The Indian cooking was a success! We had youngsters and adults out cooking aloo gobi and saag paneer, and trying out lentils and roti. Everyone braved tasting new spices (see the colorful mix to the left), and the green chilis added quite a kick to the saag!


We decided that next month (Wednesday, March 24th), we will cook local indigenous dishes. We have one volunteer who will show us how to make bannock, and we are currently exploring other recipe possibilities. We may simply have a cooking session and feast together that evening (instead of bringing our meals home), so that whatever we cook will be eaten while it is fresh, and we can enjoy a dinner together.

Incidentally, there is a great new site on indigenous food systems, created by the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, which is connected to the BC Food Systems Network. The site is "designed to allow individuals and groups involved with Indigenous food related action, research, and policy reform to network and share relevant resources and information." Plenty of resources have already been posted, and the site is well worth checking out: http://www.indigenousfoodsystems.org/

Happy feasting!

Mouth-watering Moong

Hi folks,

I am really looking forward to Indian cooking on Wednesday night (6:30 at the CRC). It is definitely going to be less than authentic (my only defense is I've taken an Indian cooking course in the past, and am spending my weekend experimenting with curries and dals), but it should be tasty none the less.

I came across a couple of great sites for learning Indian cooking:

I just read The White Tiger, and at the back of the book it suggests www.indianfoodforever.com This site has many recipes, but not the best explanations.

Here is a fabulous blog written by a woman in London www.quickindiancooking.com/
It applies to busy people seeking flavour on the fly.

See you Wednesday - it's going to be a full kitchen!

Appetizingly yours,

Meredith