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Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish: Man Made Meals Reviewed

June 4, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Loco Moco, a Hawaiian specialty with rice, hamburger, gravy, and a fried egg--served with a Mango Cucumber Relish

Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish is apparently known for being amazing hangover food–but those days are behind me, and I just call it amazing food. I was given a copy of Man Made Meals for free for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to… 

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Filed Under: beef, burgers, cookbooks, cucumbers, eggs, ground beef, lime, mango, Pacific Rim/Hawaiian, reviews, rice, salsas Tagged With: beef, burgers, cucumber, egg, egg on top, fried egg, gravy, hamburgers, Hawaiian, loco moco, mango, Pacific Rim, relish, rice, salsa

Mexican Pasta Bake with Ground Beef and Sour Cream: Using Community Cookbooks

May 29, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

Mexican Pasta Bake with High Fiber Noodles, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream and Ground Meat--simple and delicious!!!

Mexican Pasta Bake with Ground Beef and Sour Cream is the best of American comfort food livened up with healthy vegetables and Mexican herbs and spices. This next installment in my series using community cookbooks comes from the most wonderfully named little book: “…On The Border…By The Sea…” Cookbook Contributed by the Women of The… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, Community Cookbooks, cottage cheese, ground beef, Mexican dishes, mushrooms, pasta, southwestern, zucchini Tagged With: beef, casserole, community cookbook, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, ground beef, ground turkey, mexican, mushrooms, noodles, pasta, peppers, sour cream, southwestern, zucchini

Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas: Review of Spices and Seasons

May 22, 2014 By Laura 43 Comments

Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas is delicious fusion comfort food, offering up the best of Italian and Indian cuisines.  Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. Further, I was given a free copy of Spices and Seasons, as well as… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbooks, curry, ground beef, Indian recipes, Italian, keema/kheema, lamb, mushrooms, pasta, peas, reviews, sauces, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, bell peppers, bolognese, cookbook review, curry, fusion, green peas, ground beef, ground lamb, Indian, Italian, keema, kheema, lamb, mushrooms, noodles, pasta, peas

Chorizo and Beans Chili: Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavors reviewed

May 3, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Chili with Mexican Pot Beans and Chorizo

Chorizo and Beans Chili is a delicious and flavorful Mexican American chili that starts with dried beans. A copy of Muy Bueno was provided to me by the publisher for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this post.  I have had quite a few… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, chorizo, cookbooks, ground beef, Mexican dishes, pork, reviews, sauces, southwestern, stews Tagged With: #CincodeMayo, beans, beef, chili, chorizo, Cinco de Mayo, cookbook review, ground beef, mexican, pot beans, red chile sauce, southwestern, stew

West Indian Goat Curry–with Beef

March 30, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

A traditional West Indian Goat Curry made with beef, sweet potatoes and coconut milk

West Indian Goat Curry is a traditional braised meat curry that can easily be made with beef and is sure to wow with either meat. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Because alas, I just don’t know where to get goat. And I have a freezer full of beef…. 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, Caribbean dishes, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, stews, sweet potato Tagged With: beef, braise, Caribbean, coconut milk, curry, goat, stew, sweet potatoes, West Indian, West Indies

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas: Ode to the Mushroom

February 23, 2014 By Laura 27 Comments

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas

Minced mushrooms make a wonderful ground meat substitute in Indian Kheema.  This post has been sponsored by the Mushroom Council. Guys, this is a sponsored post, but people can pay me to create mushroom recipes any time they want. I think you guys already know how much I love mushrooms–mushroom recipes pepper this blog. When… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, easily made vegetarian, greens, ground beef, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: "trend to blend", beef, curry, giveaway, greens, ground beef, Indian, kale, keema, kheema, mushroom council, mushrooms, peas, sponsored, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt

Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker

February 11, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

As you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple. And yet, since the pineapples here are greatly inferior, that translates into a fierce desire to cook with pineapple, where… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, Mexican dishes, Mexican Mole, pineapple, reviews, rice, tortilla dishes

Nacho Topped Smoky Beef Brisket and Beans Chili for the Slow Cooker

January 29, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Smoky Beef Brisket and Bean Chili for the Slow Cooker

The minute I saw this chili I knew I was making it. I found it while browsing online for “smoky” chili recipes, and while I did not make the exact recipe I found (because it required a handheld smoking gun as only a Williams Sonoma recipe would!), I was blown away by the delicious simple… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, beef chuck, chili, slow cooker, southwestern, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, beef, brisket, chili, chuck, crock pot, nachos, slow cooker, southwestern, Super Bowl, tomatoes, tortilla chips

Ash-e Anar (Persian Pomegranate Soup with Meatballs)

January 25, 2014 By Laura 22 Comments

I almost forgot to share this recipe with you guys, which would have been a crime! It is that good! But boy it has been a weird month. The cruise was enough alone to make everything topsy turvy–I would love to say that we always get out of town in the winter but actually that… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbooks, fruit, ground beef, lamb, meatballs, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, pomegranate, reviews, soup, split peas, stews, yogurt Tagged With: beef, cookbooks, Iranian, lamb, meatballs, Middle Eastern, one pot, Persian, pomegranate, soup, split peas, stew, yogurt

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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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