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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

Southwestern Cheese & Summer Squash Soup

July 20, 2008 By Laura 12 Comments

I recently learned what the macro button was for on my camera (thanks, Mom!).   Many of you are snickering, especially if you have a food blog. The thing is, I started this blog for a few reasons, none of which had anything to do with my amazing photography skills. I love to write and… 

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Filed Under: cream cheese, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, soup, zucchini

Tortilla Casserole Verde

June 30, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

Music to my ears: I just heard Sammy yell “Shuh-sis-ter!” I already knew she could say (in her own way) “sister”–she says it repeatedly, especially since she cannot yet say “Alex”. What really got me though was hearing Alex immediately yell back: “Yes?” So cute! Oh, and, be aware if you name your kid Alex,… 

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Filed Under: beef chuck, casseroles, Mexican dishes, tortilla dishes

A Variation on Hot, Sour Soups for Sick People: Laura’s Kitchen Sink Sopa de Lima

April 25, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

I am sick again. I am sure it sounds like I have some incurable disease, but actually I think it has just been a bad winter/spring for viruses, I have 2 toddlers, and I catch EVERYTHING. So once again my blogging has slowed down and my pictures have gotten lazy. *sigh* But I do have… 

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Filed Under: beans, chicken, Mexican dishes, soup

Capers Are An Olive-Phobe’s Friend: Veracruzan Picadillo de Pollo… and a Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

March 3, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

Well as my readers may have noticed the last week or so has consisted of 2 huge meals and tons of leftovers. It is time to get back to simpler meals! With that in mind—and the fact that we have had Indian and Thai most recently so I was ready to leave Asia for a… 

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Filed Under: chicken, lemon baked goods, Mexican dishes, quick breads, skillet hash dishes

Cooking for Mom: Oaxacan Braised Pork Belly with Apples, Pineapple & Cinnamon

February 22, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

My mom is visiting right now.Cooking for my family is tricky—it all depends on who is visiting.If it is just Mom, too spicy is out but braised and rich is in.If Dad is with her, strike those and make it kind of plainer and hearty.If it is just Dad then spicier is in but in… 

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Filed Under: apples, fruit, Mexican dishes, pork

The Soup That Became Something More Than A Soup: Smoky Black Bean Huevos Chilaquiles

February 15, 2008 By Laura 1 Comment

I shared a smoky black bean soup with you guys a few days ago. It made a huge recipe—a necessary byproduct of frantic tinkering to fix a dish that seemed to have gone wrong. I love black bean soup as much as the next gal, but even I can’t really handle it more than a… 

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Filed Under: Mexican dishes, tortilla dishes, 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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