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Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp

May 16, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp

Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp is a warm (or room temperature), seasonal and delicious pasta dish that is served on a bed of baby greens–preferably arugula! Hit “Jump to Recipe” if you want to skip all of my news, which is copious this time around! Food bloggers sometimes get… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, asparagus, easily made vegetarian, goat cheese, greens, misc, mushrooms, pasta, pea pods, salads, shrimp Tagged With: arugula, asparagus, baby greens, goat cheese, mushrooms, pasta, pasta salad, pea pods, salad, shrimp, sugar snap pea pods

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot

March 10, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot is a delicious and easy one pot meal that is both familiar and unique at the same time, thanks to the chai black tea it is infused with. Adagio Tea sent me some teas to play with last fall, and and their masala chai black tea was perfect for this… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, curry, greens, Indian, Indian recipes, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: canned tomatoes, chana masala, chickpeas, cookbook, garbanzo beans, Indian, one pot, one pot meal, rice, vegetarian

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka: Vegan Comfort Food

September 14, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka is delicious, simple and filling, comfort food that fits with any season. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Follow my blog with Bloglovin People I am getting kinda old for general admission lines for concerts. I saw U2 (for the second time this summer) in… 

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Filed Under: Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, curry, dal, greens, Indian, Indian recipes, kale, lentils, lime, pantry cooking, split peas, Sri Lankan, vegan, vegetarian, yellow split peas Tagged With: chana dal, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut milk, curry, dal, greens, Indian, kale, lentils, lime, Sri Lankan, tadka, yellow split peas

Caribbean Thai Curry

August 8, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Caribbean Thai Curry

This Caribbean Thai Curry is really a Bastardized Caribbean Thai Curry, not being a particularly authentic exemplar of either cuisine, but I figured why throw the search engines off and possibly keep you from discovering this delicious dish? Because delicious it is! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I… 

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Filed Under: Caribbean dishes, chicken, coconut milk, curry, greens, kale, lime, peanut butter, pineapple, seafood, shrimp, Thai dishes, Uncategorized Tagged With: bell pepper, Caribbean, chicken, coconut milk, curry, fish sauce, greens, kale, peanut butter, pepper, pineapple, seafood, sesame oil, shrimp, Thai

That Springtime Salad

May 28, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

That Springtime Salad celebrates everything about spring eating, with its myriad textures and fresh flavors. Inspired by a salad I was served in Italy, you will love this! So as you guys have probably figured out posting has become a little infrequent thanks to moving stress. But this post got extra delayed for a pretty… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, asparagus, balsamic, corn, easily made vegetarian, eggs, greens, Italian, Italy 2015, potatoes, salads Tagged With: arugula, asparagus, baby potatoes, corn, eggs, entree salads, hard boiled eggs, insalata, Italian, potatoes, prosciutto, salad

Parsi Inspired Braised Beef with Dried Cherries

February 14, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Parsi Inspired Braised Beef with Dried Cherries, Greens and Mango is a healthy and delicious way to get some comforting Indian food in your belly without having to leave your house and brave the weather! The dried cherries that make this dish so alluring were provided by Stoneridge Orchards, who also sponsored this post.  Guys… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, curry, Dried Cherries, greens, Indian recipes, kale, lime, mango, slow cooker, yogurt Tagged With: beef, beeh chuck, braise, braising, cilantro, curry, dried cherries, Indian, kale, lime, mango, mangoes, Parsi

Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad with a Fruity Twist

August 3, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad! I learned to love these salads all throughout southern Italy--mixed greens, but always arugula (sometimes only arugula!), corn, tomatoes, some protein. So when I got home I made some with American bacon and then tried 2 different fruits--cantaloupe and peach! Bliss!

Crisp, refreshing and delicious, Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad with melons or peaches is the perfect antidote to summer heat! I have mentioned to many people that southern Italy (Calabria) really inspired me with their salads. This is the first such example. The one crucial ingredient in common to the Southern Italian style salads

Filed Under: Arugula, bacon, balsamic, cantaloupe, corn, easily made vegetarian, greens, Italian, Italy 2015, melon, peaches, salads Tagged With: arugula, bacon, balsamic vinegar, Calabrian, cantaloupe, corn, greens, Italian, lettuce, melon, peaches, pecorino romano, salad, southern Italian

Pineapple Kheema (Indian Ground Beef Curry) with Kale and Panch Phoron

July 16, 2014 By Laura 4 Comments

Pineapple and Beef Kheema with Kale and Pancho Phoron (Indian Ground Beef Curry made easy with canned pineapple)

Pineapple Kheema (Indian Ground Beef Curry) with Kale and Panch Phoron is a flavorful, easy and delicious dinner easily made on a weeknight. This is the last of the dishes I made prior to my surgery–and I am at my parents and realized I forgot my laptop charger. !!! Panic ensues. Thank goodness I have… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, greens, ground beef, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, pantry cooking, pineapple Tagged With: beef, curry, ground beef, ground meat, Indian, kale, keema, kheema, mint, panch phoron, pineapple

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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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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