This Month’s Film: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Cuisine: Indian

One of the many benefits of my new address is the convenience of two supermarkets, each within a half mile of my front door, each with its redeeming qualities. Safeway is great for budget shopping, and Albertson’s has a fantastic variety of specialty fruits and vegetables.

Today there were Thai eggplants, fresh chestnuts, horseradish root, turmeric root, a couple dozen different types of peppers, just to name a few. But I was on a mission for Asian eggplants. With all the other requisite ingredients for chicken korma, saffron rice and stuffed eggplants already in my fridge or pantry, that’s all I needed. But I can’t wait to try all those other goodies.

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