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Venetian White Bean Soup with Guanciale for the Instant Pot

November 6, 2019 By Laura 1 Comment

Venetian White Bean Soup with Guanciale

Venetian White Bean Soup with Guanciale is savory and warming with unexpected bursts of fruity sweetness, and comes together quickly in the Instant Pot. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Oh the fallback time change. How I loathe it. Yes yes, it is wonderful to have an extra hour… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, dried fruit, guanciale, Instant Pot, Italian, pancetta, Pressure Cooker, soup, stews Tagged With: bacon, beans, cured pork, guanciale, Instant Pot, Italian, legumes, multi-cooker, pancetta, pressure cooker, raisins, soup, stew, Venetian, white beans

Marosszéki Heránytokány (Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew)

May 22, 2019 By Laura 6 Comments

Marosszeki Heranytokany (Hungarian~Romanian Beef & Pork Stew)

Marosszéki Heránytokány, or Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew, is a delicious, hearty and rich stew, made complex with spices and tangy with sour cream. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Maybe it is time to stop thinking of excuses and just tell you guys posts might be a bit… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beef, beef chuck, beef stew, Hungarian, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, Romanian, white wine Tagged With: baby redskin potatoes, bacon, beef stew, hungarian, meat stew, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, romanian, sour cream, stew, white wine, wine

Pecan Sandies with Bacon: #CreativeCookieExchange; Review of Zingerman’s Bakehouse

March 20, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Pecan Sandies with Bacon

Pecan Sandies with Bacon are the perfect treat any time of year, but because they are from Zingerman’s Bakehouse, an Ann Arbor institution, they are especially tasty while watching Michigan basketball playing in the NCAA Tournament. Keep reading to check out another March Madness treat! Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed… 

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Filed Under: bacon, blog events, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, pecans, reviews, shortbread Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bacon, cookbook review, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, march madness, nuts, pecans, sandies, shortbread

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon

September 29, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon is an easy, healthy and delicious way to celebrate seasonal cooking.  We had all that cold weather, I started craving soups and stews and then wham! Awful heat wave. It is never hot enough to swim over my birthday at the end of September but this year it… 

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Filed Under: bacon, casseroles, corn, Latin, peaches, pork, southwestern, zucchini Tagged With: bacon, casserole, corn, Latin, Latin American, one pan, one pot, onions, peaches, peppers, pork, pork chops, seasonal, southwestern, zucchini

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Hatfield® Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese

March 14, 2017 By Laura 66 Comments

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese, drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese is a delicious breakfast or brunch centerpiece, and drizzled with balsamic vinegar it makes a light and elegant dinner entree. When I was asked to create a recipe using Hatfield Quality Meats bacon, I was immediately intrigued by their Cherrywood Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon. As far as… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, bacon, balsamic, breakfast, eggs, frittata, mushrooms, quiche/savory tarts Tagged With: asparagus, bacon, brunch, cherrywood bacon, Easter, eggs, frittata, goat cheese, mushrooms, pasta frittata, spaghetti frittata

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider

December 29, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Pot Roast Chicken with Apples and Cider: a comfort food winter dinner straight from England and northern France. Your family will love this meal!

Chicken Pot Roast with Apples and Cider is a comforting winter dinner, perfumed with apples and rosemary. Your entire family will adore this one pot meal. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is another one of those stories where I discover a gem of a cookbook, but it takes… 

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Filed Under: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cookbooks, potatoes, reviews Tagged With: apples, bacon, British, chicken, cream, hard cider, northern French, pot roast, potatoes, roasting

Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad with a Fruity Twist

August 3, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad! I learned to love these salads all throughout southern Italy--mixed greens, but always arugula (sometimes only arugula!), corn, tomatoes, some protein. So when I got home I made some with American bacon and then tried 2 different fruits--cantaloupe and peach! Bliss!

Crisp, refreshing and delicious, Southern Italian Style Arugula Salad with melons or peaches is the perfect antidote to summer heat! I have mentioned to many people that southern Italy (Calabria) really inspired me with their salads. This is the first such example. The one crucial ingredient in common to the Southern Italian style salads

Filed Under: Arugula, bacon, balsamic, cantaloupe, corn, easily made vegetarian, greens, Italian, Italy 2015, melon, peaches, salads Tagged With: arugula, bacon, balsamic vinegar, Calabrian, cantaloupe, corn, greens, Italian, lettuce, melon, peaches, pecorino romano, salad, southern Italian

Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage & Bacon in the Slow Cooker

April 6, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

The slow cooker makes this Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage, Bacon, Beans and White Wine delicious and easy. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I know it is not exactly the time of year to be excited about stick to your ribs food, but frankly I could eat slow cooker… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, cookbooks, French cuisine, mushrooms, reviews, sausage, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: bacon, beans, cassoulet, crock pot, easy, French, mirepoix, mushrooms, mustard, sausage, slow cooker, weeknight, white beans

Aruban Tutu

March 20, 2015 By Laura 15 Comments

Tutu: a very simple Aruban polenta (called Funchi), that has been jacked up with beans, bacon and brown sugar, and then fried. Oh yes. You want this.

Aruban tutu is a deliciously addictive fried cornmeal mush, or funchi, that has been enriched with beans, bacon and brown sugar. This hearty side can be served as part of breakfast or brunch, or as a delicious snack in the afternoon.  I had a total Blogger Fail this month and missed Bundt Bakers. I hope you… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, breakfast, Caribbean dishes, coconut milk, easily made vegetarian, gluten free, whole grains Tagged With: Aruba, Arubian, bacon, beans, breakfast, brunch, Caribbean, coconut milk, cornmeal, funchi, gluten free, polenta, side dish, tutu

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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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