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Archives for November 2011

Sausage and Triple Bean Stew with Crimini Mushrooms

November 29, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

Really this post should have been about all of the awesome places you can go with dried beans on a fall football Saturday–and we’ll get there–but you might notice there is a large turtle in the middle of your screen.  Personally, I blame it on the weather.  I enjoyed this stew, don’t get me wrong,

Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, misc, mushrooms, sausage, stews

Clove Snaps: Baking With Alex for Holiday Cookie Table 2011

November 27, 2011 By Laura 8 Comments

Words cannot express how excited I get for the Holidays.  Our tree goes up over Thanksgiving break, as well as all of the Holiday decorations.  The kids and I ooh and aah over all of the holiday decorations for sale in stores like Costco (what some people find crass and overly commercial I find beautiful… 

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Filed Under: cookies, fall spices, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking, oranges

The Spiced Life Style Sambal with Veggies, Eggs, Cashews and Rice (and Turkey?)

November 24, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I know everyone is featuring fantastic things to do with leftover turkey right about now.  But… I hate turkey.  I personally think we have been brainwashed as a nation to think that the driest, most boring meat imaginable should be the centerpiece of our most food-oriented holiday feast.  But I won’t go on… 

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Filed Under: eggs, Indonesian, Malaysian, misc, mushrooms, rice, salsas, sauces, Singapore dishes, Thai dishes, zucchini

The Perfect S’More Bars & Slice-n-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies

November 20, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

Yeah, yeah I know that title up there is quite a mouthful.  But there are reasons.  First of all, I got chosen by Food Buzz to participate in the Nestle Tollhouse Bake Some Love program, which is a sponsored program, meaning I got paid some money to make these cookies, so I wanted to get… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, kids cooking

Goan Spiced Roast Pork Tenderloin

November 18, 2011 By Laura 11 Comments

Alex has taken to basically reading one chapter book per night.  I quiz her about them, suspicious that she is not absorbing anything, but actually she does indeed seem to be, so perhaps not just my love of reading but also my speed of reading has been passed on (to which I say thank goodness… 

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Filed Under: Indian recipes, pork

Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake with Mint Chocolate Ganache For Sammy

November 12, 2011 By Laura 14 Comments

I am so in love with this heart bundt pan.  As many of you have figured out by now, I love bundt cake.  The richer the cake, the less in need of frosting, the more I love it.  Sure there are some frostings I like–hello anything with cream cheese–but in general I prefer rich pound… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, chocolate, cookbooks, cooks' tools, mint chocolate, reviews

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples

November 9, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples--even better the second day!

I was all excited to write this post, marking my return to submitting posts to that all-time favorite blog event of mine, My Legume Love Affair.  Then the news about Penn State hit.  

Filed Under: apples, chorizo, fruit, lentils, sausage, Spanish cuisine, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: apples, beans, legumes, lentils, morcilla, sausage, sherry, soup, Spanish, stew

Pink Peppercorn Vanilla Bundt Cake

November 6, 2011 By Laura 9 Comments

I love all cake and especially bundt pans.  Representatives ones, abstract or pattern-based ones, traditional ones. 

Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, cooks' tools, misc. dessert Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, cake, dessert, peppercorn, pink peppercorn, vanilla

Indian Style Wok Cooked Shrimp Curry (Kadhai Jhinga)

November 4, 2011 By Laura 1 Comment

I hope I translated the name of this dish accurately!  It is from a pretty intimidating cookbook that John got me, called Prashad-Cooking with Indian Masters, by J Inder Singh Kalra, who is (was?) an Indian food writer.  First published in 1986, the book is intended for an international audience, but either because it is… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, curry, Indian recipes, peas, reviews, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes Tagged With: curry, Indian, jhinga, kadhai, peas, Prashad, seafood, shellfish, shrimp, 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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