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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

Mexican Beef Stew with Vegetables in the Slow Cooker

December 16, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Mexican Beef Stew with Vegetables in the Slow Cooker is a healthy, delicious and warming one pot meal that will make the entire family clean their plates. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This stew is ah-mazing, but before we get there, I have a question for you guys…. 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, cauliflower, lime, Mexican dishes, potatoes, zucchini Tagged With: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, cauliflower, crock pot, healthy, mexican, potatoes, slow cooker, stew, zucchini

Oxtail Stew with Cinnamon, Star Anise, Orange and Gremolata

October 1, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

Braised Oxtails with Warm Spices and Gremolata

Each of the past few years Yotam Ottolenghi’s books (Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi; Jerusalem: A Cookbook) have topped my Christmas wish list. This year’s re-issue of this first book, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, I was totally prepared to have it also topping my list. But before I could even get the title typed out,… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef stew, butternut squash, carrots, fall spices, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, beef stew, braise, braising, butternut squash, cinnamon, garlic, gremolata, lemon, orange, Ottolenghi, oxtail, parsley, short ribs, star anise, stew, tomatoes, winter squash

Thai Laksa Inspired Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Shallots and Tomatoes

September 10, 2013 By Laura 14 Comments

Curried Beef Short Ribs with Mushrooms and Shallots

It is funny, the way you can raise 2 kids close to the same (although of course not identically) and have them turn out so differently. I may have mentioned Sammy is my sensitive one where Alex is more prosaic. Well we have finally had a fish death.

Filed Under: beef, beef stew, curry, curry powder, mushrooms, rice, stews, Thai dishes, tomatoes Tagged With: beef, beef stew, curry, laksa, mushrooms, shallots, short ribs, stew, Thai, tomatoes

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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