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Indonesian Coconut Beef Soup with Carrots and Sambal; Review of In Her Kitchen

February 14, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

The recipe for this Soto Betawi, or Indonesian Coconut Beef Soup, comes from a grandmother in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is perfect for anyone who loves coconut milk based dishes. I was sent a copy of In Her Kitchen by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review, and all opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been… 

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Indonesian Sour Fish From Sulawesi

May 14, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

I like my fish prepared pretty much one of three ways: dusted in a starch and fried or sautéed, in sushi, or smothered in a complex, vibrant sauce, stew or curry. In other words, I live in the midwest and never really learned to appreciate the taste of plain fish. In all seriousness, when would… 

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Grilled Javanese Chicken

February 8, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

Grilled Javanese Chicken with Rice

Sheesh I made all this good food over the last week and have not shared any of it! It has just been that kind of week. I am hosting playgroup tomorrow–haha, what were we thinking? Nothing is unpacked and the house is a wreck. I hope no one wants to look, uh, anywhere other than… 

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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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