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Masala Chili

November 24, 2020 By Laura 2 Comments

Masala Chili

Masala Chili is the best kind of fusion food, paying homage to the original but clearly introducing exciting new flavors, making it great gateway food to Indian cuisine and also just good eats! I have used an affiliate link to Amazon, but the rest of the links are uncompensated, companies that I love. I was… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef stew, chili, cocoa, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian, peas, potatoes, products, reviews, stews, vegetarian Tagged With: chili, fair trade spices, Floyd Cardoz, fusion, Indian, peas, potatoes

Marosszéki Heránytokány (Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew)

May 22, 2019 By Laura 8 Comments

Marosszeki Heranytokany (Hungarian~Romanian Beef & Pork Stew)

Marosszéki Heránytokány, or Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew, is a delicious, hearty and rich stew, made complex with spices and tangy with sour cream. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Maybe it is time to stop thinking of excuses and just tell you guys posts might be a bit… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beef, beef chuck, beef stew, Hungarian, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, Romanian, white wine Tagged With: baby redskin potatoes, bacon, beef stew, hungarian, meat stew, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, romanian, sour cream, stew, white wine, wine

Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto): Review and Giveaway of Instant Indian

November 4, 2018 By Laura 13 Comments

Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto)

Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto) is super easy and delicious Indian comfort food that comes together quickly thanks to the pressure cooker function. A copy of Instant Indian was sent to me in exchange for an honest review; please read through to the end for giveaway details. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cauliflower, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, Indian, Indian recipes, Instant Pot, lentils, peas, potatoes, Pressure Cooker, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: Bengali, cauliflower, Indian, Instant Pot, khichari, khichdi, khichuri, lentils, peas, potatoes, pressure cooker, red lentils, rice

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (Ground Meat Curry)

August 30, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry)

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry) is a delicious one pot dish that celebrates the bounty of the mid-late summer harvest. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. People, if it is not one thing it is another lately. The cough is mostly gone, still waiting on the results… 

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Filed Under: beef, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, potatoes, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini Tagged With: Bengali, caramel, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, keema, kheema, mustard oil, potatoes, summer harvest, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini

Mexican Citrus Drenched Pork Chops over Butternut Squash and Potatoes

March 4, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Mexican Citrus Drenched Pork Chops over Butternut Squash and Potatoes

Mexican Citrus Drenched Pork Chops over Butternut Squash and Potatoes is a delicious and unique one-pot meal that celebrates the bounty of citrus season. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed.  I seem to have developed a new hobby, er, obsession. If you’re not interested feel free to hit that jump to… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, lime, Mexican dishes, oranges, Pennsylvania Bird Feeder Posts, pork, potatoes Tagged With: baby potatoes, backyard birds, bird feeders, butternut squash, chicken thighs, citrus, lime, mexican, one pot, oranges, pork chops, potatoes, song birds, winter squash

Polish Hash with Kielbasa and Cauliflower

February 20, 2018 By Laura 4 Comments

Polish Hash with Kielbasa and Cauliflower

Polish Hash with Kielbasa and Cauliflower is a fun and delicious twist on hash, and it is perfect for a chilly winter night.  I feel like most of my hashes have a similar vibe, so when I created this hash I challenged myself to create something different, look at different spices, etc. I also wanted… 

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Filed Under: apples, cauliflower, chicken, kielbasa, Polish cuisine, potato dishes, potatoes, sausage Tagged With: apples, cauliflower, hash, kielbasa, Polish, potatoes, sausage

Chaat Masala Chicken, Potato and Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner

January 17, 2018 By Laura 4 Comments

Chaat Masala Chicken, Potato and Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner

Chaat Masala Chicken, Potato and Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner is the answer to every question there is about weeknight supper. Fast, easy, healthy–and incredibly tasty. I am running waaaaay behind–which is actually a good thing because it means the dishes I am sharing were photographed in natural light. Maybe I can stretch the remaining dishes… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chicken, Indian, misc, potatoes, sheet pan dinners, Spice Blends Tagged With: cauliflower, chaat masala, chicken, Indian, Indian inspired, pets, potatoes, sheet pan dinner, sheet pan supper

Curried Kitchen Sink Soup

November 23, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Curried Kitchen Sink Soup is a fantastic and easy soup that can be adjusted to whatever you have on hand–including Thanksgiving leftovers!  I am still full of the good drugs for these back spasms, so once again forgive anything that does not make sense and please just email or comment and let me know! I… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, cauliflower, chicken, curry powder, lentils, potatoes, soup, split peas, yellow split peas, zucchini Tagged With: butternut squash, cauliflower, chicken, curried, leftovers, legumes, lentils, potatoes, soup, split peas, stew

Goan Influenced Goat Stew in the Slow Cooker

November 4, 2017 By Laura 9 Comments

Goan Influenced Goat Stew is an earthy, warming and delicious meat stew that can be made with any red meat you have on hand. I almost forgot to share this recipe! Part of it is because some recipes are attached to particular dates, like Creative Cookie Exchange or Muffin Monday, and so I skip ahead… 

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Filed Under: corn, curry, Goat, Indian, Indian recipes, potatoes, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: cider vinegar, corn, curry, Goan, Goan Portuguese, goat, gosht, Indian, potatoes, red meat, stew, vinegar

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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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