If you’ve got your Niter Kibbeh all ready to go, what you need now is your spice blend. You can buy Berbere already made at Ethiopian groceries, as either a dry spice blend or a paste. Or you can make your own and make your kitchen smell divine. The Niter Kibbeh is a spiced oil, […]
So if you’ve decided you want to master Ethiopian food like you’ve been eating in restaurants, you’d better start making yourself some spiced oil to cook with. And if you are doing it while you’re celebrating Vegan Mofo, you’d better figure out how to do it without butter. A great resource for vegan (and gluten-free!) […]
Mahara Jai Singh built the city of Jaipur, in 1727. In the city, he built the Jantar Mahal, an observatory using astronomical instruments for astrological readings. It’s now a World Heritage site, and I think you can see why: This is a sundial — and it’s really impressive (at about 4 stories high!): And it’s […]
I feel like I have mastered the power of the universe: I have grown my own sprouts!! It has been so exciting to test-drive the sprouting process: soak seeds, hang them to dry, rinse twice a day, voila sprouts! Seriously, that’s how easy it is. And there are all kinds of contraptions you can use […]
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