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Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango

January 2, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango

Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango is the perfect dish for after the holidays (or on any busy weeknight): fast, easy, healthy and delicious.  While you’re reading this I will hopefully be swimming in the Caribbean somewhere, recharging from Holiday craziness and getting a little sun to see me through the Pittsburgh winter. I… 

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Filed Under: lime, mango, peanuts, seafood, shrimp, stir fry, Thai dishes Tagged With: asian, fast, mango, seafood, shrimp, stir fry, Thai

Green Tomato Curry with Peanuts and Yellow Split Peas

November 25, 2016 By Laura 15 Comments

Green Tomato Curry with Peanuts and Yellow Split Peas

Green Tomato Curry with Peanuts and Yellow Split Peas is a delicious and easy way to use up the last of the tomato harvest. For that matter, I would grow tomatoes just to pick them underripe and make this! It is not often I get to wax poetic on this site about a savory dish… 

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Filed Under: curry, green tomatoes, Indian recipes, peanuts, split peas, vegetarian Tagged With: curry, green tomatoes, Indian, peanuts, split peas, vegan, vegetarian, yellow split peas

Thai Yellow Curry Paste: Using Thai Yellow Curry Leftovers

November 15, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

How to Stretch Thai Curry for Mulitple Meals: a Thai Yellow Curry becomes a ramen bowl, and with small changes becomes different enough to be exciting and no one complains about leftovers! A fantastic dinner--Thai yellow curry paste recipe included!

Thai Yellow Curry Paste is easier than you think–but divine enough that you will not want to waste it! This post tells you how to stretch your Thai Yellow Curry–with a recipe for the actual paste at the bottom! I spent last Saturday making Thai curry paste. I pureed enough hydrated dried chile peppers and… 

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Filed Under: cashews, chicken, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, grapes, peanuts, pineapple, potatoes, Ramen, stews, Thai dishes Tagged With: chicken, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, grapes, leftovers, noodles, pineapple, potatoes, ramen, stew, Thai, Thai basil, yellow curry, yellow curry paste

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry

September 14, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry with summer veggies, ground beef, coconut milk and a little red curry paste! Easy, delicious and fast!

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry is a healthy, delicious and easy dinner that makes the most of the late summer harvest while welcoming the brisker chill of fall. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post.  There are many reasons I love fall the best. Football (Go Blue!). Sweaters…. 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, corn, curry, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, peanut butter, peanuts, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: beef, corn, curry, curry paste, ground beef, peanut butter, peanuts, red curry, s.e. asian, summer harvest, summer squash, Thai, zucchini

Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts: Review of A Modern Way to Eat

August 16, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts: This unusual, healthy salad is surpirizingly delicious--refreshing, crunchy and rich with nutrients!

Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts is a healthy, crunchy, delicious bowl of textures that can be served as a side salad or even as a light lunch, thanks to the nuts and coconut flakes. I received a copy of A Modern Way to Eat from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest… 

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Filed Under: Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, cookbooks, cucumbers, peanuts, reviews, Salad Dressing, salads, spinach, Spiralized, vegetarian Tagged With: cilantro, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut milk, cookbooks, cucumber, nuts, peanuts, salad, spinach, spiralizer, vegetarian

Soul Food Love Reviewed: Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato

April 17, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato: SO easy and SO delicious! Healthy too!

Hearty yet healthy Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner, especially if you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I was provided with a copy of Soul Food Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: African American dishes, chicken, cookbooks, curry powder, easily made vegetarian, peanut butter, peanuts, reviews, soup, Southern food, stews, sweet potato, tomatoes Tagged With: african american food, chicken, cookbook, peanut, peanut butter, review, soul food, stew, sweet potato

Mango Chaat Two Ways–Green and Ripe

May 31, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Mango Chaat with Pumpkin Seeds: a crunchy, crispy, sweet and sour indian snack salad

Mango chaat is delicious snack food, whether you make it with ripe mango or green mango. I have included recipes for both down below. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I’ve owed you guys two more chaat recipes from that party, and I decided to combine them… 

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Filed Under: cashews, chaat, fruit, Indian recipes, lime, mango, peanuts, salads, tomatoes, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: cashews, chaat, chaat masala, green mango, Indian, lime, mango, nuts, peanuts, pepitas, pumpkin seeds, salads, snacks, street food

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Bars

February 13, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Peanut Energy Bars Drizzled with Chocolate

Is it too embarrassing that I am really proud of my drizzles? Every day I look at gazillions of gorgeous images on food blogs with perfectly swirled frosting, drizzles, you name it. And so I realize that pride in my drizzles is a little silly. But really, the ineptitude of my hands cannot be overstated…. 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, breakfast, chocolate, oats, peanut butter, peanuts Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, bars cookies, breakfast, chocolate, energy bars, nuts, oatmeal, oats, peanut butter, peanuts, semisweet chocolate, snacks

Parsi Gosht Ni Curry (Parsi Beef Curry)

December 30, 2013 By Laura 1 Comment

Parsi Gosht Ni Curry (Parsi Beef Curry) is a hearty, warming stew perfect for winter and perfect for holiday meals with its rich, peanut-thickened sauce, indulgent potatoes (because it is served on rice) and focus on beef. Amazon affiliate links were used in this post but only to link to items I would be discussing… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, curry, Indian recipes, peanuts, potatoes Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, chutney, curry, Holidays, Indian, lamb substitute, nut thickened, nuts, Parsi, peanut thickened, peanuts, potatoes, stew meat

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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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