Foray into Indian Cuisine

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to try cooking new foods or to eat healthier, then why not try Indian food? If you’re new to this cuisine & ingredients like “asafoetida” terrify you, have no fear! Here are some simple recipes to get you started.

After our recent food tour in Chicago with Rebecca Wheeler, Eric has been impatiently awaiting the arrival of spices & ingredients from The Spice House — an online supplier that Rebecca suggested.  The website also has some wonderful recipes, which Eric began experimenting with.  So far we’ve tried the Dahl Soup, Hummus, and Chicken Curry with Cashews & Sweet Potatoes — all were wonderful! The recipes below have been modified from The Spice House’s site but I’ve linked the original recipes as well — just click on the recipe name.

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The Almost Trip to Scotland

We may have decided NOT to go to Scotland next year, but that doesn’t mean the bonny country is off the table forever. When we DO go, here are some ideas I have for the trip. Maybe this will inspire you to plan your own trip to the wilds of Scotland!

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Neurotic Trip Planning

Isle Skye Scotland
I may have mentioned this in the past, but I REALLY LOVE researching travel! Sometimes my research patterns get a little neurotic & I’ll bounce from one continent to the next before settling on our next destination.  I’m like an ADHD adult when it comes to travel, easily distracted & struggling to decide on one place. For example, my recent research for a 2018 trip went like such:
I ask Eric what country he wants to visit next year and he says Scotland.Scottish bagpiper Glen Coe Scotland
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