I was reading something Paul wrote and it made me go out to the livingroom searching for my books.
I went out searching for my Salinger and realized we had no good way of organzing anything. I had to remember – visually- what the books looked like. Happily, Nine Stories looks like Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zoey and everything I’ve ever bought that he wrote: Thin white volumes, with rainbow detail.
I found them, but sadly, I haven’t looked at these books in years. Nine Stories deserves a re-read. As do the rest.
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I made some food last night and it was good. To share:
ALOO CHANA (for Nikkie)
-2 cups cooked rice
-1/2 cup frozen peas
-1 large red onion chopped large
-3 cloves garlic minced
-1-2 serrano peppers chopped
-2TB curry powder
-1tsp allspice (*if you have it)
-1tsp black pepper
-2TB oil or ghee
-3-4 red potatoes, peeled and chopped into inch-size pieces
-1 can chickpeas, drained
-1 LARGE can chopped tomatoes
-1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1. In a large sauce pan, heat the 2TB of ghee or oil over medium-high heat. Add the spices and mix until pastey.
2. Add onion and pepper and after a few minutes, add garlic and reduce to medium heat. Sautee for a minute or two.
3. Add potatoes and sautee for 5 minutes.
4. Add chickpeas and sautee for 5 minutes. Add a bit of water if dry.
5. Add canned tomatoes and all the juice. Stir and lower heat. If not covered, add a cup of water.
6. Cover and let cook for 30-35 minutes. Stir occasionally. (check after 10 minutes…etc.)
7. Put peas in the microwave for 3 minutes – covered in water. Drain. Add to rice.
8. Check the potatoes/chickepeas and make sure they are cooked through – nice and soft. If not – cook for 5-10 minutes longer.
9. Dish out rice/peas and enough potatoes/chickpeas/sauce. Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top.
Serves 4-6.
March 5, 2009 at 4:37 am
Oh yumm. And so healthy after you’ve eaten it you want to go for a walk, or just sit and enjoy being full of food. Hmmm,
June 23, 2009 at 6:09 am
Oh that is a wonderful meal. Thankyou for leaving it here, whenever I remember I come back and relive it. Thankyou.
July 8, 2009 at 9:50 pm
this blog is almost too good to be true! i’ve been trying to find other food blawgs to no avail. i’m a mere 1L as of, oh, about 6 weeks from now, but you might enjoy my blog as well!
legallyeating.wordpress.com
July 8, 2009 at 9:58 pm
thanks! i rarely update here, but maybe i’ll start trying again. good luck with law school!
July 8, 2009 at 10:06 pm
thanks! you definitely should update more; your recipes looked delicious!