Our
food blogger Two-by-Two cook-off is officially underway! Until December 6, thirteen
bloggers will be reviewing and cooking their favorite dishes from Rinku
Bhattacharya’s The Bengali Five-Spice Chronicles, and posting two
reaction pieces about their experiences. The best part (aside from working up
an appetite for these tasty Bengali dishes) is that each blogger is giving away
one free copy of the book at the end of the cook-off!
Amanda at MarocMama tried her hand at Lentil and Rice Risotto, Meatballs in Saffron Rice, and Crispy Potato Sticks, and is
looking forward to trying out a dessert or chutney for her second post, while Elizabeth
over at Frugal Mom Eh enjoyed the “restaurant quality” of the Quick and Zesty Pineapple Shrimp, and its delicious mingling of flavors and
spices.
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| Meatballs in Saffron Rice |
Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla tried out
some of cookbook’s vegetarian entrees – Sweet and Spicy Curried Cabbage, and Golden Cauliflower in Orange Mustard Sauce,
both served with steamed quinoa. Camilla found these two vegetarian dishes
“easy to make and teeming with flavor,” plus they were a big hit with her
husband and kids!
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| Spiced Potatoes with Cauliflower and Shrimp |
Laura from The Spiced Life cooked up some “quick,
healthy and delicious” Spiced Potatoes and Cauliflower with Shrimp and Saffron Rice with Meatballs for her out of town guest. In her next
post, she’ll be sharing with us the dish she cooked for her kids, when she reduced the green chiles to make the spiciness kid-friendly.
Many of the bloggers agreed that Rinku’s vivid,
conversational prose style made browsing The Bengali Five-Spice
Chronicles extra enjoyable, as she shares her own personal stories and
memories of these beloved Bengali recipes. Cynthia from What a Girl Eats described it as “half-cookbook, half autobiography,” and she
was excited to try out Rinku’s Chicken in a Creamy Yogurt Sauce, a simple recipe made with easily available
ingredients.
There are plenty of posts still to come from these
ladies as well as the rest of the cook-off bloggers, so be sure to check back
here for updates – and don’t forget, on each of the blogs you can enter to win
your own copy of The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles!
"Two-by-Two" Cook-Off
Bloggers
Akheela Hisham - Torviewtoronto
Alex Witte - Chow Vida
Amanda Moutakki - MarocMama
Camilla Mann- Culinary Adventures
with Camilla
Cynthia McCloud Woodman - What a Girl Eats
Elizabeth Lapmann - Frugal Mom Eh!
Hindy Garfinkle - Confident Cook, Hesitant Baker
Laura Tabacca - The Spiced Life
Melanie Deland - MBA Mama
Perry Perkins - Hautz Meals
Priya Mitrawal - Mharo Rajasthan
Rashmi Primlani - Primlani Kitchen
Sarah De Diego - Journeys of the Zoo
