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Pasta Alla Boscaiola AKA Italian Beef and Noodles

February 17, 2012 By Laura 10 Comments

I’ve had canned beef on the brain lately.  In recent months, I started actually paying attention to my Google Analytics, where I discovered that by far and away my grandmother’s Beef and Noodles is my most popular post.  I cannot help but find this a little funny because this blog really does not specialize in… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, Italian, mushrooms, pasta, zucchini Tagged With: beef, canned beef, Italian, mushrooms, noodles, pasta, ragu, tomato sauce, zucchini

Cincinnati Chili

April 17, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

2 years before starting this blog, I began keeping a journal of the food I made.  I included brief recipes written in shorthand along with sources for the recipes and our impressions.  Basically I was working my way up to being brave enough to start this blog.

Filed Under: beans, beef, beef stew, chili, fall spices, ground beef, pasta

Super Easy Chicken & Bell Pepper Chow Mein

April 10, 2011 By Laura 4 Comments

I know it sometimes must seem as though I have all day to cook every day–and it is true that I often take advantage of my stay at home mother status to explore different cuisines with my kids at a leisurely pace–but I am busy like any other mom and frequently do not start dinner… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Chinese, lime, pasta Tagged With: chicken, Chinese, honey, lime, noodles, pasta, peppers, soy sauce, stir fry, weeknight

Beggar’s Angel Hair

March 9, 2011 By Laura 3 Comments

I realize this means very little to you guys, since when you read my posts is when you read my posts, but holy moly I made this dish tonight and here I am writing about it already! We are all healthy and I am, for the first time since before the holidays, completely caught up… 

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Filed Under: French cuisine, pasta, vegetarian

New Year Noodle Soup

January 30, 2011 By Laura 10 Comments

When I was editing the photos for this dish I had the exact same visceral reaction that I did upon seeing the photos at 101cookbooks: I want that soup and I want it now. If you’re a soup lover and a legume lover like me, this dish is pretty much nirvana. It’s simultaneously creamy and… 

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Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, lentils, pasta, Persian, soup, stews, vegetarian Tagged With: beans, chickpeas, garbanzos, legumes, lentils, New Year's, pasta, Persian, soups, stew, stews, vegetarian

Garlicky Angel Hair with Sausage & Peas

October 5, 2010 By Laura 9 Comments

I was not initially planning to share this recipe. The never ending colds from hell continue to plague my family, which means I continue to be very lazy and uninspired about dinner. And picky. I am SO picky when I have a cold. All I want is starch. Which is more or less what inspired… 

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Filed Under: pasta, peas, sausage Tagged With: angel hair, beer, easy, fast, garlic, lager, noodles, pasta, peas, sausage, vermicelli, weeknight

Penne with Crimini Mushrooms, Sausage, White Beans and Escarole

August 31, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

Alex has started kindergarten. Amazingly, I can say it and even think about it without much sadness. I’ve done a lot of thinking about why. Am I a callous mom? Shouldn’t I have cried when I dropped her off? Don’t I miss her? Well I miss her a ton, but I think it comes down… 

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Filed Under: Italian American, mushrooms, pasta, sausage

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

Shrimp & Scallops Tossed with Capellini, Spinach, Tomatoes & Bacon

April 2, 2010 By Laura 15 Comments

Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing. A few years back my brother Chris went on one of his hunting trips in Louisiana and he brought back some books for my sister and me. I think he was late on our birthdays. At any rate, while I loved… 

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Filed Under: pasta, scallops, seafood, shrimp, spinach, tomatoes

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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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