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Archives for December 2015

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider

December 29, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Pot Roast Chicken with Apples and Cider: a comfort food winter dinner straight from England and northern France. Your family will love this meal!

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider is a comforting winter dinner, perfumed with apples and rosemary. Your entire family will adore this one pot meal. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is another one of those stories where I discover a gem of a cookbook, but it takes… 

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Filed Under: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cookbooks, potatoes, reviews Tagged With: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cream, hard cider, northern French, pot roast, potatoes, roasting

Gruyère Potato Gratin

December 25, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Gruyère Potato Gratin is the perfect side dish for any holiday meal–or even just Sunday dinner. Rich, creamy, and tangy from the gruyère, it is sure to be a hit! Merry Christmas, A Joyous Solstice and Happy Holidays in general!  I have a good blogging friend who takes this week and next week off from… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, Gratins, potato dishes, potatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: casseroles, cheese, gratins, Gruyere, Holidays, potatoes, scalloped potatoes, vegetarian

Italian Chifferi Cookies with Espresso and Cinnamon-Sugar

December 18, 2015 By Laura 22 Comments

Italian Chifferi Cookies with Espresso and Cinnamon-Sugar are a sophisticated and delicious twist on crescent cookies. They are perfect for Christmas cookie exchanges and Holiday cookie tins! The minute I saw these Italian Chifferi Cookies I knew I was making them. Actually, if I am honest, I felt that way about these cookies and another one in… 

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Filed Under: coffee desserts, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Italian Tagged With: christmas, coffee, cookies, crescent cookie, espresso, hazelnuts, Holidays, Italian, nuts

Holiday Biscotti Bar: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 15, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

A Holiday Biscotti Bar is the perfect combination of holiday party and delicious Christmas cookie baking and decorating; dip biscotti in luscious chocolate and then decorate them wildly in Holiday sprinkles! It is especially fantastic for kids because with these cookies there is no such thing as too many sprinkles! Keep reading to find out… 

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Filed Under: biscotti, blog events, chocolate, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking, misc, Peppermint Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, biscotti, chocolate, Christmas cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, holiday baking, party, peppermint, sprinkles, vanilla

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch

December 12, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is easy and delicious. Perfect for a Christmas cookie tin or your holiday cookie party!

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is the perfect candy for the holiday season–keep it in a Christmas tin or even exchange it at a holiday cookie party!  I have said it before and I will say it again. Food blogging when you have a GI bug sucks. So I am going to keep this short… 

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Filed Under: almonds, candy, chocolate Tagged With: almonds, butter crunch, buttercrunch, candy, chocolate, confections, milk chocolate, nuts, toffee

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice

December 8, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice will be the vegetarian hit of your holiday meal!

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice will be the vegetarian hit of your holiday meal! The fresh cranberries really elevate this casserole into something special. This post was sponsored by Hurst’s Berry Farm, who sent me some fabulous Pacific Northwest cranberries to create a recipe with, and all opinions are my own.  I… 

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Filed Under: apples, casseroles, cranberries, mushrooms, rice, Stuffing/dressing, vegetarian, wild rice Tagged With: apples, casserole, christmas, cranberries, dressing, Holidays, rice, stuffing, Thanksgiving, vegetarian, wild rice

The Food of Oman Reviewed: Harees (Savory Beef and Wheat Porridge)

December 5, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Harees (Savory Beef and Wheat Porridge) with caramelized onions and mushrooms is savory and warming, a delicious antidote to chilly nights or bad days. The Food of Oman was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. OK I will… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, Middle Eastern dishes, mushrooms, Omani dishes, reviews, slow cooker, wheat berries Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, braising, comfort food, cookbook, cookbook review, crock pot, harees, Middle Eastern, mushrooms, Omani, onions, pearled wheat berries, porridge, slow cooker, wheat berries

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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