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This undated photo shows a curry plant in New Paltz, N.Y. Real curry is a mix of many ingredients, but you can find “curry” flavor also in a single plant, the so-called curry plant. (AP photo)
Grow many plants — or just one — for curry flavor
As a gardener, I consider anything I would reach for in a food store to be fair game to try to grow at home. That accounts for the kumquat, avocado and bay laurel trees at my kitchen window. So when I recently reached for a jar of curry powder at the store, I figured: Why not? As it turns out, to grow curry I would have to grow more than one plant, because curry is a mix of a number of spices. Ingredients of a curry vary according to what food it accompanies, but most contain some coriander, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, fenugreek and hot pepper. Beyond these core ingredients, ginger, mustard seed and cinnamon might also be used.
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INGREDIENTS PROBABLY ALREADY IN YOUR GARDEN Some curry ingredients
are straightforward to grow. I already grow coriander; it’s the seed that makes cilantro, which goes to seed all too quickly anyway. Sown in spring, I could have seed in hand by early summer. And if you sow coriander/cilantro once, you’ll have it always as self-sown volunteers. I try to keep such volunteers confined to one corner of my garden and one corner of my greenhouse. I also already grow mustard, but for its leaf. Left to grow, mustard will send up stalks of yellow flowers which will be followed by seeds. For the curry I planned to make, you can choose from among three kinds of mustard to plant. Black mustard grows tallest, about 6 feet high, and produces the hottest seeds. White mustard grows about 2 feet high and bears the mildest seeds. Six-inch-high Chinese mustard is intermediate in hotness. Mustard seed can be planted very early in the spring, with the plants thinned out according to their eventual size. The tender, young thinnings are good in salads mixed with lettuce, and the larger leaves make excellent cooked greens. I also already grow peppers. Hot peppers, like mustards, can be chosen according to the amount of hotness desired in the finished curry, from searing hot (use Thai hot peppers) to mild (use Ancho peppers). The seeds need to be sown indoors in winter or early spring and then set out in the garden once the weather has reliably warmed. SOME NOT SO COMMONLY GROWN INGREDIENTS New ground will probably have to be explored for the rest of the curry ingredients. I have never grown cumin or fenugreek, but both are easy-to-grow annuals sown out in the garden once the soil has warmed in spring. No need to grow fenugreek only for curry. This member of the bean family, growing about 2 feet high and bearing yellow flowers, bears seeds that have the flavor, but not the sweetness, of maple syrup. The final four ingredients — turmeric, ginger, cardamom and cinnamon — would be more of a challenge to pick outside most kitchen doors. The first three are in the ginger family, which is interesting but does not make growing any of them in colder regions any easier. Turmeric is used for its yellowish color, which could also be obtained from a plant called wild turmeric, or goldenseal, which grows wild over much of the country. The dried, ground roots are what is used. Ginger is easy to grow in a pot, but also could be obtained from a wild plant, appropriately called wild ginSee Garden p. 2D
This undated photo provided by Chilton Furniture shows the Mysa Bed in maple, the Mysa nightstand in maple and their Cottage 5-Drawer Chest in white. Americans spend billions of dollars a year on furniture, but they're often not getting what they paid for. A big part of the problem is misleading labels, experts say. “The language that companies sometimes use to sell their furniture is so funny and misleading that even I was duped by an online ad into thinking I was getting something made of solid wood,” says Jen Levin, who owns the Maine-based Chilton Furniture Co. with her husband, Jared. They specialize in Shaker-style wood furniture. (AP photo)
‘Genuine leather?’ ‘Real wood?’ HOW TO READ FURNITURE LABELS
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Americans spend billions of dollars a year on furniture, but they’re often not getting what they paid for. A big part of the problem is misleading labels, experts say. Terms like “genuine leather” and “real wood,” which seem straightforward enough, can be industry code-words for composite materials. And once items arrive on your doorstep, furniture — unlike most other consumer goods — is often too cumbersome to return. It’s also the type of product that people buy infrequently, and so they might be unsure what to look for. “The language that companies sometimes use to sell their furniture is so funny and misleading that even I was duped by an online ad into thinking I was getting something made of solid wood,” says Jen Levin, who owns the Mainebased Chilton Furniture Co. with her husband, Jared. They specialize in Shaker-style wood furniture. “I am extremely particular about wood, and my husband laughed his head off when he learned I’d been fooled into buying furniture made of some kind of composite. And guess what? It would have been such a pain to return the chairs that I ended up keeping them,” she says. “It’s embarrassing to admit.” “The minute I pulled them out of the box I
At right, a custom nailhead trim is applied to Ethan Allen's Grace Chair, which is tailored by hand as shown here in their North American workshops. Below, this undated photo provided by Chilton Furniture shows a dovetail detail on the corner of its Cedar Lined Blanket Chest in cherry. Americans spend billions of dollars a year on furniture, but they're often not getting what they paid for. A big part of the problem is misleading labels, experts say. (AP photos)
