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Closeup on a spoon of black-eyed pea and okra curry, with rice, sitting in the midst of the larger plateful, the delicate white grains of rice contrasting with the hearty thickness of brown, red, olive, and green curry ingredients.

Black-eyed pea and okra curry

January 6, 2017by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

Earthy, hearty black-eyed peas in a thick, satisfying sauce brightened by tomato and spices, sweetened by coconut, and studded with tender green okra: I can think of no better start to a new year.

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Main Dishes, Stuff on Rice, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
In focus in the foreground, a tawny brown curried pumpkin mini-muffin, split and spread with cream cheese frosting in the middle. Behind it, out of focus, part of a mound of those muffins on a turquoise enamel plate.

Curried pumpkin mini-muffins with cream cheese frosting

November 21, 2016by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

These little gems are basically everything I want to eat in the fall, all packed into a tiny two-bite package: pumpkin, curry, coconut, cream cheese frosting — I tell you what.

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