Spice it Up

I have recently become enamored with Monica Bhide's third cookbook, Modern Spice. A food writer in the D.C. area, I first heard of her while listening to a weekend favorite - The Splendid Table on NPR. She described the food she loves with such passion and intensity it made me salivate at the thought of actually cooking one of her recipes. As soon as my library put it on the "New" shelves I snatched it up and got to work. I enjoyed the cookbook so much, my husband purchased a copy for me that week. The book has simple to make recipes with easy-to-find ingredients, which make the most divine meals. Not to mention they are all incredibly healthy. Lots of good whole ingredients made special with various infusions of spices. Got 20 minutes? Try the tamarind chicken curry, your guests will be begging for more. A huge fan of Indian food, I am so happy to have found an accessible cookbook. It's my go to cookbook for spicing up bland weeknight dinners.

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