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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">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.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have so many cooking goals on my someday/maybe list that I can’t keep count – so here they are in order:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1)  To learn how to cook every dish from my favorite Indian restaurant in Chicago, </span><a href="http://www.udupipalace.com/menu.htm"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Udupi Palace</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></p>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2) To cook through Charlie Trotters’ <em>Vegetables.</em></span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>3) </em>To cook through Martha Stewart’’s <em>Cookies </em>and <em>Cupcakes cookbook.</em></span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>4) </em>To cook 365 different dinners for for weeknight meals. </span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">Are you trying to master a cuisine or cookbook?  What culinary adventure would you like to embark on?</span>
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<strong><a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/03/indian-princess/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tofu Tikka Masala</span></a></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"> with Vibrant Yellow Rice and Peas.</span></strong>

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

<span style="font-size: x-small;"><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 </span><a href="http://www.chutneyjoes.com/menu/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chutney Joe’s</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">).</span></blockquote>
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