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Persian Rice and Beans with Pickled Red Onions and Fried Eggs, Sunny Side Up

October 14, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

Caramelizing onions for Persian dish

I am becoming more and more obsessed with eggs. Which is weird, because in my previous, not obsessed with eggs life, I did not really even like eggs. Except after a night of too much drinking–then for some reason I craved scrambled eggs. Go figure. But I digress. The point being I never used to… 

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Filed Under: beans, dried fruit, eggs, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: advieh, beans, Chestnut lima, dried Christmas Lima beans, eggs, fried eggs, Iranian, legumes, Persian, rice

Tortilla and Cheddar Topped Beef, Bean and Bacon Casserole

September 8, 2012 By Laura 12 Comments

Like many parents, I am always on the lookout for ways to help out at my kids’ school, without, well, doing things that I hate the idea of doing. For example, some parents don’t mind working with accounting, and they end up holding the position of treasurer in their PTG or PTO. Bless those people… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, beef, casseroles, chutneys, corn, ground beef, ground turkey, tomatoes Tagged With: bacon, beans, beef, casseroles, chutney, corn, ground beef, ground meat, ground turkey, kidney beans, pinto beans, southwestern

Punjabi Rajma, Adapted (Indian Kidney Bean Stew)

February 27, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

I wonder what Indians in India think of those of us in America, who are so attracted to their cuisine when it is cold, blustery and snowy or rainy out?  It is one of those great ironies of the culinary world (what? You didn’t know the culinary world could be ironic?), that those spices which… 

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Filed Under: beans, curry, dal, Indian recipes, stews, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini Tagged With: beans, black valentine beans, curry, Indian, kidney beans, Punjabi, stew, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini

Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)

January 15, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup)

This time of year always brings with it a dilemma: you want healthy and light after weeks of feasting but at the same time for many of us it is cold outside and we want warming and hearty.  Year after year I seem to turn to the same solution: bean soup.

Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, easily made vegetarian, eggs, greens, New Year's resolutions, potatoes, Spanish cuisine, spinach, stews Tagged With: beans, bread, chickpeas, eggs, fried bread, garlic, Lenten recipes, olive oil, soup, Spanish, spinach, stew, vegetarian

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms

December 18, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms and Cauliflower: this is gateway Indian food! I haven't met anyone who does not love this super healthy vegetarian dinner! I sold my mom on curry with this!

This Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms is a fantastic and flexible vegetarian curry that will sell anyone on Indian food–case in point my mom loved it! As you will read, the first time I made it, I did not properly record what I did. I made it again in October 2015 and updated… 

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Filed Under: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, chutneys, curry, dal, Indian recipes, mushrooms, rice, runner beans, stews, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, garbanzo beans, good mother stallard, healthy, Indian, mushrooms, stew, vegetarian

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples

November 9, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

Spanish Lentil Soup with Sausages and Apples--even better the second day!

I was all excited to write this post, marking my return to submitting posts to that all-time favorite blog event of mine, My Legume Love Affair.  Then the news about Penn State hit.  

Filed Under: apples, chorizo, fruit, lentils, sausage, Spanish cuisine, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: apples, beans, legumes, lentils, morcilla, sausage, sherry, soup, Spanish, stew

Red Beans & Rice

April 3, 2011 By Laura 26 Comments

This post is the perfect opportunity to tell you all about my new toy, a Canon Rebel 2Ti. It has loads more numbers and letters that come after it, some of which mean something to me, most of which do not. What is important is that it is my first SLR camera and I am… 

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Filed Under: beans, Creole/Cajun, rice, sausage, Southern food Tagged With: andouille, bacon, beans, cajun, creole, rice, sausage, southern

New Year Noodle Soup

January 30, 2011 By Laura 10 Comments

When I was editing the photos for this dish I had the exact same visceral reaction that I did upon seeing the photos at 101cookbooks: I want that soup and I want it now. If you’re a soup lover and a legume lover like me, this dish is pretty much nirvana. It’s simultaneously creamy and… 

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Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, lentils, pasta, Persian, soup, stews, vegetarian Tagged With: beans, chickpeas, garbanzos, legumes, lentils, New Year's, pasta, Persian, soups, stew, stews, vegetarian

Argentinean Inspired Chili with Peaches

November 21, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

Have you ever noticed how often in cooking a great idea is the addition of 1 or 2 simple yet unexpected ingredients? In this case it was balsamic vinegar and peaches, 2 ingredients which made this “chili” vibrant and delicious. The kids were drinking their bowls and John sighed happily and repeatedly while he ate… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, ground beef, ground turkey, peaches, South American dishes, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: Argentinean, beans, chili, ground beef, peaches, South American, tomatoes

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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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