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Archives for April 2013

Thai Spring Roll Omelette made using OXO Egg Tools

April 30, 2013 By Laura 34 Comments

Thai Spring Roll Omelette

I LOVE being a blogger with the OXO Blogger Outreach Program. I genuinely love OXO tools, making it both easy and rewarding to get to check out their newest and coolest kitchen gadgets and then share them with you. I am running a tad behind right now, because OXO has moved on from eggs and… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, eggs, glass noodles, kids cooking, reviews, Thai dishes, Tools, vegetarian Tagged With: egg separator, eggs, kitchen gadgets, low carb, omelette, OXO, Thai

Cinco de Mayo Mexican Recipes Round Up

April 27, 2013 By Laura 1 Comment

Mexican Cheese and Zucchini Soup

Sopa Tarasca (Tarascan Soup) with garnishes I don’t normally post round ups of previous recipes, but noticing all of the Cinco de Mayo recipes popping up everywhere around the web, it just seemed so silly that once again I had not gotten my act together in time. Especially when my site specializes in international recipes… 

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Filed Under: beans, chicken, Mexican dishes, misc, soup, southwestern, tacos Tagged With: casseroles, Cinqo de Mayo, mexican, recipes, soups, tacos

Lap Nuea Kai Nguang – but You Might Know It As Larb Gai

April 25, 2013 By Laura 14 Comments

Guys! I have been holding out on you. I have made this dish, a family favorite, a billion times–but it is so easy and so fast that is often gets made on nights when I don’t have the time or inclination to take pictures. I have always loved ordering larb gai (sometimes spelled lap kai,… 

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Filed Under: beef, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, ground beef, lime, rice, salads Tagged With: beef, ground beef, ground turkey, laab, Laab Gai, laap, Laap Gai, Lahb Gai, lap, larb, Larb Gai, larp, Larp Gai, rice, romaine lettuce, salad, Thai, turkey

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies made with PB2

April 22, 2013 By Laura 18 Comments

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies made with PB

As most of you know, we live a little bit in the boonies. Not completely, since getting to Cincinnati only takes about an hour–and the northern suburbs, which are pretty well stocked–only take about 30 minutes. But at the same time, we are on 5 acres at the back of a private lane off of… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, peanut butter, peanuts, products, reviews Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate chips, cocoa, cookies, honey, PB2 powdered peanut butter

Split Pea Khichari with Dill and Tomatoes

April 18, 2013 By Laura 6 Comments

He’s home! He’s home! Everything is better when Daddy is home. From Sunday to Tuesday I cooked 2 dinners, baked one cake, and even a batch of cookies. That is the Daddy Difference, since before that I was pushing canned soup at my kids and pleading with them to just go to bed (ok it… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Indian recipes, rice, split peas, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: dal, dill, Gujarati, Indian, khichadi, khichari, khichi, khichri, legume, onions, rice, split peas, tomatoes

Spanish Inspired Spiced Chicken with Pomegranate and Vinegar

April 14, 2013 By Laura 10 Comments

Chicken Legs Braised in Spanish Pomegranate Vinegar Sauce

People it has been a week. The kind of week that I am pretty sure was actually 2 weeks. Or maybe 3. Or even 4. John left us toward the end of spring break for a conference in China. That was the Wednesday before last. He is still not home. OK, to be fair he… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, chicken, couscous, pomegranate, products, reviews, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: balsamic, chicken, chicken legs, drumsticks, pomegranate, sour, thighs, vinegar

Traditional Irish American Soda Bread

April 10, 2013 By Laura 8 Comments

Traditional Irish American Scones

Soda bread: it’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day anymore. OK, so that is a little misleading, because as usual I did make this for St. Patrick’s Day, only, you know, on St. Patrick’s Day, leading me to not post it until after the holiday. But seriously, as soon as I bit into one of these all I… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, buttermilk, cherries, dried fruit, hazelnuts, quick breads, scones, whole grains Tagged With: bread, buttermilk, caraway seeds, dried fruit, hazelnut, Irish, Irish American, quick bread, scones, soda bread

Indian Inspired Braised Beef Curry

April 7, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

I am riding an insane high as I type this. Now if you hate basketball, college sports, or just plain sports, feel free to skip to the recipe (don’t skip that–it’s outstanding). I was the class of ’95 at the University of Michigan. For those of you not keeping track, that is the same class… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, carrots, curry, Indian recipes, mushrooms Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, braise, carrots, curry, garam masala, Indian, mushrooms, onions, stew

“Twisted Tollhouse” Shaved Chocolate Cookies

April 4, 2013 By Laura 28 Comments

"Twisted Tollhouse" Shaved Chocolate Cookies

OK I joined yet another blogging group, and they all post the first week of the month (or thereabouts) and they are all baked goods, so… Hope you’re in the mood for sweets! This one is called The Leftovers Club, and it is not limited to sweets, just to items that ship well. The idea… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, hazelnuts, reviews Tagged With: baking, chocolate, cookbook review, cookies, hazelnut, hot chocolate, shaved chocolate, The Sugar Cube

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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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