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Adventures in food for curious cooks.

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Adventures in food for curious cooks

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Kerala Chicken Curry (Nadan Kozhi Curry)
Kerala Chicken Curry (Nadan Kozhi Curry)

Indian chicken curry with coconut milk and spices, topped with curry leaves and red onions fried in coconut oil. This dish is a classic Sunday supper in the southern coastal province of Kerala, India.

Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza with Aleppo Pepper
Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza with Aleppo Pepper

Arugula and prosciutto pizza with cracked black pepper and sea salt, drizzled with garlic olive oil and spiked with Aleppo pepper.

Doro Wat
Doro Wat

Classic Ethiopian dish with chicken parts simmered in clarified butter and red wine, with red onions, garlic, ginger and berbere spice.

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Spring Recipes
Spring Recipes

Adventure Kitchen spring seasonal recipes

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All the Recipes
All the Recipes

The complete collection of all the Adventure Kitchen recipes.

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How To…

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How to Make Mexican Hot Chocolate
Lynley Jones
How to Make Mexican Hot Chocolate
Lynley Jones

How to up your hot cocoa game with Mexican hot chocolate. Recipes, ingredients, shopping tips, how-tos and more.

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Lynley Jones

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Kerala chicken curry was one of the best things last summer
Lynley Jones
Kerala chicken curry was one of the best things last summer
Lynley Jones

Recipes for Kerala curry, plus jeera fried rice, naturally fermented soda, halloumi, Thai soup, potstickers and more.

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Lynley Jones

Recent Events:

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Free St. Patrick's Beer Tasting
Mar 16
Free St. Patrick's Beer Tasting

SATURDAY 3/16 starting at 3pm, join us at our popup shop for FREE beer samples selected by Amanti Vino for your St. Patrick’s celebration. We’ll also have Irish soda bread sprinkled with Mexican Sweet Blend, and you can shop unique St. Patrick's themed decor and hostess gifts from Styled Blu.

Pink for Africa: Cocktails, Treats and Shopping for a Cause
Mar 10
Pink for Africa: Cocktails, Treats and Shopping for a Cause

SUNDAY at 3pm, join us for free cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, shopping, music, a fashion show and fun to benefit Pink for Africa, a non-profit founded to fight breast cancer among African and African-American women. Free refreshments at the Adventure Kitchen Spice Bar starting at 2pm. Shop our African spice collection, pick up recipes and ideas, shop our fellow local vendors, have fun and support a worthy cause!

Oscar Party!
Feb 23
Oscar Party!

SATURDAY from 2-6pm, join us for an Oscar Party and fashion show! Enjoy free cocktails, cookie bites and hors d’oeuvres, and stock up on spices and recipes inspired by Black Panther and the Oscars. Shop African spices, sample of a Wakanda-inspired hors d’oeuvre and golden-spiced Cookie Bites. Plus enjoy a Black Panther/Oscar fashion show sponsored by our fellow vendors.

Summer Camp 2019

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Adventure Kitchen Summer Camps 2019
Adventure Kitchen Summer Camps 2019

HALF THE SPOTS ARE GONE and one week already sold out! Join us for culinary madness in Adventure Kitchen summer camps! Ages 8-14 in the Montclair, NJ area. Taste and explore your way around NYC in Adventure Camp, or spend the day cooking and eating in Cooking Camp!

Here’s What Happened In Summer Camp Last Year:

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Pictures from our 2018 Summer Camps
Pictures from our 2018 Summer Camps

Check out all the pictures from our 2018 summer camps!

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Recipes from our 2018 Summer Camps
Recipes from our 2018 Summer Camps

Check out all the recipes from our 2018 summer camps!

