This ethnic Spicy Lentil Curry Indian dish is pretty delicious, if I do say so myself!  It’s also very easy to follow Anna’s instruction.  Try it and let me know how you like it.

NOTE: If you like this recipe, you may want to accompany it with Anna’s Tandoori Chicken recipe by CLICKING HERE.

Always Enjoy!

“Banish the onion from the kitchen and the pleasure flies with it.  Its presence lends color and enchantment to the most modest dish; its absence reduces the rarest delicacy to hopeless insipidity, and dinner to despair.”   Elizabeth Robbins Pennell,  American columnist

As I was chopping up a million onions yesterday, I remembered how I used to be overwhelmed with tears streaming down my cheeks each and every time I did little more than peel the darn things.

Onions provide a great deal of flavor, texture and color to a wide range of dishes.  I thought you could use some tips on how to take their little paper clothes off without breaking into a crying jag.  I’ll also include a few other interesting facts.

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I happen to love celery… especially Celery Appetizers.  It doesn’t matter if it’s raw or cooked, but raw is always better.  There’s something about the crunchiness that makes it really satisfying.  You know, like popcorn.  Well, maybe not.  It’s more like having a mouth full of potato chips.  Well, maybe not exactly.  Okay, I’ve got it!  It’s like chewing on a raw carrot.  Naw… maybe it’s more like chewing two radishes on each side of your mouth at the same time.  No… that’s not it either.  Hey! What the heck am I thinking about?  It’s exactly like biting into a delicious piece of celery!

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I’ve been making this delicious Sautéed Corn with Onions & Peppers recipe for years. It’s not only an attractive accompaniment to an otherwise dull plate, but it’s also really tasty.  I hope that you’ll agree.

Your Ingredients:

1-1/2 sticks butter
1 large Vidalia onion, washed and chopped
1 green bell pepper, washed and chopped
1 red bell pepper, washed and chopped
3 (7-oz) cans of Green Giant Mexicorn
1-tsp crushed red pepper
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This Roasted Garlic Potato recipe is yummy and quick to prepare.

Your Ingredients:

6 unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed and cut into eighths
4-tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
3-tbsp minced garlic
2-tbsp minced shallots
1-tsp fresh basil, minced
1-tsp crushed red pepper
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 stick butter, melted
2-tbsp fresh parsley, rinsed, dried and chopped

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Although there are many variations of recipes for Scalloped Potatoes, the original recipe consisted of potatoes and a Béchamel sauce.  Since then, there are almost as many different recipes for these potatoes as there are ingredients.

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