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Archives for January 2008

A Use For Those Spare Egg Whites: Laura’s Health(ier) Whole Wheat Pancakes

January 31, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

I seem to have encountered a lot of recipes lately requiring egg yolks. And my sister had me thinking about pancakes from her post about King Arthur’s pancake recipe [her blog no longer exists so I have no link for you]. So last night when I was thinking about these egg whites I had sitting… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, buttermilk, pancakes, whole grains

Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk, Sweet Potato & Red Grapes

January 29, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

Thai Soup with Coconut Milk, Grapes and Sweet Potatoes

This conversation took place at our dinner table last night: Alex: I WANT to salt my fooo-o-o-od! Me: Alex, in Thailand people don’t keep salt on the table. In Thailand, if you think your food is not salty enough, you put fish sauce on it. Alex: I do not like fish sauce! Me and John… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, soup, sweet potato, Thai dishes

Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake: Fragrant with Apples and Reminiscent of Home

January 28, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

Apple Sour Cream Cake

I am obsessed with my mom’s apple pie. It is by far my favorite dish that she makes. I have never learned to make it [as of this post], although I do have the recipe and aside from improving my pie crust I think I could make it (her pie is the exception to my… 

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Filed Under: apples, cakes, streusel

Weeknight Wild Game Jambalaya

January 27, 2008 By Laura 1 Comment

The men in my family have always been hunters.I can remember back in high school and college having to defend hunting to a lot of meat-eating people, but nowadays people seem to understand that when done correctly (i.e., soberly and eating what you kill), hunting is actually a quite responsible, humane way of putting meat… 

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Filed Under: duck, jambalaya, rice, sausage

Taking Rosie For A Walk

January 27, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

I know I already told you guys about Bony being adopted, but I was thinking about it, and I think I am going to blog about my time at the animal shelter in general. Volunteering there is a pretty big deal for me—it is a cause that is near and dear to my heart but… 

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Filed Under: animal shelter

De-Stressing with Chocolate Chip Cupcakes Topped with Ganache

January 26, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

Bony Update Many of you remember the German Shepherd that I rescued a week or so back… well I decided to volunteer at the shelter that took her. I got there today for the orientation session, and while I was filling out my paperwork, Bony left with her new owner! He had another German Shepherd… 

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Filed Under: animal shelter, chocolate, cupcakes, ganache, Yockelson

Imperfection Never Tasted So Good: BHG Chocolate Mint Bars

January 21, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

I asked around earlier this week trying to decide if I should blog failures or dishes that I wasn’t very enthusiastic about. I got lots of different opinions, and what I finally decided was that yes I would blog about them if there was a point to the entry other than the dish. In the… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, mint chocolate, streusel

The Taste of Home: Butternut Squash Soup & Homemade Bread

January 20, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

  Nothing quite tastes like home to me as much as homemade bread and soup. When I was young and I was sick, Mom always hauled out the Beef and Vegetable Soup—either she got it from the freezer or she made it fresh—and made homemade bread. To this day I desperately crave broth in particular… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, butternut squash, easily made vegetarian, soup, yeasted breads

Bun Bo Shao (Vietnamese Sirloin served on Rice Vermicelli and Veggies)

January 18, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

I did not grow up eating Asian food. I tried Chinese food on my own with my childhood best friend when I was about 14 or so (I can’t remember it very well now). I do remember feeling very adult because I ordered a main dish, an egg roll, and wanton soup (our parents had… 

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Filed Under: beef, pork, rice noodles, Vietnamese dishes

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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