tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post4123376437864854832..comments2023-11-11T23:38:40.663-08:00Comments on tangobaby: The Other Spice Girltangobabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-37277994722975397942008-09-05T11:31:00.000-07:002008-09-05T11:31:00.000-07:00thank you, robin-bird!Wandering in your imaginatio...thank you, robin-bird!<BR/><BR/>Wandering in your imagination has to do when you can get a plane ticket, right? I'm glad you enjoyed my musings here.<BR/><BR/>xoxotangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-17895997168181097322008-09-04T18:04:00.000-07:002008-09-04T18:04:00.000-07:00what a good story teller you are! i hopped over fr...what a good story teller you are! i hopped over from a link at margie and kath's place and found far more than a spice photo. who knew that the love of spice can take you to such dizzying heights of fantasy! i love the fact that you bought those amazing ingredients with no idea hat to do with them. you are a true nomad!<BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-55423065290614767342008-04-10T13:45:00.000-07:002008-04-10T13:45:00.000-07:00Hi Debbi,That bourbon vanilla must smell insanely ...Hi Debbi,<BR/><BR/>That bourbon vanilla must smell insanely good. I used to have a recipe for carmelized pears where you made the carmel with sugar and a vanilla pod. It was the most amazing fragrance.<BR/><BR/>I am sad to say that the shop was closed when I passed by. It was all I could do not to leave nose and fingerprints all over the glass. But perhaps someday you will go to Venice and let me know what the shop was like.<BR/><BR/>Hi Relyn,<BR/><BR/>I bet you're right and that these home remedies have a lot of beneficial effects. I wish I had known about the ginger tea last December! <BR/><BR/>That is sweet about your story of Mamma Taj. I bet you have some other great tales to tell.<BR/><BR/>Hi Christie,<BR/><BR/>Do I forsee a post on Fig & Cherry about your favorite spice someday? You inspire me to get out my pots and pans.<BR/><BR/>Hi Johanna,<BR/><BR/>Please share your photo with us. I am sure it is wonderful! Spice fiends unite.<BR/><BR/>Hi Paris Parfait,<BR/><BR/>I cannot WAIT to hear about all of your adventures. I can picture those pyramids of spices, but I want you to be my storyteller.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-79237118664790735862008-04-10T09:01:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:01:00.000-07:00Oh this is beautiful - takes me back to my days in...Oh this is beautiful - takes me back to my days in the Middle East, where spices are piled high in pyramid shapes and the smells are intoxicating! xoparis parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-27149456242948414322008-04-10T08:24:00.000-07:002008-04-10T08:24:00.000-07:00This is the best kind of traveling: no packing or ...This is the best kind of traveling: no packing or security lines.<BR/><BR/>We have yet another point of common interest TB: I have a shot of a spice display too - taken in India, no less!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-25476662239935519232008-04-10T07:00:00.000-07:002008-04-10T07:00:00.000-07:00Relyn! You are so right! Boiling some fresh ging...Relyn! You are so right! Boiling some fresh ginger root until it is strong enough to wake the dead is a great cure of both colds and upset stomachs. I add a little honey to make it more palatable, but it works like a charm. A friend from Persia (yes, I know, Iran, but he insists he is Persian, not Iranian) - told me this secret years ago.Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194236468942331369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-42918916310652881382008-04-10T03:32:00.000-07:002008-04-10T03:32:00.000-07:00I read your post nodding furiously! I whole hearte...I read your post nodding furiously! I whole heartedly agree with you about spices; they evoke memories, change moods and make eating worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the journey! xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-56684136790932606272008-04-09T19:15:00.000-07:002008-04-09T19:15:00.000-07:00In college I dated a boy whose family was original...In college I dated a boy whose family was originally from Pakistan. His sister was my best friend, and I was at their house often. His father ran a grocery store like the one you described. <BR/><BR/>Your post brought back such wonderful memories. Every time I would go to their house for a visit his mother would have an incredible need to feed me. I never resisted. Delicious!<BR/><BR/>I was there once and had the beginnings of a terrible cold. His mother made him drive to the shop and get some ginger. Mamma Taj was so sure he would mess it up that she called her husband at the store to make sure we got exactly what she wanted. When we got back with the ginger, she made me the most vile tasting concoction I have ever put in my mouth. I only drank that tea because I loved his mother. <BR/><BR/> Believe it or not, Mamma Taj had found the cure for the common cold. Ginger tea.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-23178956217489907062008-04-09T17:45:00.000-07:002008-04-09T17:45:00.000-07:00I can SMELL the display in your photo!! I love th...I can SMELL the display in your photo!! I love the smell of fresh herbs and spices.... makes my mouth water and my brain go into ecstasies of recipes.... There is a teeny tiny shop in Western Mass near Tanglewood where I work in the summer than distills their own bourbon vanilla.... I buy 2 4oz bottles every year. I'll never go back to supermarket brand vanilla after having this intoxicating elixir, the smell of the shop itself.... mmmmmm....<BR/>So jealous you found that shop! Did it smell as wonderful as it looks?Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194236468942331369noreply@blogger.com