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Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew: Review of The Café Spice Cookbook

April 23, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew--super healthy from the cauliflower (which subs for potatoes) and super easy from using canned coconut milk! This is a weeknight winner!

This Kerala-Style Chicken and Cauliflower Stew looks and tastes like the perfect spring curry! I received a copy of The Café Spice Cookbook from the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Is it just me or is this… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chicken, coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, easily made vegetarian, Indian recipes, peas, reviews, stews Tagged With: cauliflower, chicken, cookbook, curry, Indian, Kerala, peas, poultry, reviews, spring, stew

Maitake Mushroom Tikka Masala: Review of Shroom

October 19, 2014 By Laura 3 Comments

Maitake Tikka Masala: a creamy and tangy traditional Indian curry made vegetarian with assorted wild mushrooms

Creamy, tangy, decadent tasting yet vegetarian, this wild mushroom tikka masala with peas is delightful–both innovative and authentic tasting. A copy of Shroom was provided to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. All opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I… 

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Potato Curry with Peas and Mushrooms; Review of Silk Road Vegetarian

June 28, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Potato Curry with Peas and Mushrooms is an easy and delicious spring dinner that the whole family will love. The publishers sent me a copy of Silk Road Vegetarian for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  A blogger’s dilemma: I have so many… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, cookbooks, curry, curry powder, gluten free, Indian recipes, mushrooms, peas, potato dishes, potatoes, reviews, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: chickpeas, cookbook, cookbook review, curry, garbanzos, Indian, mushrooms, peas, potatoes, redskin potatoes, spring potatoes, tomatoes

Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas: Review of Spices and Seasons

May 22, 2014 By Laura 43 Comments

Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas is delicious fusion comfort food, offering up the best of Italian and Indian cuisines.  Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. Further, I was given a free copy of Spices and Seasons, as well as… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbooks, curry, ground beef, Indian recipes, Italian, keema/kheema, lamb, mushrooms, pasta, peas, reviews, sauces, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, bell peppers, bolognese, cookbook review, curry, fusion, green peas, ground beef, ground lamb, Indian, Italian, keema, kheema, lamb, mushrooms, noodles, pasta, peas

Hot Dog with Masala Peas and Caramelized Onions

April 15, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Hot Dog with Masala Peas and Caramelized Onions

Hot Dog with Masala Peas and Caramelized Onions is a fun Indian fusion hot dog topped with delicious peas in a spiced, tomato based sauce along with caramelized onions, and wrapped in naan bread. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. A copy of Haute Dogs was provided… 

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Rosemary Mustard Pork Tenderloin and Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas: Review of The Glorious Vegetables of Italy

April 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Roasted Mustard Balsamic Pork Tenderloin served with Pasta and Peas with Mushrooms

Rosemary Mustard Pork Tenderloin and Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas is a stunning spring recipe that your guests will drool over. A copy of The Glorious Vegetables of Italy was sent to me by the publishers for an honest review. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, cookbooks, Italian, mushrooms, pantry cooking, pasta, peas, pork, reviews, ricotta Tagged With: balsamic, cookbook review, Italian, mushrooms, mustard, pasta, peas, porcini, pork, ricotta, rosemary, tenderloins

Indian Almond Chicken with Peas in Slow Cooker

March 22, 2014 By Laura 7 Comments

Chicken Braised in Indian Almond Sauce with Peas

Indian Almond Chicken with Peas is a simple slow cooker meal that makes use of almond butter, something many of us have in our pantry. Affiliate links have been used in this post when linking to items I am discussing. It turns out, as a food blogger, Pier 1 is not a safe store for… 

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Nawabi Guchhi Mattar (Indian Royal Mushrooms and Peas in Cashew Nut Sauce) in the Slow Cooker

March 9, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Indian Mushrooms and Peas in the Slow Cooker in a Cashew Sauce

Nawabi Guchhi Mattar, or Indian Royal Mushrooms and Peas in Cashew Nut Sauce, in the Slow Cooker is a sumptuous Indian side dish that will elevate any Indian meal into something special. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Like many name liberties I have taken in… 

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Filed Under: cashews, curry, dal, Indian recipes, mushrooms, peas, slow cooker, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: cashews, crock pot, curry, Indian, mushrooms, Nawabi, nuts, peas, slow cooker, vegetarian, yogurt

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas: Ode to the Mushroom

February 23, 2014 By Laura 27 Comments

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas

Minced mushrooms make a wonderful ground meat substitute in Indian Kheema.  This post has been sponsored by the Mushroom Council. Guys, this is a sponsored post, but people can pay me to create mushroom recipes any time they want. I think you guys already know how much I love mushrooms–mushroom recipes pepper this blog. When… 

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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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