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Archives for September 2016

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples”

September 29, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and "Love Apples"

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples” is a luscious Caribbean curried stew that is perfect for the end of summer and beginning of fall. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I discuss in this post. I moved around a fair amount in my twenties and early thirties, and I have… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, Caribbean dishes, chicken, coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, curry powder, lime, potatoes, reviews, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: allspice, butter squash, Caribbean, chicken, curry, Jamaican, potatoes, rum, stew, thyme, tomatoes, winter squash

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 20, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Thyme Infused Browned Butter are a fun and delicious twist on a classic cookie. Thick, chewy and craggy, these cookies will make everyone’s day! Keep reading to see what other drop cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! Much like my Rosemary Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Smoked… 

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Filed Under: blog events, browned butter, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, browned butter, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, Creative Cookie Exchange, herbs, herbs in baking, infusing browned butter, thyme

Red Cooked Pork: Review of Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees

September 13, 2016 By Laura 22 Comments

Red Cooked Pork (Chinese Braised Pork Belly)

Red Cooked Pork is succulent, delicious and easier than you think–and a great example of the traditional Chinese dishes to be found in Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees. A copy of the cookbook was provided to me in exchange for an honest review; cookware from Anolon was provided to me for use in this review…. 

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Filed Under: blog events, Chinese, cookbooks, pork, reviews, stir fry, Tools Tagged With: braising, Chinese, cookbook, cookbook review, pork, pork belly, red cooking, scallions, soy

Cinnamon Mint Chicken Curry with Roasted Cauliflower

September 8, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Cinnamon Mint Curry with Chicken & Corn, served with Roasted Cauliflower with Chaat Masala

Cinnamon Mint Curry with Chicken and Corn is a fast and delicious weeknight dish, and Roasted Cauliflower with Chaat Masala rounds the meal out into something healthy and even more tasty! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is not the prettiest meal, but what it lacks in appearance… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chicken, corn, curry, Indian recipes, lime Tagged With: cauliflower, chaat masala, chicken, cilantro, cinnamon, curry, Indian, lime, mint, weeknight

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup

September 1, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup--inspired by Bun Cha

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup is the answer to your weeknight dinner dilemma! Super easy, fast and fresh, this soup satisfies your Vietnamese food cravings. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Ack! I know I have been a little slow between my last two posts. Sorry about that! Cooking… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, cucumbers, ground beef, lime, meatballs, rice noodles, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: beef, broth, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, herbs, meatballs, mint, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, soup, Vietnamese, weeknight

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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