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Pierogi Part 3 (potato filling and leftover pancakes)

March 17, 2013 By Laura 5 Comments

And now we come to the pierogi that I love. The simple but oh-SO-decadent potato pierogi.** I prefer them simply boiled, with sour cream. With loads of onions in the filling. Upon the recommendation of Anne Applebaum, whose From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food guided our entire pierogi making… 

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Filed Under: easily made vegetarian, Polish cuisine, potato dishes, potatoes, ricotta Tagged With: bacon, cheddar, cheese, leftovers, onions, pasta, Polish, potato pancakes, potatoes

Pastitsio

April 22, 2010 By Laura 8 Comments

Pastitsio: Greek comfort food casserole of pasta, ground beef and bechamel--lightened with cauliflower and mushrooms!

Pastitsio is Greek comfort food–a cheesy, meaty pasta casserole redolent of cinnamon and oregano. I have lightened it a bit by using cauliflower and mushrooms (or zucchini!) in place of some of the pasta! The entire family adores this one! What do you do in the middle of the night when you cannot sleep? I… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, cauliflower, Greek Cuisine, ground beef, ground turkey, mushrooms, pasta, tomatoes Tagged With: béchamel, cauliflower, cheese, Greek, ground beef, kasseri, mushrooms, pasta, provolone, tomatoes

Finding My Christmas Zen: Holiday Cottage Cheese Sugar Cookies

December 1, 2008 By Laura 8 Comments

Cottage Cheese Cookies are an excellent canvas for holiday themed sanding sugar, and the tang from the cheese makes them a little more interesting than your average sugar cookie. Affiliate links were used in this post. I “got zen” as we say in my family several months back about this whole house building process. When… 

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Filed Under: cookies, cottage cheese, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: cheese, christmas, cookies, cottage cheese, Holidays

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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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