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Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup

September 1, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup--inspired by Bun Cha

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup is the answer to your weeknight dinner dilemma! Super easy, fast and fresh, this soup satisfies your Vietnamese food cravings. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Ack! I know I have been a little slow between my last two posts. Sorry about that! Cooking… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, cucumbers, ground beef, lime, meatballs, rice noodles, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: beef, broth, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, herbs, meatballs, mint, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, soup, Vietnamese, weeknight

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms: Review of The Slanted Door

January 23, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms is unbelievably easy and oh-so delicious. I was sent a copy of The Slanted Door by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review, and all opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Guys! This is a run don’t walk… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chicken, cookbooks, green beans, mushrooms, reviews, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: caramel, chicken, easy, fast, green beans, mushrooms, palm sugar, Vietnamese

Beef and Mushroom Pho

January 12, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Beef and Mushroom Pho

This Beef and Mushroom Pho is just what the doctor ordered: warming, hearty, flavorful and mild at the same time. This is a cheater pho in some ways but not in others. I just want to get that out there. And because of that I am not going to give you a formal recipe, but… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, fall spices, mushrooms, rice noodles, slow cooker, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: asian, beef, braise, brisket, crock pot, mushrooms, noodles, pho, rice noodles, round steak, slow cooker, soup, star anise, steak, Vietnamese

Easy Weeknight Vietnamese Pineapple, Shrimp & Tamarind Soup

February 10, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Soup with Pineapple and Shrimp

Lesson I learned this past week: I could never have had a food blog while pregnant. No, no I am NOT pregnant. But how those of you keep up writing and reading about food when you are nauseated is beyond me. A malevolent and fast moving stomach virus hit my family this past week and… 

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Filed Under: pineapple, shrimp, soup, Vietnamese dishes

Cha Dum (Vietnamese Meat Loaf)

November 19, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

I am sharing this as yet un-perfected recipe with you (not to mention the unperfect meat loaf slicing technique!), because it was very good as is and more importantly very easy. Terrific weeknight food. But you might see it it in another incarnation in the future. My main complaint is that as is the meat… 

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Filed Under: beef, ground beef, ground turkey, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: ground beef, ground meat, meatloaf, Vietnamese

Grilled Vietnamese Marinated Halibut

September 23, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

I’ve had trouble writing this post. Not just because I have not cooked a lot in the last 2 weeks–I have not–but also it just seems somehow to really shut the door on my U2 adventure. I want that picture of Bono to be the first thing I see when I open my blog! But… 

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Filed Under: fish, seafood, Vietnamese dishes

Genius Vietnamese Fried Rice

April 11, 2009 By Laura 9 Comments

Overheard while making marinade at my house the other night and letting the kids try a few drops of the soy sauce and fish sauce, plain: Alex: I looooove the soy sauce! Me: OK then here is the fish sauce. Now remember, just like with soy sauce, these are supposed to taste strong, you don’t… 

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Filed Under: chicken, rice, Vietnamese dishes

Worth The Wait: An Angry Asian’s Grandmother’s Shumai Meatballs

October 24, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

I was paired with Angry Asian Creations for this round of Taste & Create. Her blog is casual and funny, and we definitely share a love of baked goods, but given my love of Vietnamese food, it was the chance to pick her Vietnamese grandmother’s brain via her blog that really caught my attention. I… 

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Filed Under: meatballs, pork, Vietnamese dishes

Vietnamese Salad (Bun) with Rice Vermicelli & Pork Tenderloin

August 12, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

The next week or 2 I will be posting less regularly than usual. I am headed to Columbus for a couple of days and then early next week I am having my deviated septum corrected (YEA!). I am sure many of you have noticed by now I have been sick more often than not. More… 

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Filed Under: pork, rice noodles, salads, Vietnamese dishes

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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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