Although Americans are accustomed to having earth-toned lentils in their lentil soup, a Frenchman may sit down to a meal of lentilles vert aux lardons (Green Lentils with Bacon) while a diner in India may enjoy red lentils in a curry or as dal (think of dal as the subcontinental version of hummus).
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An intriguing sweet flavor, sturdy packaging, and sheer weirdness–those attributes describe my idea of an appealing fruit. Rambutans and lychees (and longans, a.k.a. “dragon eyes”) get outstanding marks in all three categories. If you can find fresh ones, snap them up–they’re worth the high price. Besides, just having two or three is a fun gastronomic [...]
Contrary to popular opinion, fish is one of the easiest foods to prepare…and with its healthy fat profile, high iodine content, and rich level of bioavailable protein, fish is one of the best things we can put on our plates. Fatty fish such as wild tuna and wild salmon have even higher amounts of omega-3s. [...]
Looking for easy and inexpensive ways to spruce up your kitchen decor? Try your hand at glass painting! Plates, jugs, vases, glasses–your inner Monet might just be clamoring to get out. Now that it’s summertime and garage sales are in full swing, it’s easy to pick up champagne glasses for ten cents apiece or serving [...]
If you like the IKEAesque, stripped-down, minimal-setting-and-minimal-price approach, you’ll love Randazzo’s. He makes the most of his space by offering a wide variety of hard-to-find produce alongside the more-traditional apples and pears. I’d have the say that the Indian bitter melon is one of the stars of the show: don’t necessarily like the flavor, but [...]
With a name like that, I wasn’t surprised to find a hearty selection of produce (including many intriguing Latin and Asian roots, tubers, greens, and fruits), but I was surprised to stumble upon the best selection of dried herbs and spices that I’ve ever seen. I was also taken aback (in a good way!) when [...]
Plum has recently expanded their reach from Ann Arbot into West Bloomfield, and I’m glad they have. Not only do they store flaxseed oil (and other delicate oils) in a refrigerated case, they have a respectable Asian dry goods section and a nice selection of Lindt chocolate. (I’m up to 90% these days, and that’s [...]
Nino’s is one of those “impress-your-date” kind of places, except that’s a grocery store rather than a restaurant. Talk about interestingly-odd produce! In one trip, I picked up rambutans, longans, sapotes and chayotes…what a great mix of hard-to-find Asian and Latin ingredients. (There’s also banana leaves, turmeric roots, and kaffir leaves.) And for soup lovers, [...]
