Yumminess

Oct. 16th, 2007 11:14 pm
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[Posted to my personal journal and [livejournal.com profile] serenecooking]

The other day, I had three bananas that were about to be too ripe. Three bananas, in my childhood lexicon, means banana bread, so I wanted to make some. [livejournal.com profile] someotherguy, not surprisingly, was all for this plan. I remembered I had saved a recipe to my memories section that sounded good. It turned out to be this outstanding recipe from [livejournal.com profile] snippy. The cake part of this is so buttery and delicious, but still really lets the banana flavor shine through.

Tonight, [livejournal.com profile] jwermont was coming to dinner, and I wanted to make dessert. I didn't have bananas, but I did have a bag of frozen berries in the freezer (blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries, I think -- whatever the mixed-berry bag at Costco contains). So I mixed some berries with a little sugar and let them mostly thaw while I made the batter (minus the bananas, and with the addition of a little milk -- maybe a third of a cup -- to thin the batter a little). The batter was still pretty thick. I put the berries in the bottom of a tart pan, spread the batter over them like thick frosting, and baked at 350F until the top was brown and some of the berries were bubbling around the edges.

Oh. My. God. It's so good.

[livejournal.com profile] jwermont and I nearly demolished the whole thing, but I've saved a slice for [livejournal.com profile] someotherguy to have tomorrow, if I don't cave and eat it first.
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(Posted here and at [livejournal.com profile] serenejournal)

You know how sometimes you want just a quick meal, but other times you want to cook and cook and cook? Yeah, that.

We had:

Aloo gobi (made according to this video: http://www.ifood.tv/?q=node/355 )

Mustard greens sauteed in oil with mustard seed and salt

Chana dal with berbere spice (I know, berbere isn't Indian, but it gives an Indian-ish vibe) -- served on top of the greens, with olive oil drizzled on top and some paprika sprinkled on

Raita made with Greek yogurt, cucumber, and a little red onion, mint, and cilantro (and a little salt) -- SO yummy

Store-bought naan

Mango lassi (1 cup each Greek yogurt and 2% milk, flesh from 3 mangos, 2 heaping tablespoons sugar -- it was very thick, the way we like it, but you might want more milk)

My tummy is very happy right now. And after ten days of eating out, it was *very* satisfying to cook for an hour or so in my own kitchen.

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