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Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli

January 16, 2016 By Laura 12 Comments

Middle Eastern Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli

[button size = “small” wprm-recipe-jump]                    Chicken Soup with Chickpeas and Broken Vermicelli is a Middle Eastern inspired twist on a chicken noodle soup. It is savory and comforting, yet tangy and fragrant with elusive spices. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing… 

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Filed Under: chicken, chickpeas, Middle Eastern dishes, pasta, soup Tagged With: broken vermicelli, chicken, chickpeas, lemon, Middle Eastern, pasta, soup, vermicelli

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola Topping

November 30, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola--unexpected but absolutely delicious and easy!

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola Topping is an addictive and healthy blend of Japanese inspired textures and flavors. The entire family adored this salad! Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. I meant to have some posts in between the Nori Granola and this Sake Carrot Salad but between… 

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Filed Under: carrots, cucumbers, granola, Japanese, nori, oats, Salad Dressing, salads, Spiralized, vegetarian Tagged With: carrot, cucumber, granola, Japanese, lemon, nori, sake, salad, spiralized

Browned Butter Lemon Cookies with Macadamia Nuts: #CreativeCookieExchange

August 18, 2015 By Laura 19 Comments

Browned Butter Lemon Cookies with Macadamia Nuts are addictive low sugar cookies that are extra rich from the browning of the butter and the nuts, yet bright from the lemon. And they are plenty sweet from the Turbinado coating. Keep reading to the bottom to check out everything the other Creative Cookie Exchange hosts baked… 

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Filed Under: blog events, browned butter, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, lemon baked goods, Macadamia nuts, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, browned butter, citrus, cookies, cornmeal, Creative Cookie Exchange, holiday baking, Holidays, lemon, low sugar, macadamia nuts, nuts, polenta

Citrus Olive Oil Cake with Strawberries

June 17, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Lemon Olive Oil Cake Topped with Strawberries

I have been having trouble with this next post–as you may have noticed from my extended silence. It is kind of a bridge post, or an odds-n-ends post. It does not fit any good theme, but whatever I am just going to go for it!

Filed Under: cakes, Italy 2015, lemon baked goods, strawberries, travel, yogurt Tagged With: cake, citrus, Cosenza, Greek yogurt, Italy, lemon, olive oil, orange, Rende, strawberries, yogurt

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus

June 10, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus--super easy and delicious!

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus encompasses everything magical about spring: bright, tender shoots of green asparagus, and mushrooms that can only be found with a walk in the woods, suddenly pleasant after several months of cold. I am tardy with sharing this recipe, however, since my own spring turned magical with a trip… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Italy 2015, mushrooms, pasta, travel, vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, driving in Italy, Italy, leftovers, lemon, mafalde, mafalde pasta, morel mushrooms, mushrooms, pasta, travel

Porchetta Marinade for Pork Tenderloin: Review of Marinades; Rome to Calabria!

June 1, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Porchetta Marinated Pork Tenderloin: easy and so delicious!

This porchetta marinade for pork tenderloin is a fabulously easy marinade to have in your back pocket. A copy of Marinades: The Quick-Fix Way to Turn Everyday Food Into Exceptional Fare, with 400 Recipes was provided to me by the publisher for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, Italian, Italy 2015, pork, reviews, travel Tagged With: fennel, garlic, Italy, lemon, marinades, porchetta, pork, pork tenderloin, simple lunches

Taste of Testaccio; Asparagus with Sesame and Lemon

May 22, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

Taste of Testaccio Tour run by Eat Italy--so much fun!

Stories of our food tour, “Taste of Testaccio,” in Rome, as well as a recipe for delicious Asparagus with Sesame and Lemon (scroll to bottom if you are only looking for recipe)! Affiliate links have been used to link to products I am discussing. We’re here! You will have to excuse me if I doze… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Italian, Italy 2015, travel, vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, food tour, Italy, lemon, Rome, sesame seeds, side dish, Testaccio

Italian Inspired Lemon Chicken with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Goat Cheese

March 28, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Italian Inspired Lemon Chicken with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Goat Cheese: easy and so delicious!

This Italian Inspired Lemon Chicken with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Goat Cheese will have you licking your plate and going back for more! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing.  I know this is kind of a rewind of the Southern Italian Lemon Chicken with Mushrooms and Zucchini I… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, chicken, goat cheese, Italian, mushrooms, travel Tagged With: asparagus, Calabria, chicken, chicken thighs, crimini, goat cheese, Italian, Italy, lemon, mushrooms, wine

Citrus Olive Oil Biscotti with White Chocolate Chunks: #CreativeCookieExchange; Review of Ciao Biscotti

March 17, 2015 By Laura 20 Comments

Citrus Olive Oil Biscotti with White Chocolate Chunks

Citrus Olive Oil Biscotti with White Chocolate Chunks are the perfect after dinner pick me up; orange, lemon and anise evoke the flavors of islands in the Mediterranean. Keep reading for other great cookies with white chocolate! I was provided a copy of Ciao Biscotti by the publishers in exchange for an honest review, Affiliate… 

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Filed Under: biscotti, blog events, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, cookies, Italian, lemon baked goods, oranges, reviews, white chocolate Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, anise, biscotti, citrus, Creative Cookie Exchange, extra virgin olive oil, Greek, Italian, lemon, Mediterranean, olive oil, orange, Ouzo, polenta, white chocolate

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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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