The Colors of Indian Cooking

A Hollywood Screenwriter A Bollywood Kitchen

Kathy Gori

Kathy Gori
Location
California,
Birthday
December 31
Title
Screenwriter/Indian foodie
Bio
Kathy Gori has been cooking Indian food for 20 years. A screenwriter by trade, she works at home, so trading a hot keyboard for a hot stove is just a matter of a few steps. Kathy's obsession with Indian cooking began when her sister-in-law, who'd lived and worked in India, introduced her to the intricacies of the Indian kitchen. Thousands of hours and hundreds of dishes later, Kathy makes her own chutneys, grinds her own spices and enjoys exploring the various cuisines of the sub-continent. She has cooked for some of the Dalai Lama's monks, the Director of the Delhi Museum and President Clinton's California campaign staff. She's always learning and likes to share her knowledge and love of Indian cooking with others. In addition to her writing and cooking, Kathy was the voice of Rosemary the Telephone Operator in the series Hong Kong Phooey. She has voiced many films and commericals, winning a Cleo Award. She and her husband/writing partner Alan Berger live with their Siberian Husky Patsy in Sonoma. They are currently working on a project for producer Andrew Lazar (Get Smart) and most recently worked on the screenplay for Chaos Theory starring Ryan Reynolds.

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MAY 31, 2012 4:58PM

No Dairy, No Gluten, No Problem. Chocolate Truffle Cake


   Things have been a bit crazy around here of late. Not crazy in a bad way, but still busy, busy. I was shocked when I realized I hadn't posted anything for a week. Where had the time gone? We've been working hard writing a TV pilot, (now doing revisions) and/… Read full post »
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MAY 24, 2012 6:45PM

Of Johnny Depp and Vindaloo


   Since we've been living on our hilltop in Sonoma, we've been fortunate enough to have great neighbors. That's the thing about living in the country. People get to know their neighbors. None of this big city hiding going on. People talk to each other. They sort of have to. When/… Read full post »
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MAY 18, 2012 3:55PM

Sweet Focaccia and Childhood Memories


   When I was a kid growing up in San Francisco, my father was a San Francisco fireman. That's dad on the left side of the picture back in the early 60's.


His working schedule was two days off one day on. That one day was overnight, 24 hours, and would sometimes/… Read full post »
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MAY 13, 2012 4:00PM

The Raw Intelligence. A Dal and Mango Salad


   This time of year it's started to heat up here in Wine Country. From parties around the fire entertaining has moved outdoors, and when things move outdoors, one of the operative words is "Keep it Cool".  So when looking for cool summer salads, I'm sure one of the last things/… Read full post »
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MAY 9, 2012 3:34PM

Quick and Easy Summer Squash Salad


   This last weekend was one of those crazy weekends. House guests visiting from LA. They were on a work trip to Skywalker Ranch when their car had a meltdown. After repairs and getting their work done at the Ranch, it was on to our house where things did not exactly/… Read full post »
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MAY 6, 2012 7:29PM

We have a Winner of the OXO Digital Scale


   Sorry to be a day late in announcing the winner of the OXO 5lb Digital Scale With Pull Out Display  but if I even began to tell you of the craziness that's gone on this weekend around our house, you would think I was channeling some insane sitcom. It started/… Read full post »
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MAY 3, 2012 6:56PM

Bunny Brulee... Jessica Rabbit's Tastier Cousin



   I knew the dame was trouble the minute she walked into my kitchen. She had that soft pliable texture, big dark eyes I could pick off and eat, skin like marshmallow,  and a pair of ears that just wouldn't quit.


   But she was hard. I could tell at a glance/… Read full post »
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APRIL 29, 2012 8:56PM

Taking Advantage of A Spring Special. Cauliflower With Spring Onions and Black Mustard Seeds


   Some smart business person once told me that if one adds the number 99 to anything, it somehow makes it more desirable.  $5.99 rather than $6.00, $199.00 rather than $200.00, and of course everyone knows about 999. For me however, and for a lot of other people, the magic number/… Read full post »
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APRIL 25, 2012 4:19PM

Easy Home Made Truffles, That's How I Roll. Plus A Giveway From OXO.

 
   Sometimes, the things that seem to be the most expensive and rare, turn out to be the simplest and easiest to make at home. Good quality ricotta, pickled and spiced cherries, artisan breads and truffles. Now, when I'm talking about truffles here, I'm not talking about those things/… Read full post »
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APRIL 20, 2012 11:25AM

A Simple Indian Summer Salad of Black Eyed Peas


   A few weeks ago, after we had our #Indianfoodpalooza I got an email from my friend Amanda of Dabblings and Whimsey. Amanda was embarking on her own Indian cooking binge and asked me if I'd like to contribute a guest post to her blog. Someone new taking up Indian food?/… Read full post »
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APRIL 15, 2012 4:57PM

Meatless Ragu For You, + Putting All Your Avocados In One Basket

 
   Every time I cook a holiday meal for my parents, I get a warning from my mother before hand. Basically the warning  is "Don't cook too much food!"  Translation:  "Don't cook any food!"
  
   "Mom," I say. "There are going to be other people. I have/… Read full post »
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APRIL 9, 2012 9:17PM

Caramelized Fennel Salad, The Sensible Side Of The Green Fairy


   My family likes to cluster all their main events. Not for us the birthday in May or January, or the wedding in June. No, we like to slam all major life events such as birthdays and weddings  together in one month, preferably in one week that also contains one major/… Read full post »
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APRIL 5, 2012 12:12AM

It's Easy Being Green. Green Mango Rice.


   It's officially Spring, the time of the year when things begin to bloom. "Begin" is the operative word here as a lot of things are not yet ripe and are still green. Of course some things will still be green no matter what time of year it is Thankyouverymuch!


 
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APRIL 4, 2012 9:40PM

Blogger Just Ate All My Green Mango Rice

I spent several hours writing about Green Mango Rice, published it and then discovered that Blogger had eaten the entire thing..so Green Mango Rice will be coming, just not tonight as I haven't the energy to do the entire thing again..look for it tomorrow. Sorry. Arrrgh!
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APRIL 3, 2012 12:00AM

We Have Winners For #indianfoodpalooza

   One month ago my friends Prerna at Indian Simmer and Barbara at Creative Culinary  and I decided to get together and throw a month long Indian food extravaganza which we called #Indianfoodpalooza, because as everyone knows if you add palooza to anything it ups the fun quotient. We a/… Read full post »
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MARCH 29, 2012 3:43PM

Be Prepared Fish. Fun With Girl Scout Cookies


   I started out early as a door-to-door salesperson. Back in the day, waaaaay before internet shopping, there was such a thing as selling stuff door-to-door. Of course there were professionals who did this, but kids did it too. I sold lots of stuff because my school sent me out to/… Read full post »
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MARCH 25, 2012 9:22PM

Fast and Snappy Fresh Peanut and Radish Salad


   It seems that every April I have to remind myself that while I'm waiting for more and more of the fruits and vegetables of Spring and Summer to arrive, I need to take advantage of what's blooming and budding all around me. I also go looking for cheap, and it's/… Read full post »
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MARCH 20, 2012 10:15PM

One Potato, Two Potato, Indian Party-Perfect Finger Food


   When I was a kid, if anyone had asked me what my favorite finger food was, (actually the term finger food wasn't yet coined) I probably would have said Tater Tots. I know, Tater Tots are actually supposed to be eaten with a fork, but in my house they counted/… Read full post »
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MARCH 19, 2012 9:25PM

A Short Birthday Thank You!

   
    I'm celebrating a birthday today. Birthdays always weird me out, the whole getting older thing. The passage of time. The bigger job retouching my roots. However, there's the alternative to consider, so bring on the wrinkles!

  I was going to be sharing a recipe fo/… Read full post »
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MARCH 15, 2012 11:14PM

Kerala Coconut Curd For A Green St. Patricks Day Dinner.

  
   Every year there comes a day when everybody is Irish. I'm talking about St. Patrick's Day. It's one of those peculiarly American holidays when no matter who you are or where your family originally came from, we're all part of one big, noisy partying horde. The streets are jam/… Read full post »
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MARCH 12, 2012 11:48AM

Paddlin' My Madeleines Home. The Cookies You Can't Forget.


   See those cookies up there? Those my friends are madeleines. Those are the cookies that so wigged out the great French writer Marcel Proust that he spent the last 12 years of his life in a cork lined room, just thinking, writing about, and probably eating them.


   Maybe that's o/… Read full post »
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MARCH 7, 2012 10:29PM

Cashew Rice, Perfect Partner For A Vegetable Stew.

 
    When I set out to serve up a South Indian vegetable stew or Aviyal, for the #Indianfoodpalooza cook-along party that I'm hosting along with Creative Culinary and Indian Simmer this month, I searched for the perfect easy accompaniment. I wanted something that would compliment/… Read full post »
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MARCH 5, 2012 10:50AM

Welcome To #Indianfoodpalooza! Come Cook With Us!


   About a month or so ago, my fellow food bloggers Barbara of Creative Culinary, Prerna, of Indian Simmer and I, started talking about getting people more interested in cooking Indian food. The first person who was interested was Barbara as she came into this whole project an Indian food v/
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FEBRUARY 28, 2012 10:25PM

Kerala Style Fish. A Fast Dinner In A Strange Kitchen.


   Last week I had an adventure in catering when I packed my knives and my spices and my tools and hit the road to cook a dinner party in a friends kitchen. To put it bluntly this was my fantasy baseball camp; this was my School of Rock. I was/… Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 24, 2012 3:12PM

Please Pack Your Knives And Go. A Catered Event


   I am not a professional chef, I am not a professional caterer. My husband and I have been lucky enough to earn our living as screenwriters for the last 20 plus years. Don't  get me wrong, I  love what I do, but cooking is my Secret, Groupie Vice. Cooking is/… Read full post »
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