I had heard good things about Appetite For Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, so I figured I would give the cookbook a try. I have Veganomicon and like it, but heard this book had less time consuming and less calorific recipes.
The very first thing that we decided to make was the Red Thai Tofu. We chose the Bhutanese Pineapple Rice to accompany the dish. I mainly chose those two because there is a big beautiful picture of it looking extremely yummy in the middle of the cookbook. I was glad that I did.
We usually plan out our menu for the week in advance so we can get everything we need at the store. We had a really hard time finding Bhutanese red rice. We could not find it at Market Basket (my preferred shopping location because of unbeatable prices). We figured the next best place might be Little India right next to the grocer (I am aware that Bhutan is not India, but they are extremely close geographically so I figured it was worth a shot!) and they
didn't have it either! Neither did Whole Foods. So, we just chose a red rice at Whole Foods. From my google searches, I understand that Bhutanese rise is a kind of rice all its own , but my delicate taste-buds would not have known the difference seeing as I have never had the real thing. I will, however, keep my eyes open for it in the future. I want to know what I was missing!
Red Thai Curry Paste was an easy find at Market Basket, as were the rest of the items. I would chose a red pepper next time instead of green, just for ascetic appeal (I for one have never tasted a difference between the different colored bell peppers, should I?) We used the cilantro from the CSA and the basil from our out-of-control rooftop planter.
All in all, its definitely a keeper recipe. It made me glad that I purchased the book, even if this is the only recipe I ever like from it (which I doubt), it was enough!
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