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Archives for February 2009

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes For John

February 11, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes: Dark chocolate cup cakes topped with a Peppermint White Chocolate Ganache based frosting

John and I rarely celebrate birthdays on the actual birthday. When it comes to the kids, we are usually trying to coordinate a party for family if not something bigger. Poor Sammy’s (whose birthday falls during hunting season) birthday was off by almost a month this year–but she was turning 2 so it is not… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cupcakes, mint chocolate

Scones For Playgroup

February 10, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Butter Scones with Dried Fruit

Someone just made my day! Amanda, of My Finds Online, has listed me #2 of her Top 25 Recipe Blogs of 2009! Wow! I’ve gotten some cool awards, but I gotta admit this one is really exciting! Thanks, Amanda! As you all know, I hosted playgroup for the first time this week. And promptly freaked… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, dried fruit, lemon baked goods, quick breads, scones Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, butter, dried fruit, fruit, lemon, scones

Chocohotopots, Poofed!

February 9, 2009 By Laura 5 Comments

Chocohotopots, Poofed!: a simple baked chocolate pudding with whipped eggs to create some lift

Are there any food writers “in your life” that you have read so much and so often–and you like so much–that when you are cooking you frequently imagine what they would have to say about what you were doing? No? That’s just me? Well at any rate, Nigella Lawson is one such for me. I… 

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Filed Under: chocolate

Grilled Javanese Chicken

February 8, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Grilled Javanese Chicken with Rice

Sheesh I made all this good food over the last week and have not shared any of it! It has just been that kind of week. I am hosting playgroup tomorrow–haha, what were we thinking? Nothing is unpacked and the house is a wreck. I hope no one wants to look, uh, anywhere other than… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Indonesian Tagged With: broiler, chicken, Indonesian, rice

Best Peanut Butter Blondie EVER

February 5, 2009 By Laura 18 Comments

You know I am not a fan of proclaiming various cookies or desserts The Best Ever.But my gosh if this does not come close to the Best Peanut Butter Blondie EVER. Even if Lisa Yockelson calls it something else! (Laura’s note June 7, 2014: this recipe is so awesome I made it again, with better… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, peanut butter

What A Winter!: Anadama Bread

February 3, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

Buttered Anadama Bread

This view is out back but mostly to the side of the house–those trees border the creek that runs through our land. Well I feel like I may as well be living in the northeast, so why not make that classic northeast sandwich loaf? Seriously, we got snow last year (I have only lived here… 

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Filed Under: Creek in Ohio, molasses, yeasted breads

Pumpkin "Vegetarian" Chili

February 2, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

Pumpkin Vegetarian Chili

It has been 45 F or higher here with blinding sunshine the last 2 days. The entire landscape is melting into a totally smooth ice rink. Because there was apparently too much snow for it to totally disappear. And then this evening it started snowing again and now it is supposed to be cold again… 

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Filed Under: beans, chili, easily made vegetarian, pumpkin, soup, southwestern, stews

So You Think You’ve Had Sweet And Sour?: Thai Sweet And Sour With Pork

February 1, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

Thai Sweet and Sour with Pork

Do you associate sweet and sour Asian dishes with heavy, almost gloppy stir fries served with breaded and fried, sometimes greasy, chicken or pork? I am not claiming I did not once enjoy that Chinese American restaurant staple, but I promise once you try the Thai version you won’t look back. The sauce should be… 

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Filed Under: cucumbers, pineapple, pork, stir fry, Thai dishes, tomatoes

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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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