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Archives for January 2016

Coconut Lime Mango Muffins: #MuffinMonday

January 25, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Coconut Lime Mango Muffins are the perfect antidote to a dreary winter day; bright with lime, sweet with mango, and rich with coconut, these muffins will transport you to the tropics! Keep reading to see what other delicious muffins were dreamt up by Muffin Monday bakers! I love citrus season! You can expect the citrus… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, fruit, lime, mango, muffins, whole grains Tagged With: #MuffinMonday, citrus, coconut, coconut milk, flaked coconut, lime, mango, mangoes, Muffin Monday, muffins

Rosemary Bourbon Orange Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

January 21, 2016 By Laura 19 Comments

Rosemary Bourbon Orange Bundt Cake

This Rosemary Bourbon Orange Bundt Cake is refreshing and seductive at the same time, with herbal rosemary, warming bourbon, and sweet and tangy orange. The combination works brilliantly, which makes it the perfect entry for this month’s Bundt Bakers, where we have been charged with creating “strange but good-weird flavor combinations” (I love that description)…. 

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Filed Under: blog events, Bourbon, bundt cakes, cakes, oranges Tagged With: #BundtBakers, bourbon, bundt, Bundt Cakers, cake, citrus, orange, rosemary

Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 19, 2016 By Laura 18 Comments

Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies

Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies are the perfect treat for Valentine’s Day or just for the fun of it. Tender cookies, they are quite chocolatey but not at all too sweet. Keep reading for more great cookies for Valentine’s Day from Creative Cookie Exchange. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, cocoa, Cookie Press, cookies Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, chocolate, cocoa powder, cookie press, cookies, hearts, spritz

Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli

January 16, 2016 By Laura 12 Comments

Middle Eastern Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli

[button size = “small” wprm-recipe-jump]                    Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli is a Middle Eastern inspired twist on a chicken noodle soup. It is savory and comforting, yet tangy and fragrant with elusive spices. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing… 

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Filed Under: chicken, chickpeas, Middle Eastern dishes, pasta, soup Tagged With: broken vermicelli, chicken, chickpeas, lemon, Middle Eastern, pasta, soup, vermicelli

Salted Caramel Sauce 3 Ways

January 13, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Salted Caramel Sauce, always delicious, can be kicked up a notch with vanilla beans, bourbon, or ground ancho and cayenne chile pepper. It is easy to make, makes a great gift and lasts forever in your fridge. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This post had… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, caramel, misc. dessert, sauces Tagged With: bourbon, caramel, caramel sauce, homemade, hot, scratch, spicy, vanilla

Slow Fires Reviewed

January 7, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Slow Fires by Justin Smillie is reviewed below. I was sent a copy of the cookbook by Blogging For Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing, including the image below. Guys I have been avoiding this post.

Filed Under: cookbooks, reviews Tagged With: braising, cookbook, review, slow fires

16 Best Foodie Things of 2015

January 3, 2016 By Laura 7 Comments

Child eating a connolo on food tour in Rome

2015 was an amazing year for culinary discovery. I don’t think I have ever had so many “things” to share with you before! Happy 2016!!! [Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this post.] So this is a somewhat different list from my regular end of year “best” lists. Why? Because… 

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Filed Under: End of year "best" lists, grain bowl Tagged With: 2015, best list, cookbooks, culinary discoveries, end of year, foodie, Italy, Italy2015

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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