Comments on: Recipe for Moorish-Style Chickpea and Spinach Stew http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-moorish-style-chickpea-and-spinach-stew/ A vegetarian cooking and eating blog Sun, 01 May 2011 11:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erica http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-moorish-style-chickpea-and-spinach-stew/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Erica Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:43:17 +0000 http://cooking.sliverofice.com/?p=392#comment-322 @Carole -- Yeah, Saffron is definitely ridiculously expensive, and they definitely counted only what they need. Which I'm not sure if you can buy Saffron in bulk spices. The rest of the spices, yes. Oooh, I might try adding some of those other vegetables to the mix next time I make it. Especially when cabbage is in-season a lot longer than spinach. @Carole — Yeah, Saffron is definitely ridiculously expensive, and they definitely counted only what they need. Which I’m not sure if you can buy Saffron in bulk spices. The rest of the spices, yes.

Oooh, I might try adding some of those other vegetables to the mix next time I make it. Especially when cabbage is in-season a lot longer than spinach.

]]> By: Carole http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-moorish-style-chickpea-and-spinach-stew/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Carole Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:52:09 +0000 http://cooking.sliverofice.com/?p=392#comment-319 OK wait, a bottle of Saffron is $18.99 at my local chain grocery store. How the heck do you get ALL the ingredients for $9.71 at that rate? Saffron is one of the most expensive spices around. Obviously they've amortized this over using the saffron for dozens, scores, or hundreds of other meals. Anyway, the most important spice taste-wise is the cumin. I've made a variation of this dish for years, using additional vegetables like cabbage (purple cabbage looks especially lovely), carrots, and turnips. OK wait, a bottle of Saffron is $18.99 at my local chain grocery store. How the heck do you get ALL the ingredients for $9.71 at that rate? Saffron is one of the most expensive spices around. Obviously they’ve amortized this over using the saffron for dozens, scores, or hundreds of other meals.

Anyway, the most important spice taste-wise is the cumin. I’ve made a variation of this dish for years, using additional vegetables like cabbage (purple cabbage looks especially lovely), carrots, and turnips.

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