In article >,
Hahabogus > wrote:
> Julia Altshuler > wrote in
> news:7SPtd.630941$mD.525953@attbi_s02:
>
> > Ed Nuxters wrote:
> > > Well,.. I'm finally living all alone. I'm making some simple
> > > chicken for now, but eventually I want to make something better.
> > > What should I get to have in my cabinets? Spices and stuff like
> > > that. Just a general cooking ingredients type deal.
> >
> >
> > Off the top of my head:
> >
> > beans, if you like them, like lentils or black beans
> > curry powder
> > flour
> > honey
> > hot sauce or something cayenne
> > Italian herb mix with basil, oregano, etc.
> > pepper
> > rice
> > salt
> > sugar
> > tea bags.
> >
> >
> > But honestly, that's not the way I would go about it. Instead, I'd
> > get Joy of Cooking or look up a recipe on the web that I wanted to
> > try, then buy the ingredients for that recipe. Continue in that
> > manner. In time, you'll find that you already have on hand many of
> > the ingredients you need because you bought them for the previous
> > recipe. In more time, you'll have a sense for what you like to make
> > and like to eat and what you run out of often and what's been
> > sitting in your cupboard unused for a year.
> >
> >
> > --Lia
> >
> >
>
> re the curry powder...all curry powders are not equal, curry can vary by
> 10 or 15 ingredients per manufacturer. So try 3 or 4 brands before
> choosing one. And indian curry is different from thai etc...
My favorite is the fresh one I have in the herb garden. ;-)
It's a plant resembling rosemary, but it smells and tastes just like a
mild curry! And the nursery was selling it as "curry plant".
I'm aware that curry is officially a mix of herbs and spices, but this
little plant is awesome... I was lucky to have found another one this
past spring as the old one had died.
This one is doing well!
http://www.nhg.com/db/2424.htm
http://www.sunnyboygardens.com/cgi-b...nt.mv+Screen=P
ROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=000358
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K.
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