Food and Drink

  Japanese Curry With Winter Squash and Mushrooms          There are countless ways to prepare homemade kare raisu, but the one  nonnegotiable for me is  S&B Curry Powder , which has a blend of 17 spices and delivers the nostalgic flavor of the curry I ate as a kid.  For this recipe you’ll make a golden brown roux of butter and flour to which you’ll add the curry powder and some garam masala, this will be your curry base that will thicken up and flavor the finished kare . Ingredients 4 Servings 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup  S&B curry powder 2 tsp. garam masala 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided 8 oz. mixed mushrooms (such as maitake, royal trumpet, shiitake, and/or crimini), torn or sliced into 2" pieces Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium carrot, peeled, sliced on a diagonal ½" thick 2 celery stalks, sliced on a diagonal ½" thick 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 1" piece ...

Banana Pudding              Banana pudding is one of our all-time favorite desserts. It's a classic Soutern recipe , and for good reason; luscious layers of pudding, whipped cream, ripe bananas, and wafer cookies are completely impossible to resist. Ingredients 1 1/3 c.  whole milk 1  (5.1-oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix 1  (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 3 c.  heavy cream 1 tsp.  pure vanilla extract 1  (12-oz.) box vanilla wafer cookies 4  bananas, sliced into coins 2 tsp.  granulated sugar Method In a large mixing bowl, combine milk, vanilla pudding mix and sweetened condensed milk. Whisk thoroughly, breaking up any lumps, and refrigerate for at least 5 minutes, or until set. In another large bowl, combine heavy cream and vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside half of the mixture for topping the dish. Fold remaining half into the pudding mixture....

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries How to Make Sweet Potato Fries                They're really easy to make, too. Just peel a few sweet potatoes, cut them into wedges or rounds, toss with some olive oil, sprinkle with spices, and bake at a high temperature until lightly browned. So good! How to Season Sweet Potato Fries Sweet potato fries taste great with spices and seasonings such as: Chipotle powder Smoked paprika Chinese five-spice Pumpkin pie spice Garam masala Cajun seasoning. Feel free to use what you like. How to Tell When the Fries Are Done           Sweet potatoes can take high heat, and you might see them and worry they're burned. The browner they are, the crispier they will be, but there is a fine line between browned and burnt beyond edibility.           Even if they get really dark, they should still be good because of the natural sugars of the sweet potatoes caramelizing. B...