. Hilary cut it into chunks, rolled each chunk into a circle and then cut it in half.
We fried them till they were golden brown. They were some of the best samosa's I've ever had! Much better then the ones from the Pizza shop down the street (don't ask, they seem to have quite a mishmash of cultures going on).
The potatoes are cooked then tossed with onion, peas, carrots, ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, amchoor powder (dried mango) and some cayen pepper.Pastry is not our forte so we tried an unusual approach: Pillsbury pie crust. Hilary cut it into chunks, rolled each chunk into a circle and then cut it in half.We fried them till they were golden brown. They were some of the best samosa's I've ever had! Much better then the ones from the Pizza shop down the street (don't ask, they seem to have quite a mishmash of cultures going on).Hilary is planning Saag Aloo, Chicken Makhani (butter chicken) and Paneer Darbari for next weekend.
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