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Archives for February 2009

See you next week…

February 26, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

My grandma passed away on Tuesday morning and I am headed home for the funeral after a day spent making bundt cakes for the folks coming into town. Hope to share some of them with you as well as an outstanding posole I made this week–check back at the beginning of next week…

Filed Under: misc

Sweet Tomato Relish

February 23, 2009 By Laura 6 Comments

Agh! So frustrating! My computer is gone–AGAIN. So John decided to get a hard drive to back up the computer–something about how you can program a Mac to automatically back everything up if you have a second hard drive, and in a moment too difficult to explain (according to him) of “computer scientist stupidity” he… 

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Filed Under: chutneys, Southern food, tomatoes

Tried, True & Comforting Oaxacan Tortilla Soup

February 21, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

I have been holding out on you. Really holding out. My most repeated recipes, the tried and true favorites, of this household, are, for the most part, not on this blog. This is easily explained; the recipes are usually easy fallbacks that I don’t even have a written recipe for anymore. And they are frequently… 

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Filed Under: beans, chicken, Mexican dishes, soup, tomatoes, tortilla dishes

Peanut Butter Crispy Bars

February 19, 2009 By Laura 21 Comments

Deb, over at Smitten Kitchen, has a lot to answer for. First she made those breakfast raspberry bars. Then she made the peanut butter bars. So I bought the darn book. And made the brownies. And now I have made the peanut butter bars and oh my lord are these good. And so evil. But… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, chocolate, peanut butter

An Allspice Variation On Whole Grain Sour Cream Muffins

February 18, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Wow did I really post every weekday last week? Apparently I had a lot of energy. Energy which is sorely lacking this week. We have a house guest coming in plus this is the weekend I am making John his big SE Asian feast (shhh… don’t tell him–he never reads this–but the main dish will… 

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Filed Under: muffins

Sweet Potato Black Bean Cakes Served With Guacamole With Cottage Cheese

February 16, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

You remember last December when my life got crazy and my posts were spaced way out with days inbetween? And I made all sorts of great food and did not share them with you? Well happily for all involved, I just re-made one of those dishes. Granted you probably would have preferred it closer to… 

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Filed Under: avocado, beans, sweet potato, vegetarian

Goan Curried Beef With Coconut Milk, Vinegar and Potatoes

February 16, 2009 By Laura 6 Comments

Goan Curried Beef with Coconut Milk, Vinegar and Potatoes is unique, super simple and delicious! Talk about a simple meal to wow your dinner guests with!

Goan Curried Beef With Coconut Milk, Vinegar and Potatoes is an unbelievably easy and delicious twist on meat and potatoes. It whips together in moments, and hours later you have a meal fit for a king. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Do you have any… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, carrots, coconut milk, Indian recipes, potatoes, salads Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, braising, coconut milk, curry, Goan, Indian, potatoes, vinegar

Some Kitchen Photos & Some Inadvertantly Gooey Peppermint Brownies

February 13, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

My mother’s favorite part of my new kitchen is the pantry. It is a step in, which means you can step 1, maybe 2 steps into it, but it is long and has shelves at each end also. The photo to the left is the view of the left from the inside. The photos in… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, brownies, chocolate, mint chocolate

Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal (Breakfast) Cookies

February 12, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies with Cinnamon

This is one of those cookies that is chock full of good things–to the extent that you are not sure what to call them. Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal Oat Bran Pecan Breakfast Cookies with Cinnamon Chips? I invented them because I love cookies. Much like muffin people are just cake lovers in disguise, I wanted a… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, cookies, oats, pumpkin

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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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