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Archives for March 2016

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas

March 30, 2016 By Laura 7 Comments

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas is super fast, easy and delicious–the perfect healthy weeknight dinner. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This dish presented a conundrum for me–to update an old post or create a new one? The photos are a definite improvement over the… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, curry, easily made vegetarian, Indian recipes, peas, seafood, shrimp, yogurt Tagged With: Bengali, cauliflower, fast, healthy, Indian, panch phoron, seafood, shrimp, weeknight

Taralli Dolci di Pasqua (Southern Italian Easter Cookies): #CreativeCookieExchange

March 22, 2016 By Laura 26 Comments

Taralli Dolci di Pasqua (Southern Italian Easter Cookies)

Taralli Dolci di Pasqua are large cookies made for Easter in southern Italy. They are thick and sturdy and fragrant with citrus and vanilla. The cookies themselves are not at all too sweet–most of the sweet comes from the icing. Keep reading to see what other traditional spring cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange has for you… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookies, fiori di sicilia extract, Italian, lemon baked goods Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, citrus, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, Easter, fiori di sicilia, Italian, southern Italian, spring, sprinkles, vanilla

Mexican Ramen Bowl

March 18, 2016 By Laura 12 Comments

Mexican Ramen Bowl

Mexican Ramen Bowl is fusion food done perfectly, as a warming Mexican soup spiked with homemade Salsa Negra is made slurp-able and comforting with curly ramen noodles. My family adored this dish and so will yours! In case you guys haven’t figured it out by now, I adore fusion ramen bowls. I have yet to… 

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Filed Under: beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, Ramen, soup, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, fusion, mexican, ramen, salsa negra, soup, tomatoes

Chocolate Red Wine Cake

March 5, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Chocolate Red Wine Cake is a fantastic twist on a simple chocolate bundt cake: rich, not at all too sweet, a little tangy and seriously chocolatey; everyone who tried this loved it! I have been wanting to make a chocolate red wine cake for a long time now. Something about the combo sounded really good… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, cocoa, Red Wine Tagged With: bittersweet chocolate, bundt, cake, chocolate, cocoa powder, red wine, wine

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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