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Sweet and Spicy Everyday Food Almonds

December 23, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

I hope this post finds you in time for any last minute snack or munchie ideas you might need for the holidays, because these almonds are fantastic and dead simple to make.

Filed Under: almonds, misc, vegetarian

Be A Good Cookie! Meringue Cookie Flavors for the Holidays and Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

December 13, 2011 By Laura 14 Comments

I had a very hard time writing this post.  Striking the right tone seems important, yet it is eluding me.

Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, coffee desserts, cookies, cooks' tools, dairy free baking, eggs, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, meringue, mint chocolate, misc, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CookiesForKidsCancer, blogger outreach, cancer, chocolate chips, coffee, cookies, Cookies for Kids' Cancer, Holidays, meringues, mint chocolate, OXO, peppermint, spatula

And we are back…

December 11, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

The Spiced Life has had a hard 36 hours — though, I think, it hasn’t been as hard for us as it has for the owner of the machine we run the blog on.  Not a good day for him at all. Anyway: we are back up and running, and hopefully the problem is contained…. 

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Cranberry Chutney: For Thanksgiving and Otherwise

December 2, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

The first rule of cranberry chutney–any cranberry chutney–is that you should make a lot of it because its uses are many and varied and it will keep in your fridge for a good few weeks.  It also freezes well.  So the recipe below is quite large–but I served the chutney baked on top of brie… 

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Filed Under: apples, chutneys, cranberries, dried fruit, fruit, Indian recipes, misc

Sausage and Triple Bean Stew with Crimini Mushrooms

November 29, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

Really this post should have been about all of the awesome places you can go with dried beans on a fall football Saturday–and we’ll get there–but you might notice there is a large turtle in the middle of your screen.  Personally, I blame it on the weather.  I enjoyed this stew, don’t get me wrong,

Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, misc, mushrooms, sausage, stews

The Spiced Life Style Sambal with Veggies, Eggs, Cashews and Rice (and Turkey?)

November 24, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I know everyone is featuring fantastic things to do with leftover turkey right about now.  But… I hate turkey.  I personally think we have been brainwashed as a nation to think that the driest, most boring meat imaginable should be the centerpiece of our most food-oriented holiday feast.  But I won’t go on… 

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Filed Under: eggs, Indonesian, Malaysian, misc, mushrooms, rice, salsas, sauces, Singapore dishes, Thai dishes, zucchini

Maple Oat Cakes: Baking with Sammy and Alex

September 28, 2011 By Laura 8 Comments

I can tell it’s fall because the viruses are just not stopping around here.  Which is relevant because I am soooo behind and that is why I am only now getting around to posting about these oat cakes, which I made with both girls on Labor Day (!), and which sustained me through the first round… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, cookbooks, kids cooking, maple, misc, oats, reviews, whole grains

Vegan Low Fat Chocolate Cake

August 17, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

John and I always plan our vacations around food.  We (along with my sister) spend a good chunk of our beach vacation finding the best seafood, the best ice cream, the best restaurant, etc; we spent our honeymoon eating our way through Thailand; we added Spain and Morocco to John’s conference in Vienna for the… 

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Filed Under: cakes, chocolate, cookbooks, dairy free baking, misc, molasses, reviews, travel, vegan dessert, Viennese Cooking

Malaga, Spain: An Open Letter to Alex and Sammy

August 4, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

Dear Alex and Sammy: Getting back to Malaga, Spain, went wonderfully smoothly, which was a relief after the previous bacteria ridden days.  The overnight train from Marrakech to Tangiers was fine, the boat was fine, even the bus was fine.  And it felt wonderful to arrive in an air conditioned bedroom, take a nap, and… 

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Filed Under: misc, Spanish cuisine, travel

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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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