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Cook, Eat, Tweet Mujadarra!

January 20, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

Mujadarra is a classic Middle Eastern dish of rice, lentils and caramelized onions, and it is the definition of comfort food as far as I am concerned. Affiliate links have been used in this post to items I am linking to. Guys! Cook, Eat, Tweet was so much fun! Not to mention delicious! If you… 

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Filed Under: blog events, lentils, Middle Eastern dishes, pantry cooking, rice, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: caramelized onions, fried egg, Middle Eastern, mujadara, mujadarra, onions, pilaf, rice, spices, vegetarian, yogurt

Saffron Rice with Meatballs; Quick Spiced Potatoes and Cauliflower with Baby Shrimp: A Review of The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles

November 28, 2012 By Laura 6 Comments

One of the big perks of blogging is being given cookbooks to review (I know you are shocked to hear me say that!). I try to only accept books that I would be interested in at least some of the dishes. You can imagine that I often get offered baking books that I am super… 

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Filed Under: beef, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian recipes, meatballs, peas, potatoes, reviews, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: beef, Bengali, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, Indian, meatballs, peas, potatoes, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, turkey, yogurt

Vegetarian Biryani with Curried Creamy Tomato Sauce

November 10, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

Dutch oven filled with vegetarian biryani

I mentioned in my last post that Sammy was a good sport about having a Moroccan inspired bundt cake for her birthday cake when my in laws were visiting. She and Alex are both always good sports about the birthday meals I prepare for them when my in laws are here. Because I love creating… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, cauliflower, curry, Indian recipes, peas, potatoes, rice, sauces, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: biryani, casseroles, cauliflower, Indian, peas, potatoes, recipe, rice, sauce, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, vegetarian

Persian Rice and Beans with Pickled Red Onions and Fried Eggs, Sunny Side Up

October 14, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

Caramelizing onions for Persian dish

I am becoming more and more obsessed with eggs. Which is weird, because in my previous, not obsessed with eggs life, I did not really even like eggs. Except after a night of too much drinking–then for some reason I craved scrambled eggs. Go figure. But I digress. The point being I never used to… 

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Filed Under: beans, dried fruit, eggs, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: advieh, beans, Chestnut lima, dried Christmas Lima beans, eggs, fried eggs, Iranian, legumes, Persian, rice

Herbed Chicken Casserole with Wild Rice, Red Rice and Cranberries

March 18, 2012 By Laura 6 Comments

I am going to skip marveling at the weather–everyone in the continental 48 knows this was one weird winter–and just skip to the part that usually comes sometime in April.  We are in our fourth year in this house, and every spring I continue to be amazed and grateful that we are so lucky to… 

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Filed Under: casseroles, chicken, cranberries, Creek in Ohio, dried fruit, easily made vegetarian, Farro, rice, sauces, whole grains, wild rice, zucchini

“Pork Claypot Rice” Adapted to My Kitchen

March 4, 2012 By Laura 1 Comment

I love the internet.  If you are interested in culinary anthropology, for lack of a better way to put being interested in exploring other cultures’ cuisines, the internet provides a wealth of information.  Sure I can read a book an American traveling in Indonesia has written about Indonesian food–I have those books, I love those… 

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Filed Under: cooks' tools, eggs, Indonesian, mushrooms, Pinterest dishes, pork, rice

Simple Nam Prik Pao Fried Rice

December 27, 2011 By Laura 8 Comments

I have a fabulous post to share with you about the meal I made for Christmas Day–but it will take a moment to organize, especially in the recipe department.  I wanted to get something out in the meantime, and this simple, short post about nam prik pao, or Thai chili jam fits the bill perfectly.

Filed Under: eggs, misc, pantry cooking, rice, sauces, Thai dishes Tagged With: chili jam, eggs, fried eggs, fried rice, nam prik pao, Thai

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms

December 18, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms and Cauliflower: this is gateway Indian food! I haven't met anyone who does not love this super healthy vegetarian dinner! I sold my mom on curry with this!

This Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms is a fantastic and flexible vegetarian curry that will sell anyone on Indian food–case in point my mom loved it! As you will read, the first time I made it, I did not properly record what I did. I made it again in October 2015 and updated… 

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Filed Under: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, chutneys, curry, dal, Indian recipes, mushrooms, rice, runner beans, stews, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, garbanzo beans, good mother stallard, healthy, Indian, mushrooms, stew, vegetarian

Braised Honey Chicken and Broccoli Fried Rice

December 8, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

I recently discovered Pinterest, and it has been a lifesaver this holiday season.  Obviously year round it is a great place to discover new things, but even without that aspect, it has been a wonderful way to keep track of recipes I want to try, and more significantly, specific recipes I want to make for… 

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Filed Under: broccoli, chicken, Chinese, Pinterest dishes, rice, sauces Tagged With: braise, broccoli, chicken, Chinese, fried rice, leftovers, Pinterest, rice

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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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