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Watermelon Chaat (Indian Snack Salad)

May 17, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Watermelon Chaat (Indian Snack Salad)

Watermelon Chaat is a juicy, crispy, salty-sour-sweet explosion of Indian flavors with American watermelon that can be eaten as a snack or a salad.  Guys! I have exciting news! I am headed back to Eat Write Retreat next month! As you may remember, I attended its first 2 years, but due to finances I did… 

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Shrimp and Chicken Curry with Apples and Basil; Watermelon Sambhar

October 7, 2012 By Laura 12 Comments

Preparing apples for curry

A lot of the furnishings in my home have been cobbled together from various hand me downs from family members. Recently, John and I decided that we needed a different approach to the girls’ bedrooms, so we made a trip to IKEA. While we were there, we also started thinking about my cookbook problem collection.

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Shrimp with Watermelon, Tomatoes & Feta: Beach Nostalgia

August 25, 2011 By Laura 4 Comments

I might as well warn you now that The Spiced Life has been pretty shrimp crazy lately.  I think this is a result of 2 factors: shrimp are super easy, super fast and super light in this hot weather and also I think I am having beach nostalgia.  As much as I have gone on… 

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Just Call Me A Sheep: Watermelon & Cucumber Salad with Feta

July 16, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

Has everyone else noticed the savory watermelon salads popping up everywhere on the internet? It seems to be the hot summer foodie trend. And I am not normally a trend follower (just ask my sister about my sense of fashion, haha) but this was one bandwagon I had to hop on. I have seen them… 

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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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