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Scottish Girdle Scones

October 26, 2020 By Laura 7 Comments

Scottish Girdle Scones

Scottish Girdle Scones are the perfect breakfast or teatime treat, light and fluffy, smothered in butter and honey. Amazon affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Hi. It’s me. I know I disappeared. Which is kind of ironic because except for doctors’ appointments and crossing our fingers… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, British, buttermilk, Currants, dried fruit, quick breads, scones Tagged With: British, scones, Scottish, tea time

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider

December 29, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Pot Roast Chicken with Apples and Cider: a comfort food winter dinner straight from England and northern France. Your family will love this meal!

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider is a comforting winter dinner, perfumed with apples and rosemary. Your entire family will adore this one pot meal. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is another one of those stories where I discover a gem of a cookbook, but it takes… 

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Filed Under: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cookbooks, potatoes, reviews Tagged With: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cream, hard cider, northern French, pot roast, potatoes, roasting

British Vegetarian Chili

October 3, 2015 By Laura 6 Comments

HEALTHY British Vegetarian Chili with Red Wine--maybe a different twist on chili from what you are used to, but super delicious I promise! And chock full of veggies!

This British Vegetarian Chili with Red Wine is a delicious and healthy twist on your gameday ritual! Or if you are not a sports fan, it is a comforting and warming soup for the colder months. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. The minute I saw… 

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Filed Under: beans, British, butternut squash, cabbage, chili, cookbooks, reviews, soup, southwestern, sweet potato, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini Tagged With: British, butternut squash, cabbage, chili, hatch chile pepper, southwestern, sweet potato, tex Mex, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini

Baked Oat Porridge Pudding: Review of How To Boil An Egg

October 5, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Baked Porridge Oatmeal Pudding drizzled with Cream

Warm and comforting straight from the oven, Baked Oat Porridge Pudding drizzled with cream is the perfect autumn breakfast with scrambled eggs on the side. How to Boil an Egg was provided to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review; all opinions are my own and no other compensation was received…. 

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Filed Under: breakfast, British, cookbooks, eggs, oats, reviews, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, cookbook review, eggs, oatmeal, oats, rolled oats, soufflé, vinegar

Broiled Chicken in Green Masala Paste with Saffron Mashed Cauliflower, Potatoes and Peas

August 24, 2013 By Laura 10 Comments

First I wanted to say thanks to everyone who expressed concern about Sammy! She is doing wonderfully, despite all the swinging that first day after the surgery at recess. School is finally here and she is too over the moon about that to worry about any bruising around her teeth.

Filed Under: British, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, Indian recipes, peas, potato dishes, potatoes, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: British Indian, cauliflower, chicken, chicken breasts, cilantro, Indian, low carb, marinade, peas, potatoes, rice, saffron, Thanksgiving, vegetarian sides

Laura’s Mistaken Mulligatawny

September 18, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

Mulligatawny is one of those recipes that is everywhere–and no 2 recipes look the same. As far as I can tell, the only agreed upon fact about mulligatawny is that it is a fusion of British and Indian cuisines–and actually cooked more by the British, I believe, at least originally. It is a good example… 

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Filed Under: British, Indian recipes, lentils, potatoes, soup, split peas, stews

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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