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Finding A Summery Use For Apples: Tangy Green Lentil Salad With Tart Apples & Salsa Verde

July 29, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

I’ve been having an issue with apples lately. Wonderfully tart cooking apples have been flooding the farmers’ market lately. I don’t make (or even like, much) apple sauce and I don’t make apple pie (I leave that to my mom since hers rocks), which leaves mostly really autumnal creations like apple cinnamon muffins and stewed… 

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Filed Under: apples, lentils, Mexican dishes, salads, salsas, vegetarian

The Dog that Derailed Dinner (Curry Potpie; New Year’s Resolutions; Chocolate Chip Cookie Quest)

January 10, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

So this post was originally supposed to be about New Year’s resolutions.I guess the dog derailed that too. A criminally skinny German Shepherd showed up on my doorstep today while I was making dinner. Very friendly, desperate for human company, starving (I fed her) and really, really skinny.Leather collar but no tag (this dog must… 

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Filed Under: animal shelter, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, curry powder, lentils, New Year's resolutions, potpie, vegetarian

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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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