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Shelled Wheat with Mushrooms and Feta: Cooking from the Pantry

May 14, 2020 By Laura 2 Comments

Shelled Wheat with Mushrooms and Feta

Shelled Wheat with Mushrooms and Feta is a great vegetarian pantry dish, flexible to what you have around.  Guys I had these pictures ready to go over a month ago. It’s weird the way this pandemic has made some people more productive and some of us it seems to have frozen. This isn’t entirely true… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, bulgur, grain bowl, Middle Eastern dishes, mushrooms, onions, pantry cooking, vegetarian, wheat berries Tagged With: caramelized onions, dill, feta, grain bowl, grains, Mediterranean, mushrooms, pantry cooking, shelled wheat

Beef with Green Masala: Regional Indian Cooking Reviewed

July 26, 2019 By Laura Leave a Comment

Indian Beef with Green Masala

Beef with Green Masala uses bright cilantro and fiery peppers to create a complex and herbaceous masala paste that perfectly complements the umami of red meat. A copy of Regional Indian Cooking was sent to me by the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, curry, Indian, Indian recipes, lamb, mushrooms, reviews Tagged With: beef, cilantro, cookbook, cookbook review, Indian, lamb, masala, mushrooms, peppers, slow cooked

Marosszéki Heránytokány (Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew)

May 22, 2019 By Laura 6 Comments

Marosszeki Heranytokany (Hungarian~Romanian Beef & Pork Stew)

Marosszéki Heránytokány, or Hungarian~Romanian Beef and Pork Stew, is a delicious, hearty and rich stew, made complex with spices and tangy with sour cream. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Maybe it is time to stop thinking of excuses and just tell you guys posts might be a bit… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beef, beef chuck, beef stew, Hungarian, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, Romanian, white wine Tagged With: baby redskin potatoes, bacon, beef stew, hungarian, meat stew, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, romanian, sour cream, stew, white wine, wine

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

Black Pepper and Pistachio Curry

October 18, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

One Pot Black Pepper and Pistachio Curry with Chicken

Black Pepper and Pistachio Curry is a healthy, easy and delicious one pot Middle Eastern dish that is perfect for winter squash season. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Do you guys remember a while back when I said I had a lung x-ray that led to a CT… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, chicken, corn, curry, Middle Eastern dishes, mushrooms, Pistachios, Spice Blends Tagged With: black pepper, butternut squash, chicken, corn, curry, Middle Eastern, mushrooms, pistachios, spice paste, winter squash

Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp

May 16, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp

Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Pea Pods, Mushrooms and Shrimp is a warm (or room temperature), seasonal and delicious pasta dish that is served on a bed of baby greens–preferably arugula! Hit “Jump to Recipe” if you want to skip all of my news, which is copious this time around! Food bloggers sometimes get… 

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Filed Under: Arugula, asparagus, easily made vegetarian, goat cheese, greens, misc, mushrooms, pasta, pea pods, salads, shrimp Tagged With: