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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

Maple Chipotle Pork Tenderloin With Green Chili Stew

January 24, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

This is one of those dishes where my photographs are not doing it justice. As far as I am concerned, it is restaurant worthy–but between a hungry family and my own lack of imagination, the right set up did not occur to me. Believe me when I say you should make this the next time… 

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Filed Under: pork, southwestern, stews, tomatillos

Bacon, Pork & Potato Tinga Tacos

June 12, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

We had a very cool, very rainy day here, which was a godsend because it meant I was ok with having the oven and cooktop going all day. And because it meant I did not need to water my garden (yes it is planted) and tree. Or my rhubarb plants. Or the flower bed. You… 

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Filed Under: Mexican dishes, pork, potatoes, tacos

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

Tried & True Goan Style Vindaloo

May 19, 2009 By Laura 16 Comments

I have been holding out on you.   (Again.  How many times have I started a post that way?) You see what happened was this.  Every holiday season I host a big Indian dinner for my in-laws, our Christmas dinner for that side of the family.  (I did not this past year because of moving.)… 

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Filed Under: curry, Indian recipes, pork

Back In The Saddle: Daring Bakers’ Lasagne

March 27, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

And people wonder why I think counter space is a necessity for the Daring Bakers! This is the cooked noodles lying out to dry and waiting to be assembled–while I was still cooking more noodles. You read that title right–although depending on how well you know me it could either be the Daring Baker part… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, Daring Bakers, lasagne, pasta, pork Tagged With: beef, casserole, Italian, lasagna, lasagne, noodles, pasta, 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

Worth The Wait: An Angry Asian’s Grandmother’s Shumai Meatballs

October 24, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

I was paired with Angry Asian Creations for this round of Taste & Create. Her blog is casual and funny, and we definitely share a love of baked goods, but given my love of Vietnamese food, it was the chance to pick her Vietnamese grandmother’s brain via her blog that really caught my attention. I… 

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Filed Under: meatballs, pork, Vietnamese dishes

Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sour Cream: Early October At Its Best!

October 6, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sour Cream is the best and most flavorful of hearty midwestern American cooking in the autumn. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. [I updated these photos in December 2017.] One of my favorite things about apples is how great they taste in savory dishes,… 

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Filed Under: apples, beans, Midwestern American, pasta, pork Tagged With: apples, autumn, egg noodles, fall, pork, pork tenderloin, sour cream, white beans

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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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