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Archives for February 2014

Slow Cooker Chicken in Thai Pineapple Red Curry

February 27, 2014 By Laura 10 Comments

Chicken Thighs in the Slow Cooker w Thai Red Curry

I have a bone to pick with Mother Nature. (I know, who doesn’t?) But seriously, I was trudging along, dealing with the snow and cold, venting a little here and there but honestly mostly unbothered by it. And then there was last weekend. First we had this ridiculously warm (63 F), cloudy, humid day. Then… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, curry, fruit, pineapple, slow cooker, Thai dishes Tagged With: boneless chicken, chicken, chicken thighs, coconut milk, crock pot, curry, pineapple, red curry, slow cooker, Thai

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas: Ode to the Mushroom

February 23, 2014 By Laura 27 Comments

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas

Minced mushrooms make a wonderful ground meat substitute in Indian Kheema.  This post has been sponsored by the Mushroom Council. Guys, this is a sponsored post, but people can pay me to create mushroom recipes any time they want. I think you guys already know how much I love mushrooms–mushroom recipes pepper this blog. When… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, easily made vegetarian, greens, ground beef, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: "trend to blend", beef, curry, giveaway, greens, ground beef, Indian, kale, keema, kheema, mushroom council, mushrooms, peas, sponsored, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt

Cacao Nib-Cream Cheese Swirled Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

February 20, 2014 By Laura 15 Comments

Cacao Nib-Cream Cheese Swirled Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Because sometimes, double chocolate just isn’t enough. Ha! Actually, this was entirely supposed to be double chocolate, white chocolate chunks in the swirl and cocoa in the cake. But then we had a mishap. And like all cake mishaps in my kitchen, we do not discuss them (watching Mommy fuss and fume and stomp is… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cacao nibs, cakes, cheesecake, chocolate, cookbooks, cream cheese, ganache, reviews Tagged With: #BundtBakers, bundt, cacao nibs, cake, chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, ganache, swirl, white chocolate

Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks: #CreativeCookieExchange

February 18, 2014 By Laura 16 Comments

Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks

I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for a while, frustrated. A friend suggested the weather was to blame (actually what she said was I should tell you that I was going to crawl back in bed and stay there til the spring thaw) and I think maybe she is not too far off. It… 

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Filed Under: berries, blog events, blueberries, chocolate, cookies, dried fruit, lemon baked goods Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, berries, blueberries, chocolate, cookies, dried berries, dried blueberries, dried fruit, lemon, white chocolate

Drunken Bean Soup with Bacon for the Slow Cooker

February 16, 2014 By Laura 9 Comments

Slow Cooker Mexican Bean Soup with Beer and Bacon (Drunken Soup!)

I know we’ve all got spring fever; being cooped up in our homes watching snowfall after snowfall through the windows is making us all a little crazy. So do I wish I had something really spring-y to share with you? Of course. But alas, it has been nothing but cold here and soup is still… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, slow cooker, tomatoes Tagged With: bacon, beans, beer, borrachos, drunken beans, fire roasted tomatoes, legumes, mexican, rio zape, slow cooker, soup, stew

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Bars

February 13, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Peanut Energy Bars Drizzled with Chocolate

Is it too embarrassing that I am really proud of my drizzles? Every day I look at gazillions of gorgeous images on food blogs with perfectly swirled frosting, drizzles, you name it. And so I realize that pride in my drizzles is a little silly. But really, the ineptitude of my hands cannot be overstated…. 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, breakfast, chocolate, oats, peanut butter, peanuts Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, bars cookies, breakfast, chocolate, energy bars, nuts, oatmeal, oats, peanut butter, peanuts, semisweet chocolate, snacks

Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker

February 11, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

As you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple. And yet, since the pineapples here are greatly inferior, that translates into a fierce desire to cook with pineapple, where… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, Mexican dishes, Mexican Mole, pineapple, reviews, rice, tortilla dishes

Agave Lemon Cake

February 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Lemon quick bread baked in a bundt pan and made with agave syrup

I had mixed feelings about whether I should participate in #ElleAPalooza. I did not know Elle, who it turns out was actually named LeeAnn, but I most definitely knew her blog, Elle’s New England Kitchen. And like bloggers everywhere I was shocked to hear she had suddenly and unexpectedly died. In the end, despite not… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, dairy free baking, lemon baked goods, quick breads, whole grains Tagged With: #ElleAPalooza, agave, agave syrup, bundt cake, cake, citrus, lemon, quick bread

Chicken Thighs Braised in Blood Oranges with Sherry and Meyer Lemon

February 5, 2014 By Laura 9 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs in Blood Oranges, Sherry and Spices

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs in Blood Oranges with Meyer Lemons and Sherry is the perfect pick me up dinner for winter! Warming, slow cooking, yet bright and cheery with citrus to combat the grey days, this meal is pure comfort food! Oh snow days. Shockingly they have become the norm. I saw a tongue in… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Farro, oranges, Pistachios, slow cooker, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: blood oranges, chicken, chicken thighs, Farro, lemon, Mediterranean, Meyer lemon, oranges, pistachio, slow cooker, Spanish

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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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