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Hot Chocolate Laced with Tequila; #CookMexico

December 21, 2014 By Laura 18 Comments

Tequila Spiked Sipping Chocolate

A Mexican inspired hot chocolate laced with tequila and a pinch of chipotle powder kicks the holiday season up a notch! This post was sponsored by Casa Noble Tequila, who sent me a bottle of their tequila, a small stipend, and who is giving away copies of Margarita Carrillo Arronte’s Mexico: The Cookbook to two of my lucky… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, chocolate, drinks, Mexican dishes, tequila Tagged With: #CookMexico, booze, chipotle, cinnamon, giveaway, hot chocolate, mexican, mixed drinks, sipping chocolate, tequila

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas: Ode to the Mushroom

February 23, 2014 By Laura 27 Comments

Kheema (Indian Ground Mushroom-Beef Curry) with Kale and Peas

Minced mushrooms make a wonderful ground meat substitute in Indian Kheema.  This post has been sponsored by the Mushroom Council. Guys, this is a sponsored post, but people can pay me to create mushroom recipes any time they want. I think you guys already know how much I love mushrooms–mushroom recipes pepper this blog. When… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, easily made vegetarian, greens, ground beef, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: "trend to blend", beef, curry, giveaway, greens, ground beef, Indian, kale, keema, kheema, mushroom council, mushrooms, peas, sponsored, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt

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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