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Farro Pasta with Pineapple, Sausage and Goat Cheese

February 3, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

It all started with pineapples. I had never been a huge pineapple fan, but then I spent my honeymoon in Thailand and fell in love with the fruit. Ate it constantly. My favorite breakfast (for this sweet toothed Westerner) was a Thai crepe stuffed with grilled pineapple and drizzled with sweet coconut cream. I am… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Farro, fruit, goat cheese, pasta, pineapple, sausage, whole grains Tagged With: Aidell's, bell pepper, chicken sausage, easy, Farro, farro pasta, fast, goat cheese, pasta, pineapple, pizzichi, sausage, smoked sausage, weeknight

Weeknight Thai Style Stir Fry

April 11, 2012 By Laura 3 Comments

SO sorry for the extended absence! It is spring break this week, and I was gone starting last Thursday at my parents’ house.  Also, with the crazy weather we have been having, I have serious spring fever.  Not much cooking or baking around here, more like trips to the park and sitting on my hammock… 

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Filed Under: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, chicken, pea pods, peanuts, pineapple, stir fry, Thai dishes, zucchini

“Pastor” Flavored Pork & Beans

March 27, 2011 By Laura 2 Comments

I got so carried away the other day describing my newfound love of all things Mediterranean that I never really discussed what made the cooking method of that pork shoulder so special. You guys all know that I am a low and slow girl. I’ll be the first to admit that when I first read… 

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Filed Under: beans, casseroles, Mexican dishes, pineapple, pork, stews, zucchini

Easy Weeknight Vietnamese Pineapple, Shrimp & Tamarind Soup

February 10, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Soup with Pineapple and Shrimp

Lesson I learned this past week: I could never have had a food blog while pregnant. No, no I am NOT pregnant. But how those of you keep up writing and reading about food when you are nauseated is beyond me. A malevolent and fast moving stomach virus hit my family this past week and… 

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Filed Under: pineapple, shrimp, soup, Vietnamese dishes

Braised Sweet and Spicy Chicken Over….

January 27, 2010 By Laura 10 Comments

Braised Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Rice, couscous, whatever. That part is up to you. 🙂 I was sick when I made this and am sick while I am typing this. That means a few things. You know it was easy. You know it was good (if I am bothering to type it up). You should forgive any typos. I hope… 

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Filed Under: chicken, chickpeas, fruit, pineapple

Thai Red Curry With Roasted Chicken

July 9, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

Thai Red Curry with Chicken, Grapes and Pea Eggplants: Homemade frozen red curry paste means amazing meals are just 30 minutes away on any given night!

Really in an ideal world it would be roasted duck, but around here finding duck to roast would be a pain–and more of an undertaking than I felt like. So roasted dark chicken meat makes a pretty good sub. I have previously shared some recipes for and using green curry paste–which is kind of ironic… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, curry, grapes, pineapple, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: chicken, coconut, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, grapes, pea eggplants, pineapple, red curry, rotisserie, Thai

Lime Cilantro Chicken With Tropical Fruit Salsa

June 3, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

Josie is here visiting–which means lots of discussion of all things culinary but less time to type about it. The night she got here, I whipped up a tropical chicken dish that was hard to beat for ease with lots of flavor. The chicken itself was really simple–basically brown the meat and then braise it… 

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Filed Under: chicken, lime, mango, pineapple, pork

So You Think You’ve Had Sweet And Sour?: Thai Sweet And Sour With Pork

February 1, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

Thai Sweet and Sour with Pork

Do you associate sweet and sour Asian dishes with heavy, almost gloppy stir fries served with breaded and fried, sometimes greasy, chicken or pork? I am not claiming I did not once enjoy that Chinese American restaurant staple, but I promise once you try the Thai version you won’t look back. The sauce should be… 

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Filed Under: cucumbers, pineapple, pork, stir fry, Thai dishes, 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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