Crockpot African Lamb & Peanut Stew

creamy, nutty, good

Peanuts aren’t actually nuts, they’re legumes. So if you’re avoiding legumes for any reason I’d suggest using sunflower seed butter.

The Ultimate Dry Spice Rub

dial the cayenne up or down depending on your spice tolerance

One side effect of being a cook -you develop a healthy mistrust of all things processed.

Lamb Korma

the word ‘korma’ is derived from the Urdu word for ‘braise’ (doncha just love wikipedia?!)

Hubs likes to fondly recount the time I was away and he made lamb bone broth all by himself – making it especially awesome by adding turmeric.

Spicy Popcorn Cauliflower

veggie-hating kids will love ’em!

I can’t figure out why, but cauliflower is by far the most expensive item in my local supermarket’s produce aisle (and that’s year-round so it’s not a seasonal thing).

Sweet Pumpkin Puree

why buy canned when you can make your own?

Brace yourself for a deluge of pumpkin recipes on TMBL in the coming weeks.

Chinese Five-Spice Powder

use on chicken, pork, seafood, sprinkled into stir-frys or to give a sweet spicy hit to baked goods

There’s an entire cupboard in my kitchen devoted to spices.

Lamb & Date Tagine

as a bonus, it also makes your kitchen smell amazing

Anyone catch that episode of Anthony Bourdain’s show No Reservations, where he goes to Morocco?

Blackened Catfish

serve with a wedge of lemon for extra fanciness

Done properly, fried catfish is a melt-in-your-mouth kinda meal.

Jerk-style Plantain Fries

like potato chips, but better! (and this is coming from an Irish person)

So plantain is apparently known in some circles as ‘raw banana’.