Keoni and Bonnie

I lb stew beef
1 onion, cut in quarters
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 tbsp. chopped ginger
4-5 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tbsp. curry
1 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup red wine
1 can diced tomatoes
2 dried hot red peppers
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
salt and pepper

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Turmeric is one of my favorite spices.  Besides many health benefits, including anti-imflammatory properties, it makes food taste good and I love the yellow hue it gives food.  I’ve been known to roast potatoes or cauliflour with it along with lemon juice and garlic then add fresh cilantro.  Delicious!
Here is a recipe I came up:

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This is an old favorite of mine.  It’s an Indian vegetarian restaurant so you can probably guess that Keoni hasn’t been there!  He’s a carnivore. 
This is a very unigue idea for a restaurant.  They don’t have menus.  That’s because they serve 5 things everyday and everyone gets a round tray with 5 ramekins with the [...]

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We went to Bhojanic last night.  It’s an Indian Restaurant on Clairmont Rd. in Decatur.  What interested me when I visited the website was that they have tapas, which means I can try lots of different dishes!   I also wanted to check out the live music.
We met a group of friends and all agreed to share [...]

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Chana Dal
An easy to prepare dish from India.
Suitable for vegetarian.
2 cups chana dal ( yellow dried split peas )
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1lb ( 450g ) spinach leaves roughly chopped, fresh or frozen
3 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil or gee
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
salt and freshly ground pepper
fresh coriander, [...]

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