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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

Lemon Glazed White Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake Mini Bundts: #BundtBakers

February 19, 2015 By Laura 25 Comments

Lemon Glazed White Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake Mini Bundts with Blueberries

This versatile Lemon Glazed White Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake can be used to make big bundt cakes, miniature bundt cakes (as shown) and shortcake baskets (see below). It is delicious with berries and worthy of being served at a dinner party. Keep reading to check out all of the other chocolate bundts from Bundt Bakers this… 

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Italian Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms

February 2, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Gorgeous ONE POT Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms inspired by the Amalfi Coast!

This delicious, one pot Italian Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms evokes the flavors of the Amalfi Coast and will make you wish you could head to Italy! Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Have I mentioned I am counting the seconds until I have some light… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Italian, mushrooms, zucchini Tagged With: Amalfi Coast, boneless chicken, chicken, chicken breasts, chicken thighs, citrus, Italian, lemon, mushrooms, southern Italian, zucchini

Blueberry Delight with Lemon Cream: Using Community Cookbooks

July 30, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Blueberry Meringue Slab Pie with Lemon Cream: simple, restaurant worthy dessert for summer!

Blueberry Delight with Lemon Cream is a restaurant worthy, delicious and unique celebration of blueberries in the summer. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. Bet you guys thought I forgot all about using those community cookbooks. I might have too, except I had already chosen the… 

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Filed Under: berries, blueberries, cookbooks, fruit, lemon baked goods, meringue, misc. dessert, reviews Tagged With: berries, blueberry, community cookbook, dessert, lemon, meringue, shortbread

Lemony Blueberry Crumb Pie: Sammy Bakes! Review of Teeny’s Tour of Pie

June 16, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Blueberry lemon Crumble Pie: You will not believe how EASY this pie crust is!!!!

Lemony Blueberry Crumb Pie is a delicious celebration of fresh blueberries and summer; the entire family devoured it and yours will too. Teeny’s Tour of Pie was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking… 

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Filed Under: almonds, berries, blueberries, cookbooks, crisps, fruit, lemon baked goods, oats, pecans, pies, reviews, whole grains Tagged With: almonds, berries, blueberry, citrus, cookbook review, crumble, crust, kids cooking, lard, lemon, nuts, pecans, pie

Watermelon Chaat (Indian Snack Salad)

May 17, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Watermelon Chaat (Indian Snack Salad)

Watermelon Chaat is a juicy, crispy, salty-sour-sweet explosion of Indian flavors with American watermelon that can be eaten as a snack or a salad.  Guys! I have exciting news! I am headed back to Eat Write Retreat next month! As you may remember, I attended its first 2 years, but due to finances I did… 

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Filed Under: chaat, Indian recipes, Pistachios, salads, vegetarian, watermelon Tagged With: chaat, chaat masala, Indian, lemon, pistachios, puffed rice, salad, snack, vegetarian, watermelon

Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks: #CreativeCookieExchange

February 18, 2014 By Laura 16 Comments

Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks

I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for a while, frustrated. A friend suggested the weather was to blame (actually what she said was I should tell you that I was going to crawl back in bed and stay there til the spring thaw) and I think maybe she is not too far off. It… 

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Agave Lemon Cake

February 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Lemon quick bread baked in a bundt pan and made with agave syrup

I had mixed feelings about whether I should participate in #ElleAPalooza. I did not know Elle, who it turns out was actually named LeeAnn, but I most definitely knew her blog, Elle’s New England Kitchen. And like bloggers everywhere I was shocked to hear she had suddenly and unexpectedly died. In the end, despite not… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, dairy free baking, lemon baked goods, quick breads, whole grains Tagged With: #ElleAPalooza, agave, agave syrup, bundt cake, cake, citrus, lemon, quick bread

Chicken Thighs Braised in Blood Oranges with Sherry and Meyer Lemon

February 5, 2014 By Laura 9 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs in Blood Oranges, Sherry and Spices

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs in Blood Oranges with Meyer Lemons and Sherry is the perfect pick me up dinner for winter! Warming, slow cooking, yet bright and cheery with citrus to combat the grey days, this meal is pure comfort food! Oh snow days. Shockingly they have become the norm. I saw a tongue in… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Farro, oranges, Pistachios, slow cooker, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: blood oranges, chicken, chicken thighs, Farro, lemon, Mediterranean, Meyer lemon, oranges, pistachio, slow cooker, Spanish

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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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