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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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Mexican Spicy Roasted Shrimp and Potatoes Stew Redux!

March 6, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Mexican Roasted Shrimp and Potato Stew: super easy and super delicious!

This Mexican Spicy Roasted Shrimp and Potatoes Stew is tried, true and repeated! Tangy with lime, cilantro and tomatoes, earthy with roasted potatoes and sweet with roasted sweet potatoes and shrimp, it makes an excellent, relatively fast meal! Guys I have so many really, really delicious dishes on this blog that just are not feeling the… 

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Thai Inspired Beef Noodle Soup

January 27, 2013 By Laura 5 Comments

pig's foot in beef stock

Guys, the doctors think I have a C. Difficile infection. That is all I am going to say, because, well, this is a food blog after all. And you don’t wanna hear about it any more than I want to think about it (although if you are wondering why, it is probably from being on… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, beef stew, cabbage, rice noodles, soup, Thai dishes Tagged With: beef, broth, cabbage, cilantro, nam prik pao, pig's feet, rice noodles, round steak, soup, Southeast Asian, steak, stock, Thai

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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