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Archives for October 2013

Salted Caramel Corn with Candy

October 3, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Caramel Glazed Popcorn with Mini Kit Kats

The days are growing shorter as the season that every food blogger dreads is getting closer. Ok I don’t really dread it, as autumn and the Holidays are my favorite season/s. But it definitely makes photographing harder. We are not to the worst yet–that is when the time changes and suddenly dinner is being served… 

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Filed Under: blog events, candy, caramel, chocolate, corn, whole grains Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, candy, caramel, caramel corn, Halloween, kit kats, peanut butter cups, popcorn

Oxtail Stew with Cinnamon, Star Anise, Orange and Gremolata

October 1, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

Braised Oxtails with Warm Spices and Gremolata

Each of the past few years Yotam Ottolenghi’s books (Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi; Jerusalem: A Cookbook) have topped my Christmas wish list. This year’s re-issue of this first book, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, I was totally prepared to have it also topping my list. But before I could even get the title typed out,… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef stew, butternut squash, carrots, fall spices, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, beef stew, braise, braising, butternut squash, cinnamon, garlic, gremolata, lemon, orange, Ottolenghi, oxtail, parsley, short ribs, star anise, stew, tomatoes, winter squash

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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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