Feb. 17th, 2009

nishatalitha: image: lots of ladybirds crawling up fencepost.  white rope is wrapped twice around top of fencepost (what are you reading)
Got caught reading Dante's Inferno today by one of the partners - who last caught me reading 1960s Mills & Boon.

I'm having the same problem with it as I did with Milton's Paradise Lost: I read too fast.

I like it. I liked Paradise Lost. Does anyone have a good translation audiobook version they could recommend me?

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Feb. 17th, 2009 10:39 pm
nishatalitha: image: lots of ladybirds crawling up fencepost.  white rope is wrapped twice around top of fencepost (Lettuce)
J from the Bujold ML gives a good collection of spices to people as a wedding gift and kindly gave the list to the listees. I wondered how many we have and how other people's spice collections compared. I'm noting ones we grow and don't have dried, but not otherwise.

Bold what you have, italicise what you want and strike any you've never heard of. Leave a gap and add what you have that's not already on the list.

Ajwain
Allspice berries
Aniseed - well, star anise
Asafoetida
Baking Powder
Basil
Bay Leaves
Bicarbonate of Soda
Cardamom seeds - and pods
Cardamom powder
Caraway seed
Cayenne

Celery seed
Chilles
Chili Powder (blend - not ground chilles [that's Cayenne])

Chives - currently growing in the garden
Cinnamon
Cloves (ground)
Cloves (whole)
Coriander (ground)
Coriander (whole)

Cream of tartar
Cumin (ground)
Cumin seed
Curry

Curry Leaves
Dill
Fennel Seed
Fenugreek
Chinese Five spices
Garam masala
Ginger (ground)

Herbes de Provence (MUST contain lavender)
Lavender
Mace (ground)

Mango powder (Amchoor)
Mint - growing
Mustard (ground)
Mustard seeds - brown
Nutmeg (whole)
Nutmeg (ground)

Onion seeds (Kaloni)
Orange zest - tend to zest own
Oregano
Parsley
Paprika - preferably smoked
Peppercorns - black

Peppercorns - green
Peppercorns - white
Poppy seed
Rosemary
Saffron

Sage - growing
Sambar powder
Savory
Sesame seeds
Tarragon

Tamarind Paste - it could be fun to experiment with
Thyme
Turmeric
Vanilla

Cinnamon quills
Sumac
Tandoori seasoning
Mixed Herbs


We probably have more, but I can't be bothered checking the kitchen. That's not a bad list. I blame the stage we went through where we would buy spices purely because we didn't have them and had never used them...

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