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Archives for July 2008

Tried & Tasted: Meeta’s Chicken Curry (Served With An Indian Apple Salad)

July 31, 2008 By Laura 11 Comments

When it comes to things I am passionate about, I like being forced to thoroughly investigate just one of those things. Maybe it is because I have trouble making up my mind. For this reason I enjoy book clubs, and for this reason I really enjoy food blog events that “force” me to cook from… 

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Filed Under: apples, chicken, curry, fruit, grapes, Indian recipes, salads, yogurt

I Finally Got Around To Trying Baked Oatmeal

July 30, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

Once upon a time I had one of those pull out garbage cans. Although it got kind of dirty, I’ve always wanted another one and am planning to incorporate it into the dream kitchen (within budget, haha) I am designing. My sister asked me why, since it got so messy. This is why (and no… 

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Filed Under: apples, breakfast, oats, vegetarian

Finding A Summery Use For Apples: Tangy Green Lentil Salad With Tart Apples & Salsa Verde

July 29, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

I’ve been having an issue with apples lately. Wonderfully tart cooking apples have been flooding the farmers’ market lately. I don’t make (or even like, much) apple sauce and I don’t make apple pie (I leave that to my mom since hers rocks), which leaves mostly really autumnal creations like apple cinnamon muffins and stewed… 

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Filed Under: apples, lentils, Mexican dishes, salads, salsas, vegetarian

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies from the NY Times

July 28, 2008 By Laura 13 Comments

Bill Yosses’s Chocolate Chip Cookie’s reign as my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe was short lived.Don’t get me wrong, it is a great recipe, and its usefulness is large batch make-ahead situations (because it can be frozen and sliced and baked in mid sized cookies) is not to be under-appreciated.But I, like everyone else, have… 

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Filed Under: chocolate chip cookies, cookies

BBD #12: Welsh (Pan)Cakes

July 27, 2008 By Laura 8 Comments

I would not be sharing this recipe except for the fact that it is my Bread Baking Day submission.   That’s not an auspicious beginning is it? They were not awful but to say they were not worth the work when you could make scones instead is an understatement. But to me half the point… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, flatbreads, pancakes, quick breads

Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Frittata with Feta

July 25, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

(This post was written before the preceding Taste & Create post, but I had to get that one posted for a deadline—although my husband is home now, the last few days he was gone were not pleasant, which is what this entry refers to). It turns out the key to making dinner is being awake… 

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Filed Under: eggs, vegetarian, zucchini

Taste & Create: Aparna’s Manipuri Khichdi

July 24, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

So I am sliding in at the end of the Taste & Create deadline–which really bugs me and I am sorry I took so long. Basically I had chosen this yogurt chickpea dish to make a week or so ago, and when I realized I got paired with Aparna, of My Diverse Kitchen (who is… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, Indian recipes, rice, vegetarian, yogurt

Blueberry Buckle

July 23, 2008 By Laura 12 Comments

I am so tired I can barely type. How do single parents do it? I mean, John has gone out of town plenty of times before, but never when we were in crisis mode of some sort. I’m dying here!   Ironically we are making progress with Sammy (I think, anyway, unless last night was… 

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Filed Under: blueberries, breakfast, quick breads, streusel

Summery Lemon & Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

July 22, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

This is not the most aesthetically pleasing cookie I have ever baked, but it is probably the tastiest lemon cookie I’ve ever eaten. The edges browned a bit more than I would have liked, but it really only affected their look, not their taste. I actually baked three different renditions of this dough, in various… 

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Filed Under: cookies, cream cheese, lemon baked goods

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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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