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Archives for May 2009

An Update & Family Recipes Reminder

May 31, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

I thought you might like to see how the house is coming along since its barren, muddy days. We almost became the opposite, a complete jungle, when the mower broke before we went on vacation. YIKES. But John was able to get it mowed today–and look! It almost looks like a real yard! This is… 

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Filed Under: blog events, family recipes, misc

Chipotle-Rhubarb Glazed Turkey Burgers With Apple Pico De Gallo

May 29, 2009 By Laura 5 Comments

Sorry for the silence–I don’t know if I recommend traveling with toddlers with multiple, far-spaced stops (we made a total of 4 8+ hour drives in 2 weeks). EXHAUSTING. Our neighbors kindly had us over for dinner our first evening back–an incredible Mediterranean meal–so this is the first dinner I have cooked. Also I tried… 

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Filed Under: apples, burgers, ground turkey, rhubarb, salsas, southwestern

Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumb Pie in a Skillet Crust

May 25, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

I made a rhubarb and strawberry pie for my in-laws, to go with the vindaloo and curried cauliflower. I was looking for something just a little unusual, and I think I succeeded. The pie crust is made from what you might call a skillet shortbread, and the filling is gently spiced with cardamom and ginger–nothing… 

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Filed Under: pies, rhubarb, strawberries

Gobhi Hari Matar Sabji (Sauteed Cauliflower & Green Peas)

May 22, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

I told my mother in law that my while my pork vindaloo was cooking inside the box, this cauliflower dish was cooking outside the box.  You see, not only had I never made this dish, I also had never cooked cauliflower before, let alone cooked an Indian cauliflower dish.   So I was flying blind to… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, Indian recipes, peas, vegetarian

Tried & True Goan Style Vindaloo

May 19, 2009 By Laura 16 Comments

I have been holding out on you.   (Again.  How many times have I started a post that way?) You see what happened was this.  Every holiday season I host a big Indian dinner for my in-laws, our Christmas dinner for that side of the family.  (I did not this past year because of moving.)… 

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Filed Under: curry, Indian recipes, pork

A New Look For Sweet & Salty Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

May 16, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

What is it about kids that brings out the over the top in us?  Indeed, might I say, garish in us? I would not normally put 1 cup of peanut butter chips, 1 cup of chocolate chips, 1 bag of baking M&Ms and 1 bag of baking peanut butter cups into a double batch of my Sweet &… 

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Filed Under: chocolate chip cookies, cookies, peanut butter

Safaid Keema, Maybe?: Ground Meat with Potatoes In Scented (Off) White Sauce

May 13, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

I never thought I would have a child who by the age of 4 (she’ll be 4 in June) calmly and correctly identified wood ticks. I don’t always feel calm when I see ticks! But except for one time in the middle of the night when she found one crawling on her (I think we… 

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Filed Under: beef, Creek in Ohio, ground beef, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, yogurt

Chickpeas With Lemon Cumin Dressing & Orange Scented Yogurt on a Bed of Greens

May 11, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

I first saw this salad over at The Recipe Girl a while back, although after bookmarking it, I realized I had the cookbook it came from, Ellie Krieger’s The Food You Crave. It looked wonderful, but I got distracted and forgot about it. The other night when I made my chicken divan, I was low… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, oranges, salads, yogurt

Tequila Lime Marinade for Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos

May 10, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

I. Am. So. Tired. So this is gardening. I’ve had a vegetable garden before, but I had a lot of help and I certainly did not mulch it–and since I am so dumb that I mulched this darn garden by hand, the mulching was truly horrific (I have since purchased a hoe). And I am… 

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Filed Under: chicken, lime, southwestern, tacos, tequila, tortilla dishes

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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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