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US pending home sales rise 3.1 percent in February By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The pace of Americans signing contracts to buy homes picked up last month, rebounding from a drop in January. But a shortage of homes on the market continues to weigh on the housing market. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its pending sales index rose 3.1 percent in February to 107.5 after tumbling 5 percent in January. Despite the uptick, the index is still down 4.1 percent from a year earlier. Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the association, blamed the uneven performance on a shortage of houses for sale. “The
In this March 6 photo a sign advertises the pending sale of a home in San Jose, Calif. On Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors releases its February report on pending home sales. (AP photo) minuscule number of listings on the market and its adverse effect on affordability are squeezing buy-
ers and suppressing overall activity,” he says. Pending sales surged 10.3 percent in the North-
east, rose 3 percent in the South but eked out gains of just 0.7 percent in the Midwest and 0.4 percent in the West. A shortage of inventory and healthy demand is pushing up housing prices. On Tuesday, Standard & Poor’s said that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index climbed 6.2 percent in January from a year earlier on top of a 6.3 percent annual gain in December. A strong job market has given American consumers, including young millennials, the confidence to shop for homes, but the scarcity of choices means they face fierce competition as the spring home-buying season begins.
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This graphic represents a Tuesday survey of regional lending institutions. Figures are based on rates at Range Bank, First Bank of Upper Michigan, the Marquette Community Federal Credit Union and mBank.
This photo shows Dallas, Texas based Scout Design Studio’s Orleans table. Scout showed the Orleans table at the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York, and the slice of Lucite braced between two brass legs, the interplay of heavy metal and transparent materials, was one of the eyecatching trends at this year's show. (AP photo)
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ger. Here again, the dried roots are the parts used. Cardamom is a tropical, perennial herb like ginger, so could, theoretically, be grown either in a pot or outdoors in the garden in summer. I believe I’ll omit cinnamon from my home-grown curry. This spice comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree, so would be a challenge to grow outside of the tropics.
By KIM COOK Associated Press NEW YORK — This month’s Architectural Digest Design Show offered winter-weary attendees a breath of fresh air with many design ideas that were calm, cool and collected. Some highlights:
CALM Brooklyn textile design firm Eskayel put founder Shanan Campanaro’s painterly watercolors of Moroccan rooftops on its Mural collection of fabrics and wallpapers, in a soothing palette with blue, gray and cream. Stockholm-based textile designer Akane Moriyama’s Draped Flowers curtain was popular with the Instagram crowd at the show. The limited-edition curtain is made of spun washi-paper thread in small factories in Japan. The strong, washable thread is knit into curtains with over 100 pockets where fresh flowers can be placed. The curtain’s floral tableau can be constantly changed for different looks or scents, “blurring the line between still and living objects,” says Moriyama. The Bride pendant lamp, designed by Mammalampa’s Latvian creative director, Ieva Kaleja, and available through Marie Burgos Design , is woven by hand, so no two are alike. The fix-
ture’s plaited paper is meant to evoke a bride’s dress. “As light shines through, “says Kaleja, “you will find yourself infused by an aura of airy lightness; almost as if the lamp were not subject to the law of gravity.” Vermont Modern by Hubbardton Forge added to its collection of innovative lighting with the More Cowbell pendant. Glass cowbells hung from Vermont maple dowels, creating a playful fixture with a Scandinavian design vibe. COOL Transparent and opaque materials like clear or brushed glass and plastic can be a nice foil to energetic wallpaper prints, wild rugs or upholstery. Dallas-based studio Scout showed their Orleans side table, a chic play of contrasts with shiny brass legs supporting a slice of clear Lucite. Also in the booth was a modern take on the rocking chair, with looping acrylic and brass arms. Patterned rondels in latte, gray, tobacco and clear glass are crafted by Rhode Island artist Tracy Glover , and then mounted with brass arms to create a constellation-shaped fixture that can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Glover honed her craft in a 13th century Belgian convent’s crystal factory and at Dale Chihuly’s Pilchuck School,
where she was mentored by Venetian masters-in-residence. New York architect and engineer Rachel Robinson showed her Purl Lounge Chair. Brushed brass connectors cradled an ash wood frame within a pair of satin-finished glass legs. The frame is a loom onto which a wool roving seat cushion is woven. The mix of materials makes a surprisingly comfy chair. (www.durodeco.com ) COLLECTED Amy Astley, Architectural Digest’s editor-inchief, says, “We’re seeing a shift back to collecting. Handcraft is a big trend — design where you can appreciate the hand of the artist, and the quality of how things are made.” The MADE section of the show is always one of its strongest. This year, it showcased lighting, furniture and art from more than 160 emerging artisans and international studios. Canadian studio Norquay brought some of their soft wool blankets and a selection of lithe, cherry-wood paddles, their otter tails painted with striking graphics. Some are water-ready; others purely decorative. The company was started by artist and avid canoeist Natasha Wittke. She once took a month-long canoe trip through northern Ontario.
