I am joining in with In My Kitchen series hosted by Sherry's Pickings with what little i have in my kitchen; and what I have made in recent days. But a little update to those of you who have been following and reading of my blogger problems in some of my posts. The problem seems to have resolved itself, but I am monitoring it.
Anyway, I picked up the cookbook Veggiestan from the book shelf to cook a recipe from it way back in September with homegrown tomatoes. It has also provided inspiration for carrots from the garden this and last month. I made this Carrot and Chickpea Pilaf, Pilau, Plou, Osh, Pilavi .Savoury Rice dish.
Unlike the Savoury rice dish I often make with Indian spices, this one is made with Baharat which I made from scratch - not being able to go to my favourite Spice vendor in Cardiff Market. This Carrot Chickpea Pilaf appealed as it also use tinned chickpeas from the cupboards. It also has some whole bulb of garlic cloves in it too that sweetened and softened on cooking. It was wonderfully fragrant and not too much fuss to put together. I also made this Afghan Carrot Hot Pot Quorma-e-Zardak from the same cookbook. It is also made with yellow spit peas and i tossed in some of our golden cherry tomatoes. With the autumnal season being swapped for frost. It also made for a wonderful winter warmer and got better a day or two later, when we were still eating it out of a bowl. This may go onto explain why the colour of my food changed from golden to dark hues. The next recipw to be made from the cookbook was Mushroom Stifatho. I adapted it a little with the smallest onions I could find as I did not have shallots; and also the red wine for vegetable stock. And served it with homemade read (made in the bread maker by the way).I quite liked the piquancy of the Mushroom Stifatho, but D was not that keen on it. I cannot remember the reason why though. The only two things to share from the supermarket are some Sea Salt and salted butters as we are eating a lot of home made crusty bread; and herbal teas. And herbal teas to cut down on the caffeine. The teas were disappointing. As mentioned I am sharing this blog post with Sherry's Pickings, Please see other recipes cooked from the book:
And herbal teas to cut down on the caffeine. The teas were disappointing. 
your dishes look so delicious Shaheen. very hearty and warming. we love chickpeas in our house, and i tend to shove them in everything! thanks so much for joining in, and for putting up my IMK badge. much appreciated. love the look of the Welsh butter. i am such a butter fan; i slather it all over my sandwiches etc... Hubby knows to use lots when he butters my toast for me:) have a great month.
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Thank you Sherry. I always enjoy participating and glad that i am still able to.My husband likes butter a lot, but he always enjoys it more when we are overseas on holiday, like when we were in Brittany, the flavour just seems a lot more intense.
DeleteI'm glad to hear that Blogger has stopped misbehaving! I particularly like the look of your hotpot and those onions look delish!
ReplyDeleteThank you Belinda. Fingers crossed. It does seem to have resolved, though i had not heard back from any one from Blogger.I'd make all these dishes again, except the one with the mushrooms as D was not keen.
DeleteGoodness your cooking is always interesting to see. That mushroom dish is particularly striking but all dishes look delicious. I love the packaging of the dragon butter (Hmmm never wondered how you might milk a dragon - ha ha). Hope the blogger problem was a bug as part of the teething process.
ReplyDeleteThank you Johanna, but must admit - i have hardly been cooking much, even though home all the time now and when i do cook, its familiar food that i have already blogged on the blog before, so don't even bother taking pics. Its getting dark now though as well. Yes, i do hope the blogger problem was temperamental, it was rather annoying though.
DeleteLove all those dishes, especially as they are representative of fall hues. :) I adore Pukka teas. Hope everything has been resolved with the blog issues! Take care!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debra. The issue with blogger seems to have resolved, hopefully - you take care too and thank you so much for coming by
DeleteAll of those recipes look totally delicious! Thanks for sharing
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DeleteShaheen, it's so good to "see" you again! Your post was a flavor fest as always, xo. (Love your mortar & pestle background, too!) Your tea reviews were of particular interest to me, as I too am trying not to become over-caffeinated. The stores here don't have much a selection, but somehow I managed to find a box of Red Rooibos with Jasmine and Saffron, and good ol' Chamomile always keeps me going. Your pilaf (etc.), carrot stew, and Mushroom Stifatho appealed to me, too, with our colder weather coming on. Thank you for the heartwarming glimpse into your kitchen! Take care and be safe, xo.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you too Kim. I hope you well as one can expect in these historical times. I need to find me some proper camomile,like the loose flowers as those in teabags just don't affect me in the way i wish. Do take care of yourself too.
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