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Masala Chili

November 24, 2020 By Laura 2 Comments

Masala Chili

Masala Chili is the best kind of fusion food, paying homage to the original but clearly introducing exciting new flavors, making it great gateway food to Indian cuisine and also just good eats! I have used an affiliate link to Amazon, but the rest of the links are uncompensated, companies that I love. I was… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef stew, chili, cocoa, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian, peas, potatoes, products, reviews, stews, vegetarian Tagged With: chili, fair trade spices, Floyd Cardoz, fusion, Indian, peas, potatoes

Social Burger: The Peached Tortilla Cookbook Reviewed

September 12, 2019 By Laura 3 Comments

Social Burger from Peached Tortilla Cookbook

The Social Burger from The Peached Tortilla Cookbook is a delicious medley of textures and flavors coming together to create an amazing burger experience. A copy of The Peached Tortilla was sent to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing…. 

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Filed Under: beef, burgers, cookbook, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, reviews, sauces Tagged With: burger, cookbook, cookbook review, easily made vegetarian, fusion, hamburger, horseradish, mayonnaise, onions, pickles, vegetarian

Beef with Green Masala: Regional Indian Cooking Reviewed

July 26, 2019 By Laura Leave a Comment

Indian Beef with Green Masala

Beef with Green Masala uses bright cilantro and fiery peppers to create a complex and herbaceous masala paste that perfectly complements the umami of red meat. A copy of Regional Indian Cooking was sent to me by the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, curry, Indian, Indian recipes, lamb, mushrooms, reviews Tagged With: beef, cilantro, cookbook, cookbook review, Indian, lamb, masala, mushrooms, peppers, slow cooked

Marosszéki Heránytokány (Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew)

May 22, 2019 By Laura 6 Comments

Marosszeki Heranytokany (Hungarian~Romanian Beef & Pork Stew)

Marosszéki Heránytokány, or Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew, is a delicious, hearty and rich stew, made complex with spices and tangy with sour cream. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Maybe it is time to stop thinking of excuses and just tell you guys posts might be a bit… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beef, beef chuck, beef stew, Hungarian, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, Romanian, white wine Tagged With: baby redskin potatoes, bacon, beef stew, hungarian, meat stew, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, romanian, sour cream, stew, white wine, wine

Hamburger and Rice Soup

March 2, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Hamburger and Rice Soup

Hamburger and Rice Soup is weeknight food that tastes like weekend food: warming, complex and delicious with a depth of flavor that comes from using homemade beef stock.  People I do not even know where to begin. I mean first there was the low iodine diet, in preparation for the radioactive iodine pill to kill… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, ground beef, mushrooms, Red Wine, rice, soup, southwestern, wine, yogurt Tagged With: beef stock, chile powder, Greek yogurt, ground beef, ground meat, homemade beef stock, mushrooms, red wine, rice, soup, southwestern, yogurt

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (Ground Meat Curry)

August 30, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry)

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry) is a delicious one pot dish that celebrates the bounty of the mid-late summer harvest. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. People, if it is not one thing it is another lately. The cough is mostly gone, still waiting on the results… 

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Filed Under: beef, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, potatoes, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini Tagged With: Bengali, caramel, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, keema, kheema, mustard oil, potatoes, summer harvest, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini

White Ragu with Ground Beef and Balsamic Vinegar

April 23, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

White Ragu with Ground Beef & Balsamic Vinegar on Fusilli Pasta

White Ragu with Ground Beef & Balsamic Vinegar on Fusilli Pasta is easy, delicious, rustic and different enough to be exciting. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I got so distracted thinking about why it had never occurred to me cook tomatoes into a Thai curry… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, beef, ground beef, Italian, Italian American, mushrooms, pasta, pecorino romano Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, balsamico, cream sauce, fusilli, ground beef, ground meat, Italian, pasta, ragu

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple

April 16, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple is a delicious and less common twist on Thai Red Curry, using canned tomatoes and ground beef to make life easier. Affiliate links have been used to link to items being discussed in this post. I think sometimes when you are learning the cuisine of another… 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, curry, ground beef, Parval, pineapple, South East Asian, Thai dishes, tomatoes, zucchini Tagged With: canned tomatoes, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, ground beef, ground meat, pineapples, red curry, Thai, tomatoes

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef

March 22, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef is a delicious and easy dish that makes use of commercial yellow curry paste for its intense flavor. Woo-hoo the sun is back! But first I have a few more dishes to share from before the time change. Ah artificial lighting, how I loathe thee…

Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cashews, coconut (raw or frozen shredded), coconut milk, cucumbers, mushrooms, Pennsylvania Bird Feeder Posts, slow cooker, South East Asian, zucchini Tagged With: backyard birds, beef, cashews, cucumbers, curry, curry paste, easy, food to love, mushrooms, SE Asian, slow cooker, south east asian, zucchini

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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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