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Cha Dum (Vietnamese Meat Loaf)

November 19, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

I am sharing this as yet un-perfected recipe with you (not to mention the unperfect meat loaf slicing technique!), because it was very good as is and more importantly very easy. Terrific weeknight food. But you might see it it in another incarnation in the future. My main complaint is that as is the meat… 

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Filed Under: beef, ground beef, ground turkey, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: ground beef, ground meat, meatloaf, Vietnamese

Moroccan Ground Beef With Couscous, Topped With Caramelized Onions

October 2, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

Now that fall is here I have been craving long cooking, hearty dishes like braises and stews. However, my life has not really cooperated, and so I have not made any yet. But in a fit of frustration, I did decide to take Moroccan Braised Lamb With Couscous and Caramelized Onions and make a quickie… 

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Filed Under: beef, couscous, ground beef, ground turkey, Moroccan

Chipotle-Rhubarb Glazed Turkey Burgers With Apple Pico De Gallo

May 29, 2009 By Laura 5 Comments

Sorry for the silence–I don’t know if I recommend traveling with toddlers with multiple, far-spaced stops (we made a total of 4 8+ hour drives in 2 weeks). EXHAUSTING. Our neighbors kindly had us over for dinner our first evening back–an incredible Mediterranean meal–so this is the first dinner I have cooked. Also I tried… 

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Filed Under: apples, burgers, ground turkey, rhubarb, salsas, southwestern

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

What To Do When You Love Your Too-Spicy-For-Children-Soup: Chipotle Turkey Chili Verde & Consequent Chilaquiles

May 3, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

Do you have small children? Can they take heat? I take pride in my children’s diets—they eat, almost without exception, what we eat. The exception is when I make something too hot. I figure it is my fault—after all if they don’t enjoy their tongues burning, who am I to say that’s picky? It IS… 

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Filed Under: beans, eggs, ground turkey, soup, tomatillos

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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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