A tempting dessert sampler.

Paris in India in London

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Story by Dave DeWitt Food photos by Tony Le Duc Recipes: Cassoulet de Fruits de Mer (Curried Seafood Stew) Poulet Rouge (Chicken in a Creamy Red Sauce) Onion Sauce Goan Pork Vindaloo Mirichi ka Salan (Mild Chiles in a Nutty Sauce) Yelemecam Sadam (Lime Rice)   Pat Chapman, the King of Curries and England’s foremost authority on Indian cuisine, had …

Harvesting Jalapenos

The Soul of the Mexicans, Part 3

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Creating a Cuisine, by Dave DeWitt The arrival of the Spanish in Mexico had a profound effect on the cuisine of the country as the ingredients the explorers brought with them soon transformed the eating habits of the Indians. However, the Aztecs and their descendants did not give up their beloved staples such as chiles, corn, and chocolate; they combined …

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A Farangi in Afghanistan, Part I

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Part One of a two-part series on Afghanistan(See Part II here.) A Memoir by Dr. Arnold Krochmal Editor’s note: At the time this article was first published in the early 1980s, Dr. Arnold Krochmal was retired from the U.S. Forest Service. Though this article was written a while ago, things in Afghanistan do not change quickly, if at all—especially the …

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Blazing Blueberries

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by Lois Manno Don’t be fooled by the cool blue color—blueberries are rapidly becoming one of the hottest fruits around. Touted as a “superfood” that can fight high cholesterol, heart disease, cancer, and a host of other maladies, blueberries are medicine that’s good for you…and delicious too! According to the Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph …