When I'm feeling adventurous I’ll attempt a recipe that's a bit off the beaten path. Sometimes those recipes require one obscure ingredient I need to scour the grocery shelves to find. Maybe it’s a rare spice or a unique condiment or a weird form of milk (powdered, evaporated, condensed, oh my!). Jackie has a giant container of potato starch I've never seen her use [I bought it for veggie burgers!- jv]. I recently had to track down liquid smoke 💨 for a heart of palm carnitas recipe. The meal tastes fantastic, but then I forget about that ingredient for…forever.
Here’s our request: Go look in your pantry or fridge and find that long-forgotten ingredient. WRITE A COMMENT ⬇️ telling us what you found! Jackie is a swift kitchen improviser, and she'll concoct and recommend a fun use for that particular item.
We’ll return to our first post-Labor Day newsletter next week. Today please enjoy and respond to this thread!
Liquid smoke - I see it in recipes, but it sounds so chemical-laden that I always leave it out. I have recently read it's not the devil I thought, so I think I'll pick some up.
Zatar - I bought the spice thinking I would use it almost every day in a variety of dishes. We all liked the flavor when we had it in a restaurant but once I had it home, I could not figure out when and where to use it without changing the flavor of the dish so much that my family would not eat what I had prepared.
How about Major Greys Chutney. I made Coronation Chicken with it in the past but would like to try a new recipe using it. But Coronation Chicken is so delicious, maybe should just make that again.
Liquid smoke - I see it in recipes, but it sounds so chemical-laden that I always leave it out. I have recently read it's not the devil I thought, so I think I'll pick some up.
Zatar - I bought the spice thinking I would use it almost every day in a variety of dishes. We all liked the flavor when we had it in a restaurant but once I had it home, I could not figure out when and where to use it without changing the flavor of the dish so much that my family would not eat what I had prepared.
Harissa. I can't even remember the original recipe I bought it for!
I just found a jar of tamarind puree and one of apple butter.
1) juniper berries (something not gin!) 2) sumac
Dried enoki mushrooms & pomegranate molasses. If I could just figure out some way to use them together!
How about Major Greys Chutney. I made Coronation Chicken with it in the past but would like to try a new recipe using it. But Coronation Chicken is so delicious, maybe should just make that again.
I’ve got an unopened jar of Liquid Smoke that has sat in my spice cabinet for at least 18 months.
sumac!