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Mexican Green Soup with Asparagus and Potatoes (Sopa Verde de Espárragos y Patatas)

May 13, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Mexican Green Soup with Asparagus and Potatoes (Sopa Verde de Espárragos y Patatas)

Mexican Green Soup with Asparagus and Potatoes, or Sopa Verde de Espárragos y Patatas, is a delicious and hearty yet not heavy entree soup that makes the most of spring produce.  I promised more potatoes and asparagus, and here you have some, this time from south of the border. I actually made this a few… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, beans, chicken, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, potatoes, soup, tomatillos Tagged With: asparagus, beans, chicken, mexican, potatoes, seasonal, seasonal cooking, soup, spring, white beans

Karnataka Coconut Spring Vegetable Curry (Saagu): Review of Vibrant India

April 30, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Karnataka Coconut Spring Vegetable Curry: regional Indian curry that can be customized to season!

Karnataka Coconut Spring Vegetable Curry (or Saagu) is a delicious regional Indian curry (from Karnataka of course) that can be customized to whatever vegetables are in season. A copy of Vibrant India was sent to me for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, carrots, Coconut (flaked), cookbook, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, curry, Indian, Indian recipes, peas, potatoes, reviews, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, carrots, coconut, coconut flour, cookbook review, curry, Indian, peas, potatoes, seasonal, south Indian, southern Indian, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Samosa Smashed Potatoes

January 17, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Samosa Smashed Potatoes

Samosa Smashed Potatoes are the perfect side dish to jazz up a holiday meal or Sunday dinner; they marry the savory deliciousness of a samosa filling with the ease of smashed potatoes! Some of you might remember a post on Spice Crusted Beef Tenderloin from early 2012; that year I “slid a non-conventional holiday meal”… 

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Filed Under: Indian, potato dishes, potatoes, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: Indian, mashed potatoes, samosa, samosa smashed potatoes, samosas, side dish, smashed potatoes, vegetarian

Mexican Beef Stew with Vegetables in the Slow Cooker

December 16, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Mexican Beef Stew with Vegetables in the Slow Cooker is a healthy, delicious and warming one pot meal that will make the entire family clean their plates. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This stew is ah-mazing, but before we get there, I have a question for you guys…. 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, cauliflower, lime, Mexican dishes, potatoes, zucchini Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, cauliflower, crock pot, healthy, mexican, potatoes, slow cooker, stew, zucchini

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples”

September 29, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and "Love Apples"

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples” is a luscious Caribbean curried stew that is perfect for the end of summer and beginning of fall. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I discuss in this post. I moved around a fair amount in my twenties and early thirties, and I have… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, Caribbean dishes, chicken, coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, curry powder, lime, potatoes, reviews, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: allspice, butter squash, Caribbean, chicken, curry, Jamaican, potatoes, rum, stew, thyme, tomatoes, winter squash

Plum Braised Beef Roast: review of Cooking with the Muse

July 12, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Plum Braised Beef Roast is perfect in the summer, when plums are at the height of sweetness and available many places locally. Cooking with the Muse was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post uses affiliate links to link to items I am discussing. I would love to… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, fruit, Plums, potatoes, reviews, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, braising, brisket, cookbook review, plums, pomegranate molasses, potatoes

That Springtime Salad

May 28, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

That Springtime Salad celebrates everything about spring eating, with its myriad textures and fresh flavors. Inspired by a salad I was served in Italy, you will love this! So as you guys have probably figured out posting has become a little infrequent thanks to moving stress. But this post got extra delayed for a pretty… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, asparagus, balsamic, corn, easily made vegetarian, eggs, greens, Italian, Italy 2015, potatoes, salads Tagged With: arugula, asparagus, baby potatoes, corn, eggs, entree salads, hard boiled eggs, insalata, Italian, potatoes, prosciutto, salad

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider

December 29, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Pot Roast Chicken with Apples and Cider: a comfort food winter dinner straight from England and northern France. Your family will love this meal!

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider is a comforting winter dinner, perfumed with apples and rosemary. Your entire family will adore this one pot meal. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is another one of those stories where I discover a gem of a cookbook, but it takes… 

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Filed Under: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cookbooks, potatoes, reviews Tagged With: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cream, hard cider, northern French, pot roast, potatoes, roasting

Gruyère Potato Gratin

December 25, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Gruyère Potato Gratin is the perfect side dish for any holiday meal–or even just Sunday dinner. Rich, creamy, and tangy from the gruyère, it is sure to be a hit! Merry Christmas, A Joyous Solstice and Happy Holidays in general!  I have a good blogging friend who takes this week and next week off from… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, Gratins, potato dishes, potatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: casseroles, cheese, gratins, Gruyere, Holidays, potatoes, scalloped potatoes, vegetarian

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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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