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We’ve been eating Irish soda bread with butter and Mexican Sweet Blend for St. Patrick’s Day. We picked up the bread from @montclairbread , slathered some good Irish butter on it, then sprinkled that tasty blend all over the top. So good! 😋 . If you haven’t tried it yet: Mexican Sweet Blend is a Blend I created with Mexican brown sugar (piloncillo) blended with Mexican cinnamon (aka Ceylon cinnamon, aka canela). You can do lots of things with it (stir it into oatmeal, or coffee, or bake with it...). . You can order it online anytime, or pop over to our popup spice shop in downtown #montclairnj . And - if you come by today we’ll have it with Irish soda bread for you to nibble 😋 just like in the picture. 😘 . (PS - that cute little clover plant came from @styledblu . They have lots of handmade cards, gifts and decor which you can also find at our popup shop) 😊 . . . #adventurekitchen #stpatricks #stpatricksday2019 #stpatricksday🍀 #stpatricksdayfood #irishfood #irishsodabread #mexicanfoods #mexicanbreakfast #mexicancuisine #spiceshop #piloncillo #montclair #shopmontclair #montclaircenter #hamptonhousemontclair #hamptonhousepopup
This is Africa, made (by me!) out of our Ethiopian black cardamom (called korerima in Ethiopian) from our Montclair popup shop. . We were proud to be part of a fundraising event at the popup last weekend for @pinkforafrica , organized by my friend @julscollections to raise money for treatment and prevention of breast cancer in African and African-American women. . Swipe for a picture of the pink cocktails I created for the event, with vodka, lemon juice, seltzer and a Sumac-African basil simple syrup I made. They were super tasty! (Recipe coming in the next few weeks) . . . #adventurekitchen @styledblu @1artisan2 #korerima #africanfoodyummy #africana #africanfood #africancuisine #africanfoods #pinkforafrica #sumac #africanbasil #spiceshop #montclair #montclairnj #montclaircenter #shopclair #shopmontclair
Happy Pi Day, peeps! This is a Basil-Peach Galette, and guess what - if you divide its circumference by its diameter, the answer will be 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510.........! . (Everything you need for an amazing Pi Day at the link in my bio 😘) . . . #adventurekitchen #peoplelikepie #piday #piday2019 #pieday #ilovepie #pieislife #pi #mathnerd #mathisfun #nerdalert #nerdalert🤓 #peachpie #basilleaves #galette #galettes
First of all - Happy New Year! And if you are anywhere near Montclair, NJ, you should change your plans right now and head over to our Holiday Shop for an impromptu New Years Eve Party with FREE champagne cocktails for everyone!We’re teaming up with @1artisan2 to serve these beauties from 3-5 today (while supplies last). . And by the way, that’s their beautiful scarf in the photo. It’s cream-colored, with gorgeous beadwork. They’ve got so many beautiful things! So if you haven’t already, today’s the perfect day to swing by, have a drink, pick up some spices and shop the dozen other local artisans and small businesses at the Hampton House pop up. . And now, about the drinks: . It’s Prosecco poured over hibiscus-allspice syrup and Calvados, and rimmed with Mexican piloncillo brown sugar and cinnamon. . I created this recipe this week, and included lots of seasonal, warming, tasty things in there, just for the occasion. The Prosecco makes it sparkly (and festive!). The hibiscus makes it colorful (and more festive!). The allspice brings a jazzy, warming counter-note of depth to the otherwise simple sweet-tartness of the syrup (seasonal! and special!). The Calvados (French apple brandy) gives it a bit of complexity and more seasonality (fancy! and French!). . And then there’s that piloncillo-cinnamon rim. Depending on your mood, you may be hesitant to let me gussy up the rim of your drink like that. But I’m very persuasive, so I’m figuring I can get you to relent. And you’ll be so glad you did. “Oh, it’s actually not that sweet,” you’ll say. (Of course not!) “Wow, it actually goes perfect with the drink,” you’ll say. (Of course it does!) . To make this drink, I actually just grabbed a jar of our Mexican Sweet Blend off the shelf and used that for the rims. It’s a spoonable, crumbly combination of Mexican piloncillo sugar and Ceylon cinnamon, mixed together and ready to go for exactly this type of occasion. (Easy peasy!) . So, whatever else you’re doing today, come see me! Happy new year! . . . #adventurekitchen #spiceshop #montclaircenter #montclair #newyearseve #nyeparty #newyearseveparty #cocktails🍹 #cocktails🍸 #champagne🍾 #cocktailrecipe #cocktailrecipes
So happy to tell you we now carry all three of these in our spice shop! In fact, we just packaged up a nice gift set of these three spices along with a recipe to cook with them (Spiced Collard Greens, one of the recipes at the link in my bio.) . The brownish nubby ones on the left are Ethiopian black cardamom seeds. They smell similar to European cardamom, but more intense. Use a small pinch in a large stew or pot of greens. . The yellow powder is ground fenugreek. We grind it ourselves from whole fenugreek. It’s got a maple-like aroma when whole; when ground, its bitter characteristics come out more. Americans get nervous about bitter flavors, but just use a little, and in combination with other spices and aromatics you’ll love it. . The black seeds on the right are nigella seeds. They’re used in North African, middle Eastern and central Asian cuisines. It’s hard to describe the flavor - dark, slightly bitter, but with a soft, almost sweet edge. . Come on down to our holiday popup shop in downtown Montclair, where there’s always something spicy going on 😉 . . . #adventurekitchen #montclair #montclairnj #montclaircenter #spiceshop #fenugreek #ethiopianfood #nigellasativa #blackcardamom #giftshopping #giftstore
Christmas is coming, and the goose is getting fat! (Or actually, maybe it’s me who’s getting fat! 🤪Lots of eggnog, cookies and hot chocolate. ‘‘Tis the season! 😉) . Anyhoo, if you care to join me in the general jolliness of the season, you can come visit online or in real life! . The Adventure Kitchen Holiday Shop is in full swing in downtown Montclair, and we’ve got Christmas drinks and cookies every day. Plus, spices of course! Lots of folks are picking up last-minute gifts, teacher thank-yous, stocking stuffers, and hoity-toity spice collections. . Also, books!! Our Curious Cook’s Bookshop section has lots of cookbooks and books about food. . And of course you can find lots of Christmas recipes on the website, including this eggnog recipe! I created this recipe using a French custard technique, so the eggs are fully cooked within the piping hot drink, before it’s cooled for serving. . I hope to see you at the shop this week! . . . #adventurekitchen #montclaircenter #montclair #montclairnj #montclairfoodie #montclaireats #spiceshop #eggnog #christmasrecipes #shoplocalnj
Lynley Jones

Hi there! I'm Lynley Jones, the creator of Adventure Kitchen. I'm a curious cook, writer and mom and I created Adventure Kitchen for curious cooks and eaters of every age. I share new recipes each week, create the spice blends in our Store, lead summer camp, and I have fun creating quirky recipe series such as Why Did the Chicken Cross the Globe? and A Series of Unfortunate Recipes (based on the Lemony Snicket books and Netflix series).

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