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North Indian Baked Eggs: Review of Seven Spoons

July 16, 2015 By Laura 20 Comments

North Indian Baked Eggs--easy and delicious!

North Indian Baked Eggs are easy, fast and comforting; it is the kind of dish you turn to when you cannot think of what to make for dinner, and then end up thrilled with your meal! I received a copy of Seven Spoons from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, curry, eggs, Indian recipes, Italy 2015, pantry cooking, reviews, tomatoes, travel, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: baked eggs, Calabria, cookbook, cookbook review, eggs, Indian, Italy, Sila Grande, tomatoes, travel

Beef and Mushroom Kheema with Rhubarb; Beaches of Southern Italy pt. 2

July 1, 2015 By Laura 6 Comments

Beef and Mushroom Kheema with Rhubarb--rhubarb is an easy and seasonal stand-in for tamarind in this simple and delicious Indian curry!

This Beef and Mushroom Kheema with Rhubarb uses a seasonal and local ingredient to stand in for tamarind (the rhubarb!) and is so easy and absolutely delicious! This blog is a lot of things–source of recipes for you, the reader; recipe collection for my daughters when they grow up; musings about anything to do with… 

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Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew: Review of The Café Spice Cookbook

April 23, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew--super healthy from the cauliflower (which subs for potatoes) and super easy from using canned coconut milk! This is a weeknight winner!

This Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew looks and tastes like the perfect spring curry! I received a copy of The Café Spice Cookbook from the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Is it just me or is this… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chicken, coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, easily made vegetarian, Indian recipes, peas, reviews, stews Tagged With: cauliflower, chicken, cookbook, curry, Indian, Kerala, peas, poultry, reviews, spring, stew

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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Indian Burrito Bowl

January 18, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Indian Burrito Bowl with Ground Turkey, Cauliflower, Caramelized Onions, Peas and a Sweet and Sour Chutney of your choice! (I chose cranberry)

This Indian Burrito Bowl with ground turkey, cauliflower, chickpeas, peas and caramelized onions (among other goodies) is the best kind of weeknight cooking! This post has me thinking… or more to the point, getting the pictures ready for this post has me thinking. About the different ways of viewing a blog, and especially a food… 

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Filed Under: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, easily made vegetarian, grain bowl, ground turkey, Indian recipes, lime Tagged With: beans, burrito bowl, caramelized onions, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, easy, garbanzos, ground meat, ground turkey, Indian, peas, rice, weeknight

Restaurant Style Beef Vindaloo

November 5, 2014 By Laura 105 Comments

Restaurant Style Beef Vindaloo–just like you get at your favorite Indian restaurant. It is easy and perfect for the slow cooker. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This is definitely one of those dishes where staring at the photos weeks later, while I write this post, is… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, curry, Indian recipes, lamb, slow cooker Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, braising, crock pot, curry, Goan, Indian, Indian American, lamb, slow cooker, vindaloo, vinegar

Maitake Mushroom Tikka Masala: Review of Shroom

October 19, 2014 By Laura 3 Comments

Maitake Tikka Masala: a creamy and tangy traditional Indian curry made vegetarian with assorted wild mushrooms

Creamy, tangy, decadent tasting yet vegetarian, this wild mushroom tikka masala with peas is delightful–both innovative and authentic tasting. A copy of Shroom was provided to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. All opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I… 

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Farro and Corn Bowl with Indian Accented Veggies

July 26, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

Farro and Sweet Corn topped with Beans, Caramelized Onions, Sweet Bell Peppers, Roasted Cauliflower and Chaat Masala

I never got on the quinoa bandwagon. That is probably apparent to anyone who reads this blog regularly. I find it bitter, and even when rinsed enough to get rid of the bitterness, I then find it difficult to cook exactly the way I want it (not soggy or super soft). But this is not… 

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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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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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