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"An Indian meal is not complete without rice to soak up some of the liquids of the other Indian dishes that is piled on and around it."

Ingredients: garam masala, green onions...

"This is an adaptation of a recipe originally published in "I Like Food, Food Tastes Good: In the Kitchen with Your Favorite Bands". It's a delicious curried lentil and cauliflower soup that's filling and incredibly nutritious, and it keeps beautifully for days! You can even make it ahead and freeze it.

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Ingredients: dry lentils, cumin...

"Flat bread made without yeast in a frying pan. This can be prepared ahead and frozen and kept for 2 months. Reheat in warm oven.
June/07-I just made this for my family, it was heavier and more dense than what we are used to from Naan in restaurants. I liked it, DH thought it was OK and so did my older son BUT my youngest, picky-picky, really..."

Ingredients: plain yogurt, salt...

"Traditionally kim chee takes months to prepare as it is set in stone jars to mature. Here is a quicker version where you can have kim chee ready in one day!"

Ingredients: vegan sugar, green onions...

"These are so yummy! I haven't tried the miso one (yet! But once I get my paws on some miso paste. . .), but the soy sauce ones are fantastic. This is fairly typical bar food in Japan from what I have read online, but it also makes for good lunchbox food or a side dish for a Japanese inspired dinner. You can also make a bunch of these and freeze..."

Ingredients: miso, cooked short-grain rice...

"Found this in an old scrapbook, saved for trying one of these days. I like the concept of an unusual filling in a conventional package. These wontons can be used in a comporting soup, fried as and appetizer or steamed for dim sum."

Ingredients: fresh spinach, onions...

"These skewers are ideal for a BBQ, the sauce makes the chicken so tender. Add garlic for extra flavour. Sake & mirin are available from Asian supermarkets."

Ingredients: green onions, mirin, sake...

"This is an ideal marinade for those who like spicy, but not so spicy it burns your face off."

Ingredients: fresh garlic, Madras curry powder...

"This is from my Low-Fat Moosewood cookbook. Your house will smell like an Indian restaurant! The soup is a beautiful dark gold color. Don’t use green or brown lentils, it just won’t be the same. This makes a lot, but you can freeze it. Even my one year old loves this! Serve topped with plain yogurt and chopped cilantro. Pass pita bread."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"From "The South Beach Diet Parties & Holidays Cookbook""

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh lemon juice...

"This has been a staple in my house for many years. My friend's aunt use to make this and it is so much better than the sweet and sour sauces of today. One thing that I like is to omit the catsup and add 2 tablespoons diced cucumber AFTER the mixture has cooled."

Ingredients: cornstarch, lemon zest, water...

"This is a sweet and sour condiment. Use it in Chinese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, pork, noodles, and deep-fried tofu as well as for roast duck or chicken. It is made from sweet tart plums along with sugar, vinegar, ginger and chilies."

Ingredients: Thai basil, fresh ginger...

"Candied ginger is delicious served as a sweet snack with tea, as a garnish, or mixed into a variety of baked goods or pastries! Be sure the ginger root is very fresh: unblemished, smooth light brown and no wrinkles. Sightly adapted from my friend Caroline's recipe. Note: The repeated blanching is in order to boil out the sharpness of the ginger...."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, granulated sugar...

"A wonderfully refreshing, delightfully tart sorbet. Limes always seem to have more than a hint of coconut about them, so teaming this sorbet with a coconut ice cream works well. In fact, if you think about all the other fruits that grow in similar climate and base your ideas on combinations of these, you can't go far wrong."

Ingredients: egg whites, granulated sugar...