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Archives for January 2015

Vanilla Cake with Sprinkles

January 28, 2015 By Laura 18 Comments

Vanilla Loaf Cake with Sprinkles

A basic Vanilla Cake with Sprinkles is a great way to show pride in your team, especially if you have a fan-oriented pan too! Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I have a confession to make. I used Photoshop to swap out colors on the Block M… 

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Filed Under: cakes Tagged With: Block M, butter cake, cake, Michigan, nonpareil, sprinkles, vanilla

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms: Review of The Slanted Door

January 23, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms is unbelievably easy and oh-so delicious. I was sent a copy of The Slanted Door by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review, and all opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Guys! This is a run don’t walk… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chicken, cookbooks, green beans, mushrooms, reviews, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: caramel, chicken, easy, fast, green beans, mushrooms, palm sugar, Vietnamese

Dulce de Leche Madeleines: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 20, 2015 By Laura 25 Comments

Dulce de Leche Madeleines are out of this world good! Slightly crispy-chewy on the outside, soft and spongy on the inside, my family was fighting over these. A copy of Barbara Feldman Morse’s Madeleines was provided to me in exchange for an honest review–and just in time for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange. Affiliate links… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cakes, caramel, cookbooks, cookies, French cuisine, reviews Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, cake, caramel, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, dulce de leche, French, madeleines, petit cakes

Indian Burrito Bowl

January 18, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Indian Burrito Bowl with Ground Turkey, Cauliflower, Caramelized Onions, Peas and a Sweet and Sour Chutney of your choice! (I chose cranberry)

This Indian Burrito Bowl with ground turkey, cauliflower, chickpeas, peas and caramelized onions (among other goodies) is the best kind of weeknight cooking! This post has me thinking… or more to the point, getting the pictures ready for this post has me thinking. About the different ways of viewing a blog, and especially a food… 

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Filed Under: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, easily made vegetarian, grain bowl, ground turkey, Indian recipes, lime Tagged With: beans, burrito bowl, caramelized onions, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, easy, garbanzos, ground meat, ground turkey, Indian, peas, rice, weeknight

Coconut Oil Pound Cake: #BundtBakers

January 15, 2015 By Laura 38 Comments

Coconut Oil Pound Cake with Flaked Coconut Glaze

This Coconut Oil Pound Cake is perfumed with coconut, moist, and just a tad springier than traditional pound cake, and it is absolutely delicious. Keep reading for more on Bundt Bakers this month! Affiliate links have been used for items I am discussing. OK I have a question for the photography buffs and food bloggers,… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, Coconut (flaked), dairy free baking Tagged With: #BundtBakers, #dairyfree, bundt, Bundt Bakers, cake, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut oil, extra virgin coconut oil, flaked coconut, lime, pound cake

Beef and Mushroom Pho

January 12, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Beef and Mushroom Pho

This Beef and Mushroom Pho is just what the doctor ordered: warming, hearty, flavorful and mild at the same time. This is a cheater pho in some ways but not in others. I just want to get that out there. And because of that I am not going to give you a formal recipe, but… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, fall spices, mushrooms, rice noodles, slow cooker, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: asian, beef, braise, brisket, crock pot, mushrooms, noodles, pho, rice noodles, round steak, slow cooker, soup, star anise, steak, Vietnamese

Flourless Chocolate Cake: Review of What To Bake

January 8, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream: so easy my 9 year old made it!!!!

Gluten free Flourless Chocolate Cake is decadent, sophisticated, and so simple it was prepared by my 9 year old! A copy of What To Bake was provided to me for purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I realize I am getting this… 

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Filed Under: almonds, cakes, chocolate, cookbooks, gluten free, hazelnuts, kids cooking, reviews Tagged With: almonds, cake, chocolate, cookbook review, easy, flourless, gluten free, hazelnuts, nuts

Top 14 Foodie Recommendations of 2014

January 3, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Kids using OXO cookie press

It’s that time again! I love coming up with these annual lists–I like that I don’t limit myself–anything that comes back to food is included–and it can really make me appreciate the year.  Sometimes the item is not even a true recommendation, just something that made me happy. Affiliate links have been used to link… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookbooks, End of year "best" lists, misc, reviews, Tools Tagged With: 2014, annual review, best cookbooks, year end lists

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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