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Hamburger and Rice Soup

March 2, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Hamburger and Rice Soup

Hamburger and Rice Soup is weeknight food that tastes like weekend food: warming, complex and delicious with a depth of flavor that comes from using homemade beef stock.  People I do not even know where to begin. I mean first there was the low iodine diet, in preparation for the radioactive iodine pill to kill… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, ground beef, mushrooms, Red Wine, rice, soup, southwestern, wine, yogurt Tagged With: beef stock, chile powder, Greek yogurt, ground beef, ground meat, homemade beef stock, mushrooms, red wine, rice, soup, southwestern, yogurt

White Ragu with Ground Beef and Balsamic Vinegar

April 23, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

White Ragu with Ground Beef & Balsamic Vinegar on Fusilli Pasta

White Ragu with Ground Beef & Balsamic Vinegar on Fusilli Pasta is easy, delicious, rustic and different enough to be exciting. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I got so distracted thinking about why it had never occurred to me cook tomatoes into a Thai curry… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, beef, ground beef, Italian, Italian American, mushrooms, pasta, pecorino romano Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, balsamico, cream sauce, fusilli, ground beef, ground meat, Italian, pasta, ragu

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple

April 16, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple is a delicious and less common twist on Thai Red Curry, using canned tomatoes and ground beef to make life easier. Affiliate links have been used to link to items being discussed in this post. I think sometimes when you are learning the cuisine of another… 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, curry, ground beef, Parval, pineapple, South East Asian, Thai dishes, tomatoes, zucchini Tagged With: canned tomatoes, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, ground beef, ground meat, pineapples, red curry, Thai, tomatoes

Lebanese Eggs with Ground Beef and Cauliflower

January 28, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Lebanese Eggs with Ground Beef and Cauliflower

Lebanese Eggs with Ground Beef and Cauliflower is a delicious traditional dish that has been updated with additional vegetables to make it an easy one pot meal. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This dish comes via Australian born Chef Chris Honor’s Big Flavors From a Small Kitchen, where it… 

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Filed Under: beef, cauliflower, eggs, ground beef, Middle Eastern dishes, pomegranate Tagged With: cauliflower, eggs, ground beef, ground meat, Lebanese, Middle Eastern, pomegranate, scrambled eggs

Pakastani Keema

October 22, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Pakastani Keema (or kheema) is a smoky, fairly dry and intensely flavored ground meat curry that is garnished with copious fresh vegetables and herbs, making it a perfect late autumn dish. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. This Pakastani Keema was almost a victim of my… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, ground beef, keema/kheema, lamb, Middle Eastern dishes, Pakastani, tomatoes Tagged With: curry, ground beef, ground lamb, ground meat, keema, kheema, Middle Eastern, Pakastani, tomatoes

Middle Eastern Burrito Bowl with Peach Salsa

October 14, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Middle Eastern Burrito Bowl with Peach Salsa

Middle Eastern Burrito Bowl with Peach Salsa is an easy and delicious twist on a grain bowl, using Israeli couscous in place of rice.  This Middle Eastern Burrito Bowl with Peach Salsa is the last of my peach recipes for 2017–but expect to continue seeing tomatoes for a while (albeit not in this recipe). Starting… 

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Filed Under: beef, couscous, grain bowl, ground beef, Middle Eastern dishes, peaches, salsas Tagged With: beef, burrito bowl, couscous, grain bowl, ground beef, ground meat, Israeli couscous, Middle Eastern, peaches, salsa, sumac

Taco Salad, Old School

October 6, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Old School Taco Salad

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

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup

September 1, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup--inspired by Bun Cha

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup is the answer to your weeknight dinner dilemma! Super easy, fast and fresh, this soup satisfies your Vietnamese food cravings. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Ack! I know I have been a little slow between my last two posts. Sorry about that! Cooking… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, cucumbers, ground beef, lime, meatballs, rice noodles, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: beef, broth, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, herbs, meatballs, mint, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, soup, Vietnamese, weeknight

Korean Sloppy Joes; Review of Koreatown

February 25, 2016 By Laura 5 Comments

Korean Sloppy Joes served Bibimbap Style

Korean Sloppy Joes are fast, easy, delicious and can be served American style on hamburger buns or Bibimbap style, in a rice bowl. I received a copy of Koreatown from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I know you are probably… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbooks, cucumbers, ground beef, Korean cuisine, mushrooms, reviews Tagged With: beef, bi bim bap, bibimbap, cookbook, cookbook review, ground beef, ground meat, ground pork, Korean, Korean American, rice bowl, sloppy joes

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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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