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Chicken with Mock Mole Sauce of Almonds, Orange, Chocolate and Sherry

April 23, 2014 By Laura 17 Comments

Chicken with Mock Mole Sauce of Almonds, Orange, Chocolate and Sherry

Chicken with Mock Mole Sauce of Almonds, Orange, Chocolate and Sherry is a delicious introduction to using chocolate in Mexican mole sauce. A copy of Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors was sent to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this… 

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Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker

February 11, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

As you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple. And yet, since the pineapples here are greatly inferior, that translates into a fierce desire to cook with pineapple, where… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, Mexican dishes, Mexican Mole, pineapple, reviews, rice, tortilla dishes

Shredded Pork & Coloradito Tortilla Casserole with Caramelized Veggies

June 9, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

I was observing that I seem to be as lazy as though it were me whose school had ended for summer, and a friend on twitter pointed out it can be hard to lose your routine.  He completely hit the nail on the head.  I apologize for the lack of posts lately, but I have… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, Mexican dishes, Mexican Mole, pork, tortilla dishes

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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