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Elisabeth McKay's avatar

As usual, I'm in full agreement with you! I'd far rather have a tasty dal, or the Greek dish with the capers, or a big plate of pea and ham soup any day, than an artificial piece of salmon. Incidentally, I use green nasturtium seed pods as a caper substitute! And I had to laugh over Madhur Jaffray's inclusion of cloves in her dal soup - it reminded me of a voyage I once made. The bosun went into the galley, had a taste of the soup of the day, and decided it needed some pepper to give it a bit of oomph. Unfortunately, the container he picked up contained not pepper, but ground cloves. And he was nothing if not generous with his seasoning ... I hope the fish enjoyed it!

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Alexis Penzell's avatar

Love the Dal Soup recipe...it's been a while since I've cooked from Jaffrey's books. This is just the nudge I need. Thrilled that your cookbook is coming out in the states. Are you doing any book signings in NYC?

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