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Archives for February 2013

Valentine’s Day Sprinkles Cookies in Vanilla and Chocolate

February 25, 2013 By Laura 13 Comments

Someday I will be one of those bloggers who actually manages to blog about holiday recipes before the holiday, when people are actually looking for recipes. OK, who are we kidding, probably not, but hey maybe you can pin this one for next year! The minute I saw these cookies I knew I was making… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, Pinterest dishes Tagged With: Biscoff, chocolate, cookies, Hershey's Hugs, Hershey's Kisses, nut allergies, nut-free, sprinkles, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vanilla

Kung Pao Chicken from The Chinese Takeout Cookbook

February 20, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

seasoning cast iron wok with salt

I always enjoy my blog, but sometimes I especially love my blog. This is one of those times. A few weeks ago I was contacted by Diana of appetite for china, asking me if I would be interested in blogging about a dish from her new cookbook, The Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Quick and Easy Dishes… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chicken, Chinese, peanuts, stir fry Tagged With: chicken, Chinese, Chinese American, Kung Pao, peanuts, sichuan, sichuan peppercorns, stir fry, Szechuan

Curried Cranberry Beans and Sweet Potatoes

February 18, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

I mentioned in my Top 13 of 2012 post that Indian food has become my comfort food. The timespan following my recovery from C.Diff has proven that thoroughly. In the days when I started eating again I made several kheemas, the Parsi Inspired Chicken Curry with Mangoes and Cherries, and then this Curried Cranberry Beans… 

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Filed Under: beans, curry, Indian recipes, sweet potato, vegetarian Tagged With: beans, borlotti, cranberry beans, curry, Indian, legumes, sweet potatoes, yams

#ChocolateParty Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 15, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

You guys know I love chocolate, but do you know just how much I love chocolate? I REALLY love chocolate. Maybe I’m an addict. When I was in Thailand, I carried tiny Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Nuggets with Almonds with me EVERYWHERE. I literally always had them in my travel pouch, next to my passport (and yes… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Pinterest dishes, whole grains Tagged With: bittersweet, chocolate, chocolate chips, ChocolateParty, cocoa powder, cookies, Dutched cocoa, semisweet, whole wheat

Interview with Faith Gorsky of An Edible Mosaic

February 12, 2013 By Laura 6 Comments

Our Cookbook Tour project is slowly winding up. It has been so much fun–not to mention delicious–promoting Faith’s An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. To put the frosting on the cake, so to speak, Faith answered sme questions for me that I thought might be of interest to my readers. Everyone involved in… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookbooks, Middle Eastern dishes, misc, reviews Tagged With: cookbook, international cooking, interview, Middle Eastern

Citrus Scented Blueberry Buckle

February 9, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Citrus Scented Blueberry Crumble

I mentioned earlier that while I was on Flagyl I was unable to consume any alcohol, not even vanilla extract. But as I felt better, I was desperate to bake something. Have you ever tried baking without vanilla (I did not have any alternatives, like beans or paste, available)? It is really hard! I finally… 

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Filed Under: berries, blueberries, breakfast, cakes, kids cooking, lemon baked goods, oats, oranges, quick breads Tagged With: berries, blueberries, breakfast, buckle, cake, crisps, lemon, oats, orange, quick breads, vanilla

Parsi Inspired Chicken Curry with Mangoes and Cherries

February 5, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

dried fruit soaking for a curry

Hooray! I can eat again! I started off with no fiber kheemas and then graduated to this delicious dried fruit curry. Is there anything better than being able to eat again after having had a restricted diet for any reason?

Filed Under: cherries, chicken, curry, Dried Cherries, dried fruit, easily made vegetarian, fruit, Indian recipes, mango, pantry cooking Tagged With: cherries, chicken, curry, dried fruit, fruit, Indian, mangoes, recipe

#BundtAMonth: Double Chocolate Swirled Bundt Cake

February 1, 2013 By Laura 16 Comments

Surely you knew the theme for February would be chocolate! Happily for me, I made this cake before getting sick–and therefore even got to enjoy some of it. Happily for my friends, I brought it to a friend’s birthday celebration at a local bar. Not as happily for you guys, that means all the pictures of… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate Tagged With: #BundtaMonth, bundt, cake, chocolate

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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