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Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice

September 5, 2017 By Laura 14 Comments

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter, Chinese 5 Spice and Apple Brandy!

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice are unique, autumnal and delicious–and perfect for a bake sale inspired by #CookiesforKidsCancer. I received some tools from OXO for the purpose of reviewing them and promoting Cookies for Kids Cancer. Because I already own their fabulous cookie press, I have given it away to a… 

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Chicken Noodle Soup with Mushrooms, Ginger and Chinese 5 Spice

January 6, 2013 By Laura 10 Comments

browning chicken thighs for soup

It got worse before it got better, folks. At this point it honestly feels like all of December went by in a blur of holiday baking and upper respiratory infections. The baking you already know about. The flu came right after Thanksgiving followed by 2 different bouts of strep throat followed by the nastiest of… 

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Filed Under: cabbage, chicken, cookbooks, easily made vegetarian, fall spices, mushrooms, reviews, rice noodles, soup Tagged With: asian, cabbage, chicken, chicken thighs, chinese 5 spice, cookbooks, crimini, mushrooms, rice noodles, soup, stew

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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