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Browned Butter Green Beans

November 28, 2016 By Laura 77 Comments

Browned Butter Green Beans

 Browned Butter Green Beans are fresh, delicious, and just special enough to be worthy of a holiday meal!  This post was sponsored by Kikkoman Soy Sauce.  Readers of this blog may have noticed I rarely cook with green beans–but long time readers who really pay attention may also have noticed that plain blanched green beans… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, browned butter, green beans, vegetarian Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, browned butter, green beans, holiday meals, side dishes, soy sauce, Thanksgiving

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles

August 9, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles is a fast, healthy and delicious meal that the entire family will love. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Whew! Deep breath. OK, the move is not done, in the sense that there are boxes, and people I mean boxes still to unpack. But the kitchen… 

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Filed Under: chicken, green beans, rice noodles, zucchini Tagged With: asian, braising, chicken, green beans, noodles, rice noodles, summer squash, weeknight, zucchini

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms: Review of The Slanted Door

January 23, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms is unbelievably easy and oh-so delicious. I was sent a copy of The Slanted Door by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review, and all opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Guys! This is a run don’t walk… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chicken, cookbooks, green beans, mushrooms, reviews, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: caramel, chicken, easy, fast, green beans, mushrooms, palm sugar, Vietnamese

An Even Better Thai Green Curry & Evil Good Toasted Corn Nuts

July 8, 2010 By Laura 4 Comments

I have been a bad blogger. Like many bloggers, I get various product offers, most of which I ignore but some I take advantage of because I am genuinely interested in the product. One of those was an offer from Superior Nut to send me some of their stuff to test. Of course right after… 

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Filed Under: curry, green beans, Thai dishes

Reflections On Gardening: Green Bean & Cherry Tomato Salad

August 1, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

My garden has started to produce in the last week or so–late, yes, but I planted way late (June). I picked enough string yellow beans (not sure what they are called officially) earlier in the week to make a salad I found in Chez Panisse Vegetables. My kids and I were out in the garden… 

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Filed Under: green beans, salads, tomatoes

Indian Vegetable Curry with Coconut Milk and Yogurt

June 20, 2008 By Laura 12 Comments

Nothing derails a food blog quite like a virus attacking the GI systems of the toddlers in the house. Not only are they sick— which is a time suck as they suddenly insist on being held 24 hours a day —and unable to eat what you cook, BUT they also are irrational and crabby, which… 

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Filed Under: coconut milk, garlic scapes, green beans, Indian recipes, potatoes, sweet potato, vegetarian

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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