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Udon Noodles With Spicy Sweet Ground Pork & Cabbage Sauce

March 22, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

It probably seems like I’ve gone Asian noodle crazy. Sometimes I think food replaced school for me–where once I would have been interested in learning the history of every culture/nation out there (I was a history major and loved it), now I seem determined to conquer all of their cooking. My current interest–along with Mediterranean… 

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Filed Under: Chinese, pasta, peanuts, pork

Butter Crunch 2 Ways: Family Recipes

December 18, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

This Butter Crunch candy is super easy, perfect for Christmas cookie tins, great for a holiday cookie exchange, and always one of the big hits of my holiday table! I make this every year for Christmas, so I decided to update the traditional pecan pictures in December 2015. The peanut pictures are from the original… 

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Filed Under: candy, caramel, chocolate, misc. dessert, peanuts, pecans Tagged With: candy, caramel, chocolate, christmas, confections, Holidays, peanuts, pecans, toffee

Chipotle Maple Peanut Brittle

May 6, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

All of a sudden this stuff is everywhere. Just call me a sheep, but I decided to try it since I thought John would really like it. Truthfully I had no expectations of liking it myself–I have never been a big brittle fan. Well call me misguided and crazy because this stuff is AWESOME. I… 

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Filed Under: brittle, candy, maple, peanuts

Hats Off To The Grannies: Peanutty Spinach Curry & A Kidney Bean In Cardamom Yogurt Curry

March 11, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

Hats off to the Indian grannies. And the Mexican grannies. And their daughters. And basically every home cook who lives anywhere that freshly made flat bread is traditionally served with most meals. Because I’ll be danged if this wouldn’t have been much better with some puffed and delicately crispy pooris (my personal favorite) or some… 

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Filed Under: beans, Indian recipes, peanuts, spinach, yogurt

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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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