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Making Curry Powders and Pastes

In Spices by Mark MaskerLeave a Comment

Many purists abhor commercial curry powders. “They are anathema to Indian cooking,” wrote Dharamjit Singh, author of Indian Cookery, “prepared for imaginary palates, having neither the delicacy nor the perfume of flowers and sweet-smelling herbs, nor the savour and taste of genuine aromatics.”

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Sinaloa Seafood

In Correspondents Around the World by José C. MarmolejoLeave a Comment

If you’d split the State of Sinaloa in two, the north half would face the Sea of Cortez while the south half would face the Pacific Ocean. Known as the “Aquarium of the World’,” the Sea of Cortez—with slightly warmer waters than the Pacific Ocean—is a sanctuary to many species.