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Archives for March 2014

Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips: #TheLeftoversClub

March 6, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Gluten Free Hazelnut Cookies with Miniature Chocolate Chips

Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips are a deliciously nutty gluten free and dairy free cookie that will especially thrill the gianduja lovers out there. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I hate Nutella. There, I said it. I just do not understand the attraction and… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, dairy free baking, gluten free, hazelnuts, reviews Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, chocolate chips, cookbook review, cookies, dairy-free, gluten free, hazelnut, miniature chocolate chip, nut flour, nuts

Avondale Chicken Fricassee; Review of Taste of Tremé

March 4, 2014 By Laura 3 Comments

Chicken Fricasee (Stewed Chicken in Wine and Mushrooms) from New Orleans

Avondale Chicken Fricassee is a savory, delicious stewed chicken dish that brings to mind the melting pot flavors of New Orleans. A copy of Taste of Tremé was sent to me by the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: chicken, cookbooks, Creole/Cajun, mushrooms, reviews Tagged With: cajun, chicken, cookbook, creole, fricassee, mushrooms, New Orleans, review, stew, Tremé, white wine, wine

New Orleans Style Pain Perdu (French Toast)

March 2, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Pain Perdue with Irish Whiskey (Creole French Toast)

Last weekend I decided I was making French toast, and so I picked up some French bread, thinking it might be fun to go fancier than our standard whole grain sandwich loaf. Lo and behold, when I went searching for something a little more interesting than my standard French toast, I came across a recipe… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, breakfast, Creole/Cajun, eggs, french toast Tagged With: bread, breakfast, brunch, creole, eggs, french toast, Irish whiskey, mardi gras, pain perdu, whiskey

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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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