Rice is Nice, Especially Biryani

From Ivy Manning — Blog by Ivy Manning

May 27, 2009

An excerpt from my blog

If you know me, or if you read my writing, you’ll know that I have a bad case of the “I’ll have what they’re having” syndrome. It goes like this: I am in a restaurant that serves food from faraway lands. I order my food, sometimes going outside of my comfort zone, sometimes not. Then a waiter whisks by with a steaming platter of a whole fish, bowl of mysterious soup, or tantalizing plate of something I’ve never seen before. And it goes to a table of folks who obviously are from a faraway land. And they are obviously enjoying a secret item that is not on the menu. And suddenly the thing I have on my plate doesn’t look so good.

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13 things I am growing in my garden this year

What are you planting?

From Ivy Manning — Blog by Ivy Manning

April 8, 2009

After the “25 Random Things About Me” trend, I give you a list of what I anticipate will be my best gardening year, ever. Investing in a 4x10 foot raised bed does wonders to one’s naive belief in one’s green thumb, doesn’t it?

1. Pak choy (seeds purchased at Uwajimaya), a choy with pretty little flowers, dark green leaves and sweet juicy white stems.

2. Nantes carrots (seeds from catalog). These are super sweet, plump fingers without the woody center. I like them with pot roasts and steamed and tossed with lemon and toasted cumin seed See my recipe here.

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25 Random Things About Food and Me

From Ivy Manning — Blog by Ivy Manning

February 5, 2009

In the same vein as the popular “25 Random Things About Me” trend, I give you this, a way to know me better: by my stomach!
If you read this, fill out your own and pass it on!

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