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Indian Inspired Hash of Midwestern Garden Veggies

July 13, 2013 By Laura 5 Comments

Corn, Potatoes, Lentils and Cauliflower tossed in indian spices

When I was a kid, maybe around 9 or 10, I had fish. I don’t remember it being particularly exciting or complicated, but I spoke to my mom recently and it turns out her brother had fish growing up. So maybe she had absorbed a lot of his knowledge and knew where to start. Actually,… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chickpeas, corn, Indian recipes, lentils, potatoes, skillet hash dishes, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, corn, garbanzo, hash, Indian, legumes, lentils, potatoes, vegetarian

Southwestern Sweet Potato Hash Served With Cabbage & Corn Slaw With Cilantro-Orange Dressing

January 19, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

Cabbage and Corn Slaw With Cilantro-Orange Dressing

Lunchtime guests always present a dilemma for me. Not an unwelcome dilemma, lest you are reading this and you are one of those guests, but a dilemma nonetheless. I am just not a lunch person. I love breakfast and I love dinner, but lunchtime with its cold options leaves me, well, cold. A lot of… 

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Filed Under: beans, corn, salads, skillet hash dishes, slaw, sweet potato, vegetarian

Paella Hash

June 29, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

This is one of those dishes that is serious comfort food—easy, satisfying, and, well, a little on the ugly side. No, let’s call it rustic, shall we? Sounds so much better! My mom hates hashes. Apparently it was a fallback meal during her childhood and something about however Grandma made it (them?) seriously rubbed my… 

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Filed Under: chorizo, potatoes, skillet hash dishes

Capers Are An Olive-Phobe’s Friend: Veracruzan Picadillo de Pollo… and a Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

March 3, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

Well as my readers may have noticed the last week or so has consisted of 2 huge meals and tons of leftovers. It is time to get back to simpler meals! With that in mind—and the fact that we have had Indian and Thai most recently so I was ready to leave Asia for a… 

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Filed Under: chicken, lemon baked goods, Mexican dishes, quick breads, skillet hash dishes

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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