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Goan Influenced Goat Stew in the Slow Cooker

November 4, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Goan Influenced Goat Stew in the Slow Cooker

Goan Influenced Goat Stew is an earthy, warming and delicious meat stew that can be made with any red meat you have on hand. I almost forgot to share this recipe! Part of it is because some recipes are attached to particular dates, like Creative Cookie Exchange or Muffin Monday, and so I skip ahead… 

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Filed Under: corn, curry, Goat, Indian, Indian recipes, potatoes, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: cider vinegar, corn, curry, Goan, Goan Portuguese, goat, gosht, Indian, potatoes, red meat, stew, vinegar

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon

September 29, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon

One Pan Spiced Pork Chops with Bacon is an easy, healthy and delicious way to celebrate seasonal cooking.  We had all that cold weather, I started craving soups and stews and then wham! Awful heat wave. It is never hot enough to swim over my birthday at the end of September but this year it… 

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Filed Under: bacon, casseroles, corn, Latin, peaches, pork, southwestern, zucchini Tagged With: bacon, casserole, corn, Latin, Latin American, one pan, one pot, onions, peaches, peppers, pork, pork chops, seasonal, southwestern, zucchini

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles: Review of Bangkok

August 24, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles: Review of Bangkok

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles is an explosion of flavor in a one pot meal that everyone will adore. I received a copy of Bangkok from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. People, I am convinced that… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, corn, lime, mushrooms, Ramen, reviews, seafood, shrimp, soup, Thai dishes Tagged With: Bangkok, corn, evaporated milk, lime, mushrooms, noodles, ramen, shrimp, soup, Thai

Middle Eastern Style Street Corn

July 24, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Middle Eastern Style Street Corn

Middle Eastern Style Street Corn is a delicious twist on Mexican street corn, using yogurt, lemons and sumac in place of mayonnaise, limes and chile powder. If you love the original, I promise you will also love this Middle Eastern version! I actually made this yogurt sauce as a dipping sauce for a Middle Eastern… 

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Filed Under: corn, Middle Eastern dishes, sauces, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: condiment, corn, grilled corn, lemon, Middle Eastern, sauce, side dish, street corn, sumac, yogurt

Mexican Corn with Crema, Ground Chile and Queso Fresco (Esquite Tostado con Crema e Queso): Review of Nopalito

June 14, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Mexican Corn with Crema, Ground Chile and Queso Fresco (Esquite Tostado con Crema e Queso): Review of Nopalito

Mexican Corn with Crema, Ground Chile and Queso Fresco (Esquites Tostado con Crema e Queso) is a tangy and delicious celebration of corn season. A copy of Nopalito was sent to me by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This dish is from… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, corn, lime, Mexican dishes, reviews, vegetarian Tagged With: cookbook, cookbook reviews, corn, elote, esquite, mexican

Taco Salad, Old School

October 6, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Taco Salad, Old School

This Taco Salad is old school and delicious. No fancy ingredients required, and it whips up in minutes–and makes everyone happy! This is taco salad. And yes it has the word taco in it. But this is not Mexican food. This is not really even southwestern food. This is what passed for both of those… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, cabbage, corn, ground beef, salads, southwestern, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, black beans, cabbage, corn, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, healthy, lettuce, salad, southwestern, taco salad, weeknight

Beef Kheema (Curry) with Corn and Cauliflower

August 23, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Beef Kheema (Curry) with Corn and Cauliflower

Beef Kheema with Corn and Cauliflower, a simple Indian curry perfect for summer, whips up quickly and showcases sweet corn to perfection. The whole family will love it!  Just looking at these pictures makes me hungry. I don’t often think of corn in Indian dishes, but when I do it is invariably amazing and I… 

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That Springtime Salad

May 28, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

That Springtime Salad

That Springtime Salad celebrates everything about spring eating, with its myriad textures and fresh flavors. Inspired by a salad I was served in Italy, you will love this! So as you guys have probably figured out posting has become a little infrequent thanks to moving stress. But this post got extra delayed for a pretty… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, asparagus, balsamic, corn, easily made vegetarian, eggs, greens, Italian, Italy 2015, potatoes, salads Tagged With: arugula, asparagus, baby potatoes, corn, eggs, entree salads, hard boiled eggs, insalata, Italian, potatoes, prosciutto, salad

Mexican Ramen Bowl

March 18, 2016 By Laura 8 Comments

Mexican Ramen Bowl

Mexican Ramen Bowl is fusion food done perfectly, as a warming Mexican soup spiked with homemade Salsa Negra is made slurp-able and comforting with curly ramen noodles. My family adored this dish and so will yours! In case you guys haven’t figured it out by now, I adore fusion ramen bowls. I have yet to… 

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Filed Under: beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, Ramen, soup, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, chicken, corn, cream cheese, fusion, mexican, ramen, salsa negra, soup, tomatoes

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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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