This meal is joining the other fantastic recipes that are a part of our regular rotation because:
This recipe / meal / post is special for so many reasons. 1. It’s been at the top of my to-make list for forever… or at least since I had a game-changing shakshuka on our West coast road trip last … Continue reading
I love spicy food — like, mouth-watering, tongue-tingling, ohmygod-I-need-water-NOW spicy. Though we all know water doesn’t help when your taste buds are on fire. But I digress. I am always on the search for spice and I had never made a curry before, but always wanted to try. So I did some googling, some label-reading, some experimenting and this — THIS — is what I came up with. I’m still training B to like things as hot as me, but if whomever you’re cooking for can handle it, try some habaneros or thai chili peppers. We’re working up to those in the lovenest. As B is famous for saying, “standby.”
Everything about this neighborhood gem was perfect, then I walked up the stairs to the stunning rooftop garden @ Rosemary’s and fell even more in love.
If you haven’t been, I highly recommend.
Now I want to grow my own veggies — or, more likely, start an herb garden on the windowsill.


There is very good reason why, when RedFarm opens each night at 5 p.m., there is already a queue of people waiting to get inside. The food tastes just as spectacular as it looks.
Evidence A: these dumplings, begging to be blogged.