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This undated photo provided by Chilton Furniture shows a close-up of its Mysa Nightstand in maple, and shows split wedge tenon joinery on top. Americans spend billions of dollars a year on furniture, but they're often not getting what they paid for. A big part of the problem is misleading labels, experts say. “The language that companies sometimes use to sell their furniture is so funny and misleading that even I was duped by an online ad into thinking I was getting something made of solid wood,” says Jen Levin, who owns the Maine-based Chilton Furniture Co. with her husband, Jared. They specialize in Shaker-style wood furniture. (AP photo)
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Architectural Digest Show: Calm, cool and collected decor
EASY CURRY Even without the cinnamon, all this does seem like a lot of trouble for curry. Two simpler possibilities exist: the so-called curry plant (Helichrysum italicum), a woolly, yellow-flowered Mediterranean perennial, and curry-scented geranium. Both could be overwintered in pots indoors and grown outdoors in the summer. You can’t really use either to make a curry sauce, but they could be used just for their curry aroma or to add a bit of curry flavor to a sandwich spread.
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knew they were wrong. They were too lightweight, and if you look at where the chair leg meets the seat, there was a little space where the so-called ‘wood grain’ stopped and the leg was just a pulpy white.” Levin and other furniture experts advise consumers to ask questions about what they’re buying. The term “top-grain leather” indicates a higher quality product than “bonded” or “genuine” leather. “Solid wood,” or better yet a specific type and quality of solid wood, indicates higher quality than “real wood” or, for example, “cherry colored wood,” terms often used to misrepresent lower-quality wood furniture. “The difference is truly in the details,” says Tracy Paccione, senior vice president of merchandizing for Ethan Allen furniture. But, she says, “there are some things you can look for to distinguish high-quality furniture from the rest.” WOOD “We recommend looking for quality construction details, such as dovetailed drawer corners, mortiseand-tenon joinery on furniture tops and rails, and floating anti-warp cleats on dining table tops and headboards,” Paccione says. “Intricate wood carvings or hand-applied accents can only be achieved
with great attention and skill. They are good indicators that the piece was made with care.” LEATHER When looking for leather furniture, ask if the piece is fully upholstered in genuine leather, Paccione says. Some upholstered leather pieces may be vinylmatched, meaning they are partly upholstered in a vinyl that matches the leather. Paccione says Ethan Allen “only uses topgrain and full-grain leather for its upholstered furniture pieces.” Know your leather lingo: “Bonded leather” is a material that has been reprocessed from many leather pieces, which typically have been ground up, reconstituted and glued together into a sheet. It is typically less resilient than hide, and is more likely to crack and peel. “Genuine leather” is made from a hide, but the term doesn’t necessarily mean it is well made. Bonded leather that contains only hide parts can be marketed as genuine leather. “Top-grain leather” comes from the most durable part of the hide. It is lightly sanded or buffed to minimize natural markings. “Full-grain leather” is unaltered by sanding or buffing, so it retains the hide’s natural markings and is often thicker and more durable.
FABRIC When choosing upholstery, think about your lifestyle, Paccione says. “Does it need to withstand pets and the kids on a sofa, or is it being used for an accent piece in the bedroom? Look for details about the fabric’s wearability, or consider highperformance fabrics that are specially treated with protective finishes,” she says.
JOINERY Joinery can be a tip-off to the quality and longevity of a piece of furniture. “Look for a smooth glide when operating the drawer, and be sure it doesn’t tilt down and fall or pit when pulled out entirely,” Paccione says. Both she and Levin say features to look for include: dovetail joinery on all four drawer corners, dovetail guides and anti-tip rails to prevent the drawer from tilting downward when it’s pulled out, and thicker drawer sides and back. “Wood-on-wood joinery is top of the line,” Levin says. “In the long run, metal will loosen in wood, and nothing is really going to fix that. ... but with woodon-wood joinery, the joint becomes stronger over time.” “Details like that are important to look for because looks and description can be deceiving,” Levin says.
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