Just Hungry

I love the cameraderie that exists amongst many food bloggers - though it's not surprising: food is very social. Some food bloggers are quite well known, and some less so. So, this is the first of what should be a series of in-depth reviews of the best food blogs out there.

The Hungry Tiger is named after a character from from Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and has a charming quote from that book as its subtitle:

"Then why don't you eat something?" she asked.
"It's no use," said the Tiger sadly. "I've tried that, but I always get hungry again."

I have actually tried more recipes from The Hungry Tiger than from any other food blog. The reason for this is that the author (who signs herself as redfox) features a number of delicious sounding vegetarian recipes, especially for the kind of simple, satisfying soups that I love. I'm not really a vegetarian, but I've been much more interested in making tasty meatless dishes recently, and her site is a treasure trove of ideas.

Like all good personal blogs, her site features some great writing too. She has a rather quaint and quirky style and a gentle sense of humor, which is always very entertaining to read.

Selected entries:

• Ganmodoki - the best recipe for this fried tofu fritter that I've seen outside of a Japanese cookbook. Almost as good as my aunt's recipe!
• Spicy lentils with pasta - very yummy. I did add more than a squirt of hot sauce though - something like 3-4 squirts of Tabasco.
• Easy, copious cauliflower soup - this has entered our regular soup lineup. Delicious and very very easy.
• One that I've been meaning to try for a long time: Crispy Onions.
• Self-loathing graduate student, or suicidal potato? I love the illustration of the suicidal potato mashing itself.