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"A wonderfully fragrant and spiced Indian chicken dish, with saffron and cardamom studded rice. This has become a popular and much loved family recipe; an Indian friend who was studying Art with me many years ago, used to make this for all of us Art students every Saturday night; she finally shared the recipe with us before we all graduated! I have..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, pepper...

"Golden rice that is lightly spiced, a great accompaniment for grilled meats and tandoori chicken, as well as curries."

Ingredients: cloves, green peas...

"A Middle East treat. This is a delicious nighttime beverage and can also be served over ice for a cool beverage."

Ingredients: milk, sugar, saffron threads...

"The original recipe called for chopped pistachio nuts, but when my mom was teaching me to cook, she only had cashews. I was never a cashew fan until I tasted this dish. The cashews become rather soft and separate into halves. The whole dish has an aromatic and softly sweet flavor. I've used cashews ever since, not even bothering with pistachios!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, currants...

"A fantabulous side dish - or serve it over couscous as a vegetarian main course."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"This beautiful traditional Persian dessert is now a favorite of ours. This version is not overly sweet. Saffron, one of the most precious and most expensive spices in the world gives this pudding it's beautiful golden colour and rewarding flavour. Recipe by Nahal Lovessert, modified from http://www.lovescool.com. I never would have imagined a rice..."

Ingredients: pistachios, rose water, water...

"(Recipe from Cooking Light magazine, December) This looks to good not to make.Note: To roast spices, heat the whole spices in a dry pan to release their natural volatile oils and bring out their full aroma and flavor. Use a small, heavy skillet. Add the whole spices (roasting ground spices tends to turn them bitter, so is best avoided) and place over..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, anaheim chilies...

"This is a mild, smooth and creamy rice dish that works nicely as a foil for spicy entrees. Terrific comfort food. Because the risotto is baked, you don't have to stand and stir it for twenty-five minutes. Love the sage in this."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dry white wine...

"This is one chowder that is SURE to please. My Newfoundland friends have told me it's the best chowder they've ever tasted!"

Ingredients: pepper, pollock, haddock...

"Gilding is a 15th Century novelty - originally gold leaf was applied to decorate meat and poultry that was served at Christmas, as well as other feasts and festivals! This is a wonderful way of serving your traditional roast turkey - and with a saffron and butter basted gilded effect, NOT using gold leaf I hasten to add - but still achieving a deep..."

Ingredients: pepper, egg yolks, string...

"The leeks in this mash lend a much more delicate flavour than the more commonly used onions and the saffron gives it a beautiful colour. A great side dish to white fish or chicken."

Ingredients: floury potatoes, leeks, milk...

"Don't blame me for not telling that this, if taken before bed time at night, can be a real aphrodisiac.........U R too intelligent to get it right !"

Ingredients: green cardamoms, milk...

"This is one of those recipes you will either love or hate. We make this bread every year at Christmas time, and it never lasts very long!! We love it warm with butter or peanut butter. This recipe makes a lot of bread, and I am not sure what would happen if you tried to halve the recipe."

Ingredients: currants, hot water...

"I created this recipe due to my love of saffron and cookies! A tender cleanly sweet cookie that lets the delicate saffron flavor sing through. The longer you can soak the saffron in milk before-hand the better the flavor! (Prep time includes chill time)."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar, milk...