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Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango

January 2, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango

Thai Inspired Stir Fried Shrimp and Mango is the perfect dish for after the holidays (or on any busy weeknight): fast, easy, healthy and delicious.  While you’re reading this I will hopefully be swimming in the Caribbean somewhere, recharging from Holiday craziness and getting a little sun to see me through the Pittsburgh winter. I… 

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Filed Under: lime, mango, peanuts, seafood, shrimp, stir fry, Thai dishes Tagged With: asian, fast, mango, seafood, shrimp, stir fry, Thai

Parsi Inspired Braised Beef with Dried Cherries

February 14, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Parsi Inspired Braised Beef with Dried Cherries, Greens and Mango is a healthy and delicious way to get some comforting Indian food in your belly without having to leave your house and brave the weather! The dried cherries that make this dish so alluring were provided by Stoneridge Orchards, who also sponsored this post.  Guys… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, curry, Dried Cherries, greens, Indian recipes, kale, lime, mango, slow cooker, yogurt Tagged With: beef, beeh chuck, braise, braising, cilantro, curry, dried cherries, Indian, kale, lime, mango, mangoes, Parsi

Lime Coconut Chicken Curry with Mangoes

February 1, 2016 By Laura 5 Comments

Lime Coconut Chicken Curry with Mangoes--and cauliflower for added healthiness!

Lime Coconut Chicken Curry with Mangoes is a healthy, fast dish that makes the most of seasonal citrus and mangoes, while brightening up a winter day. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This past fall two interesting citrus cookbooks were released. Being the huge citrus freak that I am, I… 

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Filed Under: Caribbean dishes, cauliflower, chicken, Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, lime, mango, reviews Tagged With: Caribbean, cauliflower, chicken, citrus, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut milk, curry, lime, mango, mangoes

Coconut Lime Mango Muffins: #MuffinMonday

January 25, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Coconut Lime Mango Muffins are the perfect antidote to a dreary winter day; bright with lime, sweet with mango, and rich with coconut, these muffins will transport you to the tropics! Keep reading to see what other delicious muffins were dreamt up by Muffin Monday bakers! I love citrus season! You can expect the citrus… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, fruit, lime, mango, muffins, whole grains Tagged With: #MuffinMonday, citrus, coconut, coconut milk, flaked coconut, lime, mango, mangoes, Muffin Monday, muffins

Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish: Man Made Meals Reviewed

June 4, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Loco Moco, a Hawaiian specialty with rice, hamburger, gravy, and a fried egg--served with a Mango Cucumber Relish

Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish is apparently known for being amazing hangover food–but those days are behind me, and I just call it amazing food. I was given a copy of Man Made Meals for free for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to… 

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Filed Under: beef, burgers, cookbooks, cucumbers, eggs, ground beef, lime, mango, Pacific Rim/Hawaiian, reviews, rice, salsas Tagged With: beef, burgers, cucumber, egg, egg on top, fried egg, gravy, hamburgers, Hawaiian, loco moco, mango, Pacific Rim, relish, rice, salsa

Mango Chaat Two Ways–Green and Ripe

May 31, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Mango Chaat with Pumpkin Seeds: a crunchy, crispy, sweet and sour indian snack salad

Mango chaat is delicious snack food, whether you make it with ripe mango or green mango. I have included recipes for both down below. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I’ve owed you guys two more chaat recipes from that party, and I decided to combine them… 

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Filed Under: cashews, chaat, fruit, Indian recipes, lime, mango, peanuts, salads, tomatoes, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: cashews, chaat, chaat masala, green mango, Indian, lime, mango, nuts, peanuts, pepitas, pumpkin seeds, salads, snacks, street food

Sweet and Sour Chana Saag

July 10, 2012 By Laura 2 Comments

It always takes me a while to decompress from a vacation, and especially so from the beach. I made this dish the next day–and I loved it–but as I stare at the computer screen what I am really wishing I was doing is floating on my back in the surf, absorbing the warm sun and… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, curry, greens, Indian recipes, lentils, mango, spinach, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: chana, chana saag, chickpeas, curry, dal, garbanzo beans, lentils, mango, saag, spinach, vegetarian

Cuban Mango Cake with Coconut and a review of A World Of Cakes

May 1, 2011 By Laura 32 Comments

I mentioned a while back that some friends and I had started a supper club in my small town.  We started with Italian and then most recently, with me hosting, we did Caribbean.  I immediately volunteered for dessert because I saw a great opportunity to give Krystina Castella’s A World of Cake a test spin… 

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Filed Under: cakes, Caribbean dishes, coconut milk, cookbooks, Cuban dishes, fruit, mango, reviews Tagged With: cake, Caribbean, coconut, Cuban, mango, review

Sweet and Spicy Pork Stir Fried With Mango

May 18, 2008 By Laura 4 Comments

Sweet and Spicy Pork Stir Fried With Mango is fast, easy and delicious–and just unexpected enough to be a great meal for entertaining. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I updated these photos in December 2016–although unfortunately with no natural light. Still, I think they are a vast improvement!… 

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Filed Under: chicken, Cuban dishes, fruit, mango, pork Tagged With: chicken, Chinese, Cuban, easy, fast, mango, pork, stir fry, weeknight

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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