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Roasted Smoked Sausages with Potatoes and Apples; A Review of Aida Mollenkamp’s Keys to the Kitchen

November 20, 2012 By Laura 9 Comments

Smoked Sausage on apples and potatoes

Sometimes you take a risk on a cookbook and it really pays off. I had seen bloggers around the internet talking about Aida Mollenkamp’s Keys to the Kitchen, but beyond that I knew nothing about her or the book. I was buying books at The Good Cook (where I might as well be an investor… 

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Filed Under: apples, casseroles, cookbooks, greens, potatoes, reviews, sausage Tagged With: aida mollenkamp, apples, casserole, chorizo, cookbooks, greens, kale, potatoes, reviews, sausage

Shrimp and Chicken Curry with Apples and Basil; Watermelon Sambhar

October 7, 2012 By Laura 12 Comments

Preparing apples for curry

A lot of the furnishings in my home have been cobbled together from various hand me downs from family members. Recently, John and I decided that we needed a different approach to the girls’ bedrooms, so we made a trip to IKEA. While we were there, we also started thinking about my cookbook problem collection.

Filed Under: apples, chicken, coconut milk, curry, dal, easily made vegetarian, fruit, Indian recipes, Pinterest dishes, seafood, shrimp, soup, split peas, vegetarian, watermelon Tagged With: apples, basil, chicken, curries, dahl, dal, fusion, Indian, recipe, sambar, sambhar, seafood, shrimp, split peas, vegetarian, watermelon

Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola: OXO Salad Dressing Shaker Review

August 31, 2012 By Laura 39 Comments

I cannot remember the last time I was so excited over a relatively small, uni-tasking kitchen gadget. OXO contacted me all the way back in the spring about receiving one of their new Salad Dressing Shakers,  to review and give away as part of their Blogger Outreach Program, but there was a snafu somewhere in… 

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Filed Under: apples, balsamic, cooks' tools, dried fruit, fruit, reviews, Salad Dressing, salads, Tools Tagged With: apples, dates, gorgonzola, leafy greens, Medjool dates, OXO Salad Dressing Shaker, recipe, review, salad, salad dressing, while balsamic vinegar

Summer Chutney 2 Ways: Tomato Chutney; Date, Onion and Tart Apple Chutney

August 21, 2012 By Laura Leave a Comment

Date, Onion and Tart Apple Chutney on Indian Curry

Chutneys are one of those incredibly useful condiments that I would urge every home cook to start making. Endlessly useful and easily made in bulk and then canned or frozen, they are simple, satisfying and delicious. They are a fantastic way to preserve your spring, summer or autumn bounty. They are delicious on almost all… 

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Filed Under: apples, chutneys, dried fruit, fruit, Indian recipes, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: apples, baking apples, chutneys, dates, dried fruit, onions, seasonal, tomatoes

Cranberry Chutney: For Thanksgiving and Otherwise

December 2, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

The first rule of cranberry chutney–any cranberry chutney–is that you should make a lot of it because its uses are many and varied and it will keep in your fridge for a good few weeks.  It also freezes well.  So the recipe below is quite large–but I served the chutney baked on top of brie… 

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Filed Under: apples, chutneys, cranberries, dried fruit, fruit, Indian recipes, misc

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples

November 9, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples--even better the second day!

I was all excited to write this post, marking my return to submitting posts to that all-time favorite blog event of mine, My Legume Love Affair.  Then the news about Penn State hit.  

Filed Under: apples, chorizo, fruit, lentils, sausage, Spanish cuisine, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: apples, beans, legumes, lentils, morcilla, sausage, sherry, soup, Spanish, stew

Algerian Tagine Of Chicken and Apples

February 4, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

I had trouble with the color of this dish–the flavor was a lot richer and more vibrant than the pictures imply. Perhaps it would have been prettier with quince, the first choice of the recipe author (Joyce Goldstein), but I figured why hunt down a flown-in quince when I still have local apples? (And truthfully… 

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Filed Under: apples, chicken, North African cuisine

No Nut Apple Pie Bars

October 8, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

Last week Alex’s kindergarten class studied apples, so her teacher asked me if I could bake an apple treat for them. Because of the prevalence of nut allergies in kids (and indeed Alex does have one child with nut allergies in her class) I skipped past the apple bars I have made in the past… 

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Filed Under: apples, bar cookies, cookies, oats, whole grains Tagged With: allergy friendly, apple pie, apples, bar cookies, bars, cookies, nut-free, oatmeal, oats

Indian Spiced Pumpkin Lentil Stew

October 20, 2009 By Laura 14 Comments

It is amazing how long it can take you to get around to trying a recipe. Many fall by the wayside (hopefully less so now that I have started To Try Tuesdays which will be back next Tuesday, so look for it then), but some stick in my head, no matter how long it takes… 

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Filed Under: apples, curry, lentils, pumpkin, soup, split peas, stews, vegetarian

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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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