Personal Change Through A Fish Head

On The Road

My friend and I had dressed for the occasion, wearing Indian tunics and sandals and bejeweled with earrings and bangles.  The music featured sitar along with contemporary Indian composers like Nitin Sahwney, Dum Dum Project, and Sheila Chandra.  Our guests walked in to a loft transformed, which took them from the NY streets into the candle-lit mood we’d created, lasting throughout the evening.  With snappy conversation and appetites whetted for our delicious menu, the evening was a great success. 

Menu

Appetizer:
Chipolte Tandoori Shrimp Wraps (www.myrecipes.com)

Dinner:
Gordon Ramsay’s Malaysian Chicken Curry (www.recipezaar.com)
Jasmine Rice
Cucumber Raita (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/104741)

Dessert: 
Strips of papaya and mango with lime wedges. 
Kheer (http://www.indianfoodforever.com/desserts/kheer.html)
Sesame cookies
Mukhwas, an Indian digestive snack made of fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut and sesame seeds with aromatic oil, sugar, and food coloring.  (Found in most Indian food supply stores)

* adjust all recipes according to amount of guests)

About Michele
CWF co-founder, Michele Kadison is a native New Yorker currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  A fearless explorer in life, MK has taken far less risks around the stove, contentedly cooking variations on the same recipes for far longer than she cares to admit.  She has been known, however, to make the occasional foray into uncharted territories when overtaken by wanton and unqualified attacks of culinary confidence.  Since the discovery of guru Jennifer Brenner’s cookbooks, MK has expanded her repertoire considerably, usually cheffing and sous-cheffing with fellow CWFers in her little turquoise and green laboratory known as The Kitchen.

Choreographer, director, teacher, and writer, MK’s extracurricular achievements can be found on her blog:  mkadison.blogspot.com