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Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes

May 12, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes

Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes are thick and fluffy pancakes, tangy with sour cream and fragrant with cardamom and vanilla. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This was destined to either be a short and sweet post or a long and rambling overwrought post. Because that stress I said I was under?… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, Creek in Ohio, flatbreads, pancakes, whole grains Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, cardamom, flatbread, moving, pancakes

Nibby Chocolate Crinkles For Finnegan; Review of Cookie Love

May 12, 2015 By Laura 23 Comments

Nibby Chocolate Crinkles: scrumptious dark chocolate cookies filled with cacao nibs and rolled in powdered sugar! And unlike most crinkle cookies, not at all too sweet!!!!

These Nibby Chocolate Crinkles are rich, intensely chocolate, and and not at all too sweet; instead their bitter complexity is complemented by the burst of sweet from the powdered sugar. I was provided with a copy of Cookie Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link… 

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Filed Under: cacao nibs, chocolate, cookbooks, cookies, Creek in Ohio, dairy free baking, reviews Tagged With: cacao nibs, chocolate, cocoa nibs, cookbook reviews, cookies, crinkle, dairy-free, dogs, pet stories, pets, powdered sugar, saying goodbye

Biryani Gosht

February 24, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Biryani Gosht: a traditional Moghul Indian layered rice dish usually made with lamb, mutton or goat--but you can make it with any red meat!

Rich, savory and fragrant Biryani Gosht is fit for a celebration and can be made with any red meat. I know it is kind of lame to resort to bitching about discussing the weather, but you guys know those classic scenes in various movies and tv shows where the violence increases as the heat index… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, casseroles, cauliflower, Creek in Ohio, Indian recipes, lamb, mushrooms, pork, rice, slow cooker, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, biryani, caramelized onions, casserole, cauliflower, cream, crock pot, gluten free, gosht, Indian, lamb, Moghul, mushroom, pork, pork shoulder, red meat, rice, saffron, slow cooker, tomatoes, yogurt

Garam Masala Caramel Corn for The Leftovers Club

May 2, 2013 By Laura 20 Comments

Garam Masala Caramel Corn

Spring is in the air! It was 85 F today, not a cloud in sight. Close to that yesterday. We’ve been down in the creek, to the park, strolling uptown (just another 2 weeks until the students go home-woo hoo! with apologies to any college kids reading this, but our little town is so peaceful… 

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Filed Under: blog events, caramel, Creek in Ohio, fall spices, Indian recipes, misc, Pistachios Tagged With: caramel, caramel corn, garam masala, popcorn, recipe, snack

Herbed Chicken Casserole with Wild Rice, Red Rice and Cranberries

March 18, 2012 By Laura 6 Comments

I am going to skip marveling at the weather–everyone in the continental 48 knows this was one weird winter–and just skip to the part that usually comes sometime in April.  We are in our fourth year in this house, and every spring I continue to be amazed and grateful that we are so lucky to… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, chicken, cranberries, Creek in Ohio, dried fruit, easily made vegetarian, Farro, rice, sauces, whole grains, wild rice, zucchini

Persian Gulf Split Pea Soup with Rice & Mint

May 16, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

So what is Mother Nature doing where you are?  Is it as weird and crazy there?  Temperatures all over the place, nonstop rain and storms, flooding, weird random sunshine when you least expect it (and probably cannot take advantage of it anyway if you have a traditional weekday job)… 

Filed Under: carrots, Creek in Ohio, curry powder, lentils, lime, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, rice, soup, split peas, vegetarian Tagged With: curry, lentils, Mideast, mint, onions, Persian Gulf, rice, split peas

Moroccan Cod Smothered In Sweet Onions: Exploring the Creek

April 12, 2011 By Laura 9 Comments

Those of you who have been reading my blog since its inception might be tired of creek photos.  Every spring and summer, the girls and I go out and marvel again at the fact that we own a creek.

Filed Under: casseroles, Creek in Ohio, fish, Moroccan, seafood

Thai Influenced Stir Fried Pork & Vegetables With Kaffir Peanut Sauce

April 6, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

To think that 3 years ago this week the Cleveland Indians’ home opener was canceled for snow–as were the subsequent 3 games. Not this opening day– the Midwest is experiencing shockingly wonderful early April weather. The last week has seen more hot days than we had in all of July last year (I exaggerate but… 

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Filed Under: coconut milk, Creek in Ohio, molasses, peanut butter, pork, Thai dishes, zucchini

Happy Belated Birthday Alex! Worms in Dirt Mousse Cups

June 18, 2009 By Laura 5 Comments

Belated because near the end of Alex’s party on Sunday, when nearly everyone was gone anyway, we had the mother of all thunderstorms, got 2 inches of water in 30 minutes (sending our creek into flash flood), and had a big power surge, which, while we did not lose power, totally destroyed our internet box…. 

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Filed Under: chocolate, Creek in Ohio, mousse, No Bake Desserts Tagged With: children's dessert, chocolate, chocolate cookies, chocolate mousse dirt cups, cookie, gummy worms, milk chocolate mousse, mousse, oreo crumbs, worms in dirt

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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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