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Archives for September 2008

Tried & Tasted: Monsoon Spice’s Sweet Chili Lime Glazed Tofu Served With Broccoli and Thai Red Rice

September 30, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

I meant to participate in Zlamushka’s Tried and Tasted last month, but with the surgery it just never happened. This month I am sliding in at the last moment with a recipe from this month’s T&T blog, Monsoon Spice. Speaking of being busy, before I proceed with the recipe and post, let me share a… 

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Filed Under: lime, rice, Thai dishes, tofu

Apple Pie Bars

September 29, 2008 By Laura 7 Comments

This has been the year of the bar cookie. Those of you who follow my blog might be shocked to learn that except for chocolate chip cookies baked as blondies and brownies, I had never made a bar cookie before this year. For a person who prefers chewy, thick cookies, I am beginning to realize… 

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Filed Under: apples, bar cookies, cookies, streusel

Rolling Out Harvest Sunflower Cookies

September 27, 2008 By Laura 20 Comments

I mentioned a while back how much I hate rolling dough out. It is the bane of my existence. So when I knew I was going home to Columbus, I decided to ask my mom if she would make roll out cookies with me, so I could see what I am doing wrong and what… 

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Filed Under: cookies, kids cooking, molasses

The Problem With Being The Only Cook In Your Household: Chocolate Orbit Cake

September 23, 2008 By Laura 9 Comments

Do you remember the spread I did for John’s birthday? And the peanut butter pie? To die for! Do you remember the 3rd birthday celebration feast and Alex’s monkey cupcakes? I spent forever planning those… Sammy has a fall birthday so you guys have not seen her birthday yet. But anyway, this week it is… 

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Filed Under: cakes, chocolate

A Shockingly Successful Lemon Garbanzo Salad With Feta Cheese

September 22, 2008 By Laura 9 Comments

I am sure some of you are wondering why I made the thing if I was so shocked at its success? Well I knew I would like it–and I was even certain my kids would eat it by component–i.e., eat all of the cukes, then all of the tomatoes, then the feta cheese, etc., and… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, cucumbers, salads, tomatoes, vegetarian

Getting Lazy With Luscious Lime Meltaways

September 21, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

Can you tell I like alliteration? Anyway, I loved these cookies but for some reason I just completely blanked out on taking pictures of them. Let’s blame it on the power outage, shall we? Pretend I was out cleaning up branches or something (unless you are John in which case, uh, since you know you… 

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Filed Under: cookies, lime

Laura’s Mistaken Mulligatawny

September 18, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

Mulligatawny is one of those recipes that is everywhere–and no 2 recipes look the same. As far as I can tell, the only agreed upon fact about mulligatawny is that it is a fusion of British and Indian cuisines–and actually cooked more by the British, I believe, at least originally. It is a good example… 

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Filed Under: British, Indian recipes, lentils, potatoes, soup, split peas, stews

My Favorite White Bread & Lessons My Mother Taught Me

September 18, 2008 By Laura 11 Comments

When I was in college, my friends spoke very disparagingly of white bread. They referred to it as gummy and flavorless. They only bought whole grain breads. Now that I am an adult, when buying bread, I pretty much only buy whole grain bread as well. But there is a reason white bread was once… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, yeasted breads

Searching For A Savannah To Love–While Ducking 75 MPH Winds

September 16, 2008 By Laura 8 Comments

The golf course took the brunt of it. Insane statistic of the day: last I heard Ike was being blamed for 34 deaths, 19 of which were very inland and 6 of which were in Indiana and 4 in Ohio. What a crazy few days! Who would have guessed Hurricane Ike would still be that… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies

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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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