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Stir Fried Miso Beef with Mushrooms & Pea Pods

May 20, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

This meal illustrates, for me anyway, the importance of names or labels. I have gotten into miso this past year, and while it was a foreign ingredient to me, it certainly did not make me squeamish or uneasy. I have not thought much about what it is (I know it involves fermented soybeans, but beyond… 

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Filed Under: beef, Chinese, Japanese, mushrooms, pea pods, stir fry

Asian Lunch Rice Bowl

May 13, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

I think I’ve mentioned before how much I dislike lunch. Or how much I dislike traditional American lunch meals (sandwiches, salads, etc). I was recently at a friend’s house for lunch, for a playdate, and the mom is Korean American and she served us kind of an ultra-simplified bi bim bap: rice with scrambled eggs,… 

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Filed Under: eggs, Korean cuisine, mushrooms, rice

Pastitsio

April 22, 2010 By Laura 8 Comments

Pastitsio: Greek comfort food casserole of pasta, ground beef and bechamel--lightened with cauliflower and mushrooms!

Pastitsio is Greek comfort food–a cheesy, meaty pasta casserole redolent of cinnamon and oregano. I have lightened it a bit by using cauliflower and mushrooms (or zucchini!) in place of some of the pasta! The entire family adores this one! What do you do in the middle of the night when you cannot sleep? I… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, cauliflower, Greek Cuisine, ground beef, ground turkey, mushrooms, pasta, tomatoes Tagged With: béchamel, cauliflower, cheese, Greek, ground beef, kasseri, mushrooms, pasta, provolone, tomatoes

Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

December 5, 2009 By Laura 14 Comments

I love mushroom soup. I don’t get to eat it that often, because to me it is a starter soup, not an entree soup, and anyone who reads my bog knows I mostly make entree soups. It is also a little indulgent, depending on how much cream you use. So when I had the idea… 

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Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Toss With Crimini Mushrooms, Chicken Sausage & Feta Cheese

July 16, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

The past several weeks have been crazy. First, Alex had day camp for a week–her first time ever doing anything alone away from home–the same week I was baking for the pig roast. As far as I can remember I did not even cook after making that Thai curry, which lasted us a few nights…. 

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Filed Under: mushrooms, pasta, sausage, sun-dried tomtoes, zucchini

My Delayed But Intense Love Affair With Tom Ka Gai

June 29, 2009 By Laura 4 Comments

Tom Ka Gai (Thai Coconut Galangal Soup with Cilantro and Lime)

Tom Ka Gai (sometimes spelled Tom Kha Gai) is a delicious and fresh Thai coconut soup, flavored with galangal, cilantro and lime. I updated these photos in December 2016; they look a little different, because I let each person add their own nam prik pao, which means the photos were taken before it was added,… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, lime, mushrooms, soup, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: chicken, cilantro, gai, galangal, lime, soup, Thai, tom ka, tom kha

Family Recipes: Chicken Divan, The Spiced Life Family Style

May 7, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

This casserole peppered my childhood. As long as Dad wasn’t home (he worked out of town regularly and to this day hates curry powder), this was an easy dinner for Mom to rely on. It was taught to her by the mother of one of my playdate friends when we were pretty little (Josie and… 

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Filed Under: broccoli, casseroles, chicken, curry powder, family recipes, mushrooms

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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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