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Thai Yellow Curry Paste: Using Thai Yellow Curry Leftovers

November 15, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

How to Stretch Thai Curry for Mulitple Meals: a Thai Yellow Curry becomes a ramen bowl, and with small changes becomes different enough to be exciting and no one complains about leftovers! A fantastic dinner--Thai yellow curry paste recipe included!

Thai Yellow Curry Paste is easier than you think–but divine enough that you will not want to waste it! This post tells you how to stretch your Thai Yellow Curry–with a recipe for the actual paste at the bottom! I spent last Saturday making Thai curry paste. I pureed enough hydrated dried chile peppers and… 

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Filed Under: cashews, chicken, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, grapes, peanuts, pineapple, potatoes, Ramen, stews, Thai dishes Tagged With: chicken, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, grapes, leftovers, noodles, pineapple, potatoes, ramen, stew, Thai, Thai basil, yellow curry, yellow curry paste

Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes

October 17, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes, Onion Wedges and Mushrooms--kick up your Sunday dinner a notch!

This Pot Roast with Persian Spices on Fingerling Potatoes is the perfect way to spice up your Sunday dinner routine! Luscious, flavorful, spicy but not at all hot–this is gateway food for anyone nervous of trying Middle Eastern food! Promise! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I mentioned a bit… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, lamb, Middle Eastern dishes, mushrooms, Persian, potatoes Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, edible flowers, fingerling potatoes, Iranian, lamb, Middle Eastern, mushrooms, onions, Persian, pot roast, potatoes, roast, spice blend, sumac

Hatch Chile Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken

September 24, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Hatch Chile and Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken--make the most of your late summer and early fall harvest with this fantastic southwestern soup! Easy to make in a slow cooker and a healthy, delicious choice the whole family will love!

Hatch Chile Corn Chowder with Mushrooms and Chicken for the slow cooker makes the most of your late summer and early fall harvest. Delicious and healthy, your family will love it!  We could subtitle this dish: An Ode To The Mushroom, Even If It Makes My Soups Go Grey. I fiddled and fiddled, but honestly,… 

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Filed Under: chicken, corn, cream cheese, easily made vegetarian, mushrooms, potato dishes, potatoes, slow cooker, soup, southwestern, stews Tagged With: chicken, chile pepper, chowder, corn, crock pot, hatch chile, mushroom, potatoes, roasted peppers, slow cooker, soup, southwestern

Pork Vindaloo: Review of Pure Pork Awesomeness

August 27, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes--easy and delicious!

This faster cooking Pork Vindaloo is delicious and gets dinner on the table in under an hour. A copy of Pure Pork Awesomeness was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This is the fifth incarnation of vindaloo… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, curry, Indian recipes, pork, potatoes, reviews

Mexican Spicy Roasted Shrimp and Potatoes Stew Redux!

March 6, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Mexican Roasted Shrimp and Potato Stew: super easy and super delicious!

This Mexican Spicy Roasted Shrimp and Potatoes Stew is tried, true and repeated! Tangy with lime, cilantro and tomatoes, earthy with roasted potatoes and sweet with roasted sweet potatoes and shrimp, it makes an excellent, relatively fast meal! Guys I have so many really, really delicious dishes on this blog that just are not feeling the… 

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Filed Under: lime, Mexican dishes, potato dishes, potatoes, seafood, shrimp, soup, stews, sweet potato, tomatoes Tagged With: ancho, broth, cilantro, lime, mexican, potatoes, roasting, seafood, shrimp, soup, stew, sweet potato, tomatoes

Cuban Spicy Oxtail Stew (Rabo Encendido); Review of To Cook Is To Love

December 12, 2014 By Laura 9 Comments

Cuban Spicy Oxtail Stew (Rabo Encendido): great for the slow cooker and can be made with brisket, chuck and short ribs as well!

This flavorful Cuban Oxtail Stew is everything that is wonderful about winter food: warming, comforting and filling. And it can cook all day in a slow cooker if necessary. A copy of To Cook Is To Love was provided to me by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, chorizo, cookbooks, Cuban dishes, potatoes, reviews, sausage, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: beef, brisket, chorizo, crock pot, Cuban, oxtail, potatoes, red wine, slow cooker, stew, wine

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup with Potatoes and Mushrooms; Review of Soup Night

November 22, 2014 By Laura 4 Comments

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup with Mushrooms

Warming and hearty Chicken & Wild Rice Soup with Potatoes and Mushrooms is the perfect antidote to a chilly (or frigid!) fall day. A copy of Soup Night was provided to me in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing.    Is it just… 

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Filed Under: chicken, cookbooks, mushrooms, potatoes, reviews, soup, stews, wild rice Tagged With: beech mushrooms, chicken, cookbook review, hard cider, mushrooms, potatoes, soup, soup night, stew, wild rice

Inverted Shepherd’s Pie: Ground Beef with Dijon Mustard and Veggies on Smashed Potatoes: Using Community Cookbooks

September 9, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

Ground Beef flavored with Dijon Mustard and tomatoes and Veggies on Smashed Potatoes

Inverted Shepherd’s Pie is a great option for when you don’t want to turn on the oven but are craving some comfort food!  I owe you a refried beans post, but I am waiting on the publisher to send me (as is their preference) the recipe. So I am sliding this Inverted Shepherd’s Pie in instead.

Filed Under: beef, carrots, Community Cookbooks, cookbooks, ground beef, potatoes, reviews, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, community cookbooks, Dijon mustard, ground beef, mashed potatoes, mustard, onions, peppers, potatoes, shepherd's pie, smashed potatoes, tomatoes

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

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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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