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Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms

October 23, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms: a seasonal, delicious, fast and easy one pot dinner that the whole family will love!

Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms is a delightfully cheesy, fast, seasonal and delicious one pot meal that the entire family will love. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing.  This dish did not start out as a stovetop mac and cheese. I wanted… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, mushrooms, pasta, vegetarian Tagged With: butternut squash, cheese, Gruyere, havarti, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, mushrooms, mustard seeds, one pot, pasta, penne, stovetop, winter squash

Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes

October 17, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes, Onion Wedges and Mushrooms--kick up your Sunday dinner a notch!

This Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes is the perfect way to spice up your Sunday dinner routine! Luscious, flavorful, spicy but not at all hot–this is gateway food for anyone nervous of trying Middle Eastern food! Promise! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I mentioned a bit… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, lamb, Middle Eastern dishes, mushrooms, Persian, potatoes Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, edible flowers, fingerling potatoes, Iranian, lamb, Middle Eastern, mushrooms, onions, Persian, pot roast, potatoes, roast, spice blend, sumac

Hatch Chile Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken

September 24, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Hatch Chile and Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken--make the most of your late summer and early fall harvest with this fantastic southwestern soup! Easy to make in a slow cooker and a healthy, delicious choice the whole family will love!

Hatch Chile Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken for the slow cooker makes the most of your late summer and early fall harvest. Delicious and healthy, your family will love it!  We could subtitle this dish: An Ode To The Mushroom, Even If It Makes My Soups Go Grey. I fiddled and fiddled, but honestly,… 

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Filed Under: chicken, corn, cream cheese, easily made vegetarian, mushrooms, potato dishes, potatoes, slow cooker, soup, southwestern, stews Tagged With: chicken, chile pepper, chowder, corn, crock pot, hatch chile, mushroom, potatoes, roasted peppers, slow cooker, soup, southwestern

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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Filed Under: beef, curry, ground beef, Indian recipes, Italy 2015, keema/kheema, mushrooms, rhubarb, tomatoes Tagged With: beaches, beef, curry, ground beef, Indian, Italy, keema, kheema, Le Castella, mushrooms, rhubarb, travel

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus

June 10, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus--super easy and delicious!

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus encompasses everything magical about spring: bright, tender shoots of green asparagus, and mushrooms that can only be found with a walk in the woods, suddenly pleasant after several months of cold. I am tardy with sharing this recipe, however, since my own spring turned magical with a trip… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Italy 2015, mushrooms, pasta, travel, vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, driving in Italy, Italy, leftovers, lemon, mafalde, mafalde pasta, morel mushrooms, mushrooms, pasta, travel

Bibimbap (Korean Rice Bowl); Review of The Food of Korea

May 9, 2015 By Laura 6 Comments

Bibimbap: a Korean rice bowl with seasoned ground beef and veggie. So much easier than you think and absolutely delicious!!!

Bibimbap is a fantastic, healthy Korean rice bowl with ground beef and loads of crunchy vegetables. It is one of my favorite dishes ever. A copy of The Food of Korea was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, cookbooks, cucumbers, easily made vegetarian, eggs, ground beef, Korean cuisine, mushrooms, reviews, rice

Thai Burgers with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice: Review of Nong’s Thai Kitchen

April 27, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Thai Burger with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice--great fast, easy, delicious dinner!

Thai Burgers with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice makes for a fast, easy, and delicious dinner the entire family will love. A copy of Nong’s Thai Kitchen was provided to me by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I was so excited when I saw… 

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Filed Under: beef, broccoli, cookbooks, mushrooms, peas, reviews, rice, Thai dishes Tagged With: beech mushrooms, beef, broccoli, burger, cilantro, fried rice, ground meat, hamburger, mushrooms, peas, rice, Thai

Thai Curried Ramen Bowl

April 11, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

Thai Curried Ramen Bowl with Ground Beef and Veggies: super simple with amazing flavor!

This Thai Curried Ramen Bowl with Ground Beef, Beech Mushrooms and Veggies is easy, fast and bursting at the seams with delicious flavor. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Weird blogger confession: you can make this dish with rice, rice noodles, or probably just about any kind of wheat-based… 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, ground beef, mushrooms, pasta, Ramen, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: beech mushrooms, beef, coconut milk, ground beef, ground meat, kecap manis, mushrooms, noodles, ramen, soba, soup, stew, Thai, zucchini

Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage & Bacon in the Slow Cooker

April 6, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

The slow cooker makes this Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage, Bacon, Beans and White Wine delicious and easy. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I know it is not exactly the time of year to be excited about stick to your ribs food, but frankly I could eat slow cooker… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, cookbooks, French cuisine, mushrooms, reviews, sausage, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: bacon, beans, cassoulet, crock pot, easy, French, mirepoix, mushrooms, mustard, sausage, slow cooker, weeknight, white beans

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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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