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Archives for March 2009

Grandma’s Beef and Noodles

March 31, 2009 By Laura 97 Comments

It took my mom 30 years to manage to make her Beef and Noodles exactly like Grandma’s, so I suppose I should not be disheartened. And in fairness to both my mom and myself, my mom is hamstrung by my dad’s complete aversion to salt and I on the other hand was hamstrung by either… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, family recipes, pasta Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, beef rump, beef stock, canned beef, midwestern cooking, noodles, pasta

Chocolate Scones: Quadruple Chocolate Scones and Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Scones

March 30, 2009 By Laura 14 Comments

Chocolate Scones! Chocolate Chip Butterscotch and Quadruple Chocolate Scones are wonderful for dessert or as an afternoon snack! And so easy!

Chocolate scones are delicious–Chocolate Chip Scones are a scone take on chocolate chip cookies and Quadruple Chocolate Scones are just an intensely chocolate scone. Breakfast, afternoon snack, dessert–they work for any occasion! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. What does quick bread say to you? Sure I know that loads… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, quick breads, scones Tagged With: chocolate, quick bread, scones, white chocolate

Taste & Create: Bollywood Biryani

March 29, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

I LOVE my Taste & Create partner this month. No disrespect to my former partners–many of whose blogs I still read regularly–but Simran and I are on a wavelength of sorts (as far as I am concerned anyway, haha, who knows what she thought of my blog). I instantly found many, many dishes on her… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, chickpeas, Indian recipes, potatoes, rice

Back In The Saddle: Daring Bakers’ Lasagne

March 27, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

And people wonder why I think counter space is a necessity for the Daring Bakers! This is the cooked noodles lying out to dry and waiting to be assembled–while I was still cooking more noodles. You read that title right–although depending on how well you know me it could either be the Daring Baker part… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, Daring Bakers, lasagne, pasta, pork Tagged With: beef, casserole, Italian, lasagna, lasagne, noodles, pasta, pork

Baking With Kids: Granola

March 26, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Does this scenario sound familiar? You are baking and your child desperately wants to help sift the pre-mixed flour (i.e., it has baking powder, etc, in it) into the bowl with your sieve. Despite misgivings, you let her because you know she has to learn–and whoosh! half of it goes over the side. Or she… 

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Filed Under: kids cooking, misc, oats

Whole Grain Cottage Cheese Bread

March 24, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

A blog that I read, For Goodness Sake, recently had a post about some of my bread–in the post Linda called herself a “bread stalker” and said she stalked my breads (a HUGE compliment, by the way). Well I have 2 blogs that I check into primarily for bread as well–Wild Yeast and Farmgirl Fare…. 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, cottage cheese, whole grains, yeasted breads

Pasta Making In 2009 101

March 22, 2009 By Laura 17 Comments

Introducing my new favorite appliance, the Kitchen Aid pasta roller. I’ve had this since last Mother’s Day but have been waiting for the new kitchen to try it (what? You think I should have been able to find noodle drying space with no counters, 2 toddlers and 3 dogs?). I actually did not originally want… 

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Filed Under: cooks' tools, misc, pasta Tagged With: D.I.Y., homemade pasta, kitchenaid attachment, noodles, pasta, pasta roller

Soy Garlic Lime Coriander Marinated Flank Steak

March 20, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

Any basketball fans in the house? Anyone appreciate the totally exciting significance of Michigan being back in the tournament after over 10 years? Suffice to say I am a little distracted these days. I was a VERY big basketball fan in my college days–but it has been hard to maintain enthusiasm the last decade or… 

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Filed Under: beef, lime

Would You Believe?…..

March 19, 2009 By Laura 3 Comments

I STILL have strep throat! And John is out of town this weekend, so I will try get some recipes up when I can but if you don’t see anything ’til next week that is why. Well that and the basketball tournament. 🙂 Go Blue!

Filed Under: misc

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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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