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Braised Sweet and Spicy Chicken Over….

January 27, 2010 By Laura 10 Comments

Braised Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Rice, couscous, whatever. That part is up to you. 🙂 I was sick when I made this and am sick while I am typing this. That means a few things. You know it was easy. You know it was good (if I am bothering to type it up). You should forgive any typos. I hope… 

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Filed Under: chicken, chickpeas, fruit, pineapple

Hummus & Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip

January 18, 2010 By Laura 8 Comments

Middle Eastern dips with pita chips

If 2009 was the Year of Indian Food (and I think it was–I definitely spent this past year learning oodles about Indian food, not that I am done yet), I predict 2010 will be the Year of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean Food. We just cannot get enough of it lately. First I made those pita wraps. Then… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, Dips, Middle Eastern dishes, tahini

Goodbye, Sage; Hello, Amchur! Khatte Channa (Sour Chickpeas with Garam Masala & Cumin)

November 13, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

I said I was going to quickly try another chickpea dish with amchur–and I meant it. I loved it that much; you will definitely see more experiments with that ingredient on this blog in the future. I don’t know how to describe it other than as I did before–earthy and quite sour. Maybe umami sour?… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, curry, Indian recipes, vegetarian

Potatoes & Chickpeas: Food That Is Good For The Soul

November 7, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

I have discovered that, second to Mexican/Latin flavors, Indian flavors are fast becoming one of the things I crave when I am sick. Hearty, warming, homey, soul food. No doubt my parents are staring at this in some confusion wondering how Indian food has come to be comfort food for me since I had never… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, curry, Indian recipes, potato dishes, potatoes, vegetarian

Moroccan Roasted Vegetables

July 2, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Do you have any obsessions from your youth that you have never totally gotten over? U2 is one for me–I tried to be all adult the last time they toured and I was pregnant and missed the tour completely (after having seen them multiple times on previous tours), but my bug is back and I… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, Moroccan, vegetarian, zucchini

Chickpeas With Lemon Cumin Dressing & Orange Scented Yogurt on a Bed of Greens

May 11, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

I first saw this salad over at The Recipe Girl a while back, although after bookmarking it, I realized I had the cookbook it came from, Ellie Krieger’s The Food You Crave. It looked wonderful, but I got distracted and forgot about it. The other night when I made my chicken divan, I was low… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, oranges, salads, yogurt

Laura’s Kitchen Sink Picadillo Style Hash

May 1, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Be warned: this is a healthy but filling meal–I over served and as a result am quite stuffed. This is peasant fare: hearty, filling, boldly flavored, and quite possibly ugly, although that last one is in the eye of the beholder so I will leave it up to you to decide. It is also fairly… 

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Filed Under: beef, chickpeas, ground beef, ground turkey, potatoes Tagged With: ground beef, ground meat, hash, mexican, picadillo

Pomegranate Chickpea Curry

April 25, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

I have a meal to share but currently I am too lethargic to type much. This is a silly picture to share probably, but 4 burners with gorgeous stainless steel pots bubbling away (and room for all 4, despite 3 being pretty big) made me quite happy. First of all I am really, really full…. 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, Indian recipes, peanut butter, pomegranate, vegetarian, yogurt

Taste & Create: Bollywood Biryani

March 29, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

I LOVE my Taste & Create partner this month. No disrespect to my former partners–many of whose blogs I still read regularly–but Simran and I are on a wavelength of sorts (as far as I am concerned anyway, haha, who knows what she thought of my blog). I instantly found many, many dishes on her… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, chickpeas, Indian recipes, potatoes, rice

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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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