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Butternut Squash & Chickpeas served on Mixed Grains

November 5, 2010 By Laura 6 Comments

This is a great dish to serve in the middle of holiday excess–which I realize we aren’t there yet, but it’s coming. I just bought several holiday cookie magazines, and am excitedly planning what will be gracing my cookie tins this year. But I digress–I was telling you how tasty, easy, nutritious and especially fiber… 

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Filed Under: barley, butternut squash, chickpeas, quinoa, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: butternut squash, chickpeas, couscous, garbanzos, Israeli couscous, pearl barley, quinoa, red quinoa, vegan, vegetarian, winter squash

Eating Crow, er I mean Sprouted Quinoa & Honey Bread

June 24, 2008 By Laura 11 Comments

We are coming up on a crazy month. The temporary holdover home we will be moving into should be ready for us in 2 weeks, so we will be moving then. Goodbye terrible oven! Goodbye hideous counters with no space for rolling out dough! We signed the contract to build our house so that is… 

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Filed Under: quinoa, yeasted breads

Dinner’s a bust but lunch is a success out of the pantry

January 7, 2008 By Laura 1 Comment

“Wow, you don’t often have complete failures. I can’t remember the last time we threw the whole dinner out before ever eating it.” Thanks, Honey. Hey he meant it well—I don’t often have complete failures, so it was mostly a compliment. But yeah tonight’s dinner was a total bust. I am still not sure what… 

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Filed Under: Latin, oranges, pantry cooking, quinoa

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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