Immigrant Kitchens

Burundian Beans, Greens and Goat

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:22:31 PDT

This is about the furthest dish from hot dogs and hambergers I've encountered in Immigrant Kitchens. It was such a pleasure being able to experience a taste of Burundi through Mia's kitchen in Maine. Click at right for the story, recipe, and how-to photos.

The Story

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:23:02 PDT

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The Recipe - Burundian greens, beans and goat

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:29:05 PDT

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See How To Do It

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:23:54 PDT

Burundian beans, greens, goat and polenta Photos: Lindsay Sterling

Live Cooking Classes

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:26:03 PDT

Learn a new dish from around the world every month. Upcoming Cooking Classes: March 8, 2013 Indian Tandoori Chicken and Chicken Biryani April 12, 2013 Haitian tonstones, pork, rice and beans April 26, 2013 Dominican Dinner Fundraiser for Freeport High School Interact Club, come eat! May 10, 2013 Somali beef and flatbread, beef and rice Details: 6-9pm, BYOB, $15-35 as you can (this is a

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lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:25:32 PDT

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Somali Rice and Beef

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:57:03 PDT

All I ever knew of cinnamon was its sweet side until a Somali woman showed me how she puts it in her beef and rice. Click at right for the recipe, how-to photos, cooking class, and story.

Recipe - Somali rice and beef

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:32:10 PDT

Somali Rice and Beef As a woman from Mogadishu, Somalia, taught Lindsay Sterling in Portland, ME 2013 Serves 4-6 Cooking time: 45 minutes 1 chicken bouillion cube or packet 2 shakes lemon pepper Or pinch black pepper, dash lemon juice 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick 1 Tbsp + 1/4 tsp whole cumin 1 Tbsp + 1/4 tsp whole coriander 3 cups white long grain

See How to Do It

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:01:27 PDT

Somali rice and beef. Saute onion in oil. Add a bouillon cube or packet. Add spices: lemon pepper, and cumin and coriander blended together. And cinnamon and water. Cover and cook for 20 min. in a 350 degree oven. Cut beef into quarter inch slices. Boil beef until tender. Then drain water (if there's any left), and add oil. Fry meat with onions and coriander,

The Story

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:24:32 PDT

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Indian Chicken Biryani for a Crowd

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:31:33 PST

Not satisfied with the chicken biryani served at Indian restaurants in Maine, Sudha and Venu crafted their method to make biryani just how they remember it at home in Andhra Pradesh, India. Click at right for the full story, recipe, and how to photos. photo: Lindsay Sterling

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lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:33:08 PST

Indian Chicken Biryani Fresh Indian cinnamon bark is different than what you find at a U.S. supermarket. Here are just some (!) of the spices that will go into chicken biryani. Indian chili powder is very different from what's called "chili powder" in the U.S. supermarket. Sudha's chili powder is a different color, orange-red, and much spicier. It's made out of a different variety of

The Story

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The Recipe - Indian Chicken Biryani

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The Grocery List - Indian Chicken Biryani

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Somali Beef and Flatbread

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:35:21 PST

I love when I come upon a recipe that makes familiar ingredients new again. Thank you to the Somali woman in Portland, Maine, who taught me: there's more to do with stew beef than beef stew. For the record, my kids loved this meal. Lately they'd been saying things like, "No foreign food!" So I didn't tell them it was Somali until after they ate it. Click at right for the recipe, how-to photos

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lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:36:55 PST

Photos: Lindsay Sterling.

The Story

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The Recipe

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:37:10 PST

Somali Beef and Flatbread Chapati As a woman from Mogadishu, Somalia, taught Lindsay Sterling in Portland, Maine, January 2013 Serves 5 Cooking Time 1 hr. 30 min Beef 1 lb. stew beef 1/8 tsp freshly ground coriander 1/8 tsp freshly ground cumin 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp Vegeta all purpose seasoning (dehydrated carrots, onions, parsnips, msg, sugar, salt) (substitute 1 peeled whole parsnip and

Haitian lemon-habanero pork

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:41:46 PST

On Christmas Day, I get a voicemail from a stranger. Her name is Mirielle Jean-Francois. She's from Haiti but lives in Massachusetts. She must have gotten my email, which basically said that I'd heard that she was a good cook from a guy she knows, and would she teach me how to cook her favorite dish? You can't hear her sparkling voice, but maybe you can see it if I write it down: "Good

The Recipes

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:47:17 PDT

Haitian Tostones, Lemon-Habanero Pork Ribs, Rice and Beans As Mirielle Jean-Francois from Cap Haitien, Haiti, taught Lindsay Sterling in Hopedale, MA, Dec. 2012 Serves 6-8 Total Cooking Time: 1 1/2 days Active Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 min Lemon-Habanero Pork 3 cloves garlic 1 shallot, peeled and sliced into chunks 1 tsp salt 1 habanero pepper (use 1/2 for medium, and 1/4 for mild), sliced in

See How To Do It

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:11:58 PST

The Story

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:08:01 PST

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Nigerian Yam Porridge

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:14:06 PST

Oscar Mokeme is an emphatic guy who's passionate about African art, culture, and healing. I think I'll be going back to The Museum of African Culture which houses much of his life-long collection, for more doses of African comfort foods, interesting perspectives on life in the world, and healing. By a conversation around a certain mask, he disolved my rage at a mysterious serial litterer in

The Recipe - Nigerian Egusi Soup and Foufou

lindsay@lindsaysterling.com — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:28:30 PST

As Oscar Mokeme, from Oba, Nigeria, taught Lindsay Sterling in Bath, ME, December 2012 Serves 8 Cooking time 1-2 hours 2 pounds meat (lamb, chicken, beef, beef, goat, or fish) 6 cups water 2 cup ground egusi seeds 4 tsp palm oil 2 large chopped red onion 2 bunch kale, chopped salt pepper 1/2 lb. organic brown rice flower (Arrowhead Mills) Cook meat in water until tender and to make a broth.