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Top 11 Foodie Recommendations of 2013, The Spiced Life Style

January 2, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Happy New Year!!!! It is time for end of year reflections and lists. What is it about lists that attract us so much? I love reading other people’s lists, and this post traditionally gets a fair amount of traffic. Something about reading what other people have enjoyed in list form allows me to better figure… 

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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

Top 13 Foodie Recommendations 2012, The Spiced Life Style

December 29, 2012 By Laura 7 Comments

OXO Chef's Mandoline

It’s that time of year! Lists, lists, and more lists! I love them! I spent the day perusing the 50 top singles and albums of 2012 from Rolling Stone. My Pay Pal account is lighter because of it. I have been checking out the top cookbook lists, although I have not seen a ton yet…. 

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Saffron Rice with Meatballs; Quick Spiced Potatoes and Cauliflower with Baby Shrimp: A Review of The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles

November 28, 2012 By Laura 6 Comments

One of the big perks of blogging is being given cookbooks to review (I know you are shocked to hear me say that!). I try to only accept books that I would be interested in at least some of the dishes. You can imagine that I often get offered baking books that I am super… 

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Filed Under: beef, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian recipes, meatballs, peas, potatoes, reviews, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: beef, Bengali, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, Indian, meatballs, peas, potatoes, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, turkey, yogurt

Roasted Smoked Sausages with Potatoes and Apples; A Review of Aida Mollenkamp’s Keys to the Kitchen

November 20, 2012 By Laura 9 Comments

Smoked Sausage on apples and potatoes

Sometimes you take a risk on a cookbook and it really pays off. I had seen bloggers around the internet talking about Aida Mollenkamp’s Keys to the Kitchen, but beyond that I knew nothing about her or the book. I was buying books at The Good Cook (where I might as well be an investor… 

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Filed Under: apples, casseroles, cookbooks, greens, potatoes, reviews, sausage Tagged With: aida mollenkamp, apples, casserole, chorizo, cookbooks, greens, kale, potatoes, reviews, sausage

Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies

October 29, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

I have a fantastic cookie to share with you this week. It’s simple, not too sweet, not too rich and downright addictive. Frankly I am beginning to think anything Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito (of Baked Bakery fame) come up with is delicious and addictive. Goodness knows their cookbooks as a whole are!

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Top 11 Foodie Recommendations from The Spiced Life for 2011

January 2, 2012 By Laura 7 Comments

My favorite stocking stuffer this year–onion goggles!  No more tears!  Who cares if I look ridiculous?! Happy New Year!  I love end of year lists.  Best cookbooks, best blogs, best albums, etc…  

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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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