Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I orginally made these are par t of my second cooking week for my The Bengali Five Spice Cookbook review , but since they were ah-maaaazing, I wanted to pull them out and give them their own post: Koftar Johl (Curried Turkey Meatballs). These were delicious and relatively hands off. I had never cooked meatballs in the oven before; that is my new method of choice versus simmering in sauce and making sure they don't burn. Koftar Jhol Curried Turkey Meatballs adapted* from Rinku Bhattacharya's The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles 1 pound ground turkey 1 T grated fresh ginger 1 t garam masala 2 T Meyer lemon juice 2 T butter 5 cardamom pods 5 cloves 2 three-inch long cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces 2 cloves of fresh garlic 2 large tomatoes 2 t curry powder 1 t freshly ground salt 1/2 C heavy cream 3 C fresh baby spinach *I omitted the cayenne, onion, and the cilantro but added Meyer lemon juice, swapped light cream for heavy, increased the spices, a...

This is the second dinner I've cooked from Rinku Bhattacharya's new cookbook  The Bengali Five Spice Chronicle s  from  Hippocrene Books . I am so happy to have my own copy of this fabulous collection of recipes. And I am thrilled be  giving away a copy of the book  to one of my lucky readers. Enter the giveaway for your chance to win! Today while the wind whipped trees mercilessly and cold rain battered my windows, I searched for something warm and comforting, thumbing my nose at my friend who jokingly said that I only cook uncomfortable food . I decided on these... Koftar Jhol Curried Turkey Meatballs adapted* from Rinku Bhattacharya's The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles 1 pound ground turkey 1 T grated fresh ginger 1 t garam masala 2 T Meyer lemon juice 2 T butter 5 cardamom pods 5 cloves 2 three-inch long cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces 2 cloves of fresh garlic 2 large tomatoes 2 t curry powder 1 t freshly ground salt 1/2 C h...

I am one of thirteen bloggers who has received copies of the Rinku Bhattacharya's new cookbook  The Bengali Five Spice Chronicle s  from  Hippocrene Books . Over the next few weeks, I'll be cooking from, reviewing, and giving away a copy of the book . Tonight was my first dinner based on Rinku's recipes. The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles is a deceptively small volume, with less than 300 pages; once you crack the cover, however, you find yourself engulfed in fifteen chapters with multiple recipes per page. It was initially daunting, but my trepidation quickly transformed into giddy enthusiasm once I began to explore her recipes. Rinku's prose is vivid and colorful. I could clearly imagine "heralding the morning with the sound of a conch shell blown by the mistress of the house." Wait...I am the mistress of the house and I do have a conch shell. Hmmmm....I'm not sure the boys would appreciate that kind of wake-up call! And her recipes...let me just ...

I am one of thirteen bloggers who has received two copies of the Rinku Bhattacharya's new cookbook  The Bengali Five Spice Chronicle s  from Hippocrene Books . They are on the way. I can't wait to get started! One copy I'll be cooking from and writing a review on; the other copy is up for grabs. So, here I go with my very first giveaway. The giveaway is open from right now to midnight of December 3rd. I'll be picking a winner and announcing on my blog - and emailing the winner - by noon on December 3rd. Good luck! Click here to read Rinku's blogger roundup. Drumroll, please...and the winner is Jennifer G. Congratulations! I will get your information to the publishers and the book will be on its way to you. Thanks for participating! a Rafflecopter giveaway