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Laura’s Thai Hot & Sour Noodle Bowl

February 10, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

In my family, as in many, soup is sick food. Growing up it was my mom’s homemade beef and vegetable soup. In college, it was Lipton soup packs. After college it was Progresso Chicken and Noodle Soup. Lately I have been unsatisfied with the store bought soup route, especially because I really don’t like chicken… 

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Filed Under: rice noodles, soup, Thai dishes

Home Cooking with Indian Flavors: Suvir Saran’s Smoky Bean Soup

February 5, 2008 By Laura 1 Comment

Smoky Bean Soup with Indian Spices

After reading a lot of online reviews for Suvir Saran’s cookbooks, I got intrigued and stuck them on my wish list. For Christmas, my in-laws got me American Masala, which is a fusion cookbook of American dishes with Indian flavors and a little bit of vice versa. The Smoky Bean Soup is the first dish… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, Indian recipes, soup

Tales of a Compulsive Food Thief: Pumpkin Dal with Yellow Split Peas and Red Lentils Served With Naan

February 1, 2008 By Laura 1 Comment

I would like to introduce you to my dog Finnegan. We have 3 dogs: one German Shepherd and 2 Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Finnegan is a Chessie and the middle dog at 6 ½ years old, and the most relevant at this moment because when he gets stressed—about anything—he steals food. So when you throw in… 

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Filed Under: dal, flatbreads, Indian recipes, pumpkin, soup, vegetarian

Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk, Sweet Potato & Red Grapes

January 29, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

Thai Soup with Coconut Milk, Grapes and Sweet Potatoes

This conversation took place at our dinner table last night: Alex: I WANT to salt my fooo-o-o-od! Me: Alex, in Thailand people don’t keep salt on the table. In Thailand, if you think your food is not salty enough, you put fish sauce on it. Alex: I do not like fish sauce! Me and John… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, soup, sweet potato, Thai dishes

The Taste of Home: Butternut Squash Soup & Homemade Bread

January 20, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

  Nothing quite tastes like home to me as much as homemade bread and soup. When I was young and I was sick, Mom always hauled out the Beef and Vegetable Soup—either she got it from the freezer or she made it fresh—and made homemade bread. To this day I desperately crave broth in particular… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, butternut squash, easily made vegetarian, soup, yeasted breads

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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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