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<p style="text-align: left;">Welcome to my little kitchen - where little is the new big!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I love cooking.   My favorite time of day is when we are home from school and work and there is a delicious meal about to be brought to the table.  I love using whole, healthy ingredients and I have been a vegetarian for as long as I can remember.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have one major goal for 2010 - to learn how to cook every dish from my favorite Indian restaurant in Chicago, <a href="http://www.udupipalace.com/menu.htm">Udupi Palace</a>.</p>
Are you trying to master a cuisine or cookbook?  What culinary adventure would you like to embark on?
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<strong><a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/03/indian-princess/">Tofu Tikka Masala</a></strong><strong> with Vibrant Yellow Rice and Peas.</strong>

<a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/06/indian-princess-smashed-eggplant-with-naan/"><strong>Spicy Mashed Eggplant</strong></a>
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<blockquote><strong>FUN FACT: </strong>

<strong>Curry is not a spice. </strong>Many people believe curry is an Indian spice.  That is a myth. There is a plant that grows wild in India that produces curry  leaves, or, in Hindi, "meetha neem" or "kadhi" leaves. The leaves resemble  miniature lemon leaves and are used to season certain—but not all—Indian dishes.  Curry is any dish cooked with a blend of spices (masala) and with a sauce. A  dish cooked with the same blend of spices without the sauce is not a curry.  (From <a href="http://www.chutneyjoes.com/menu/">Chutney Joe’s</a>).</blockquote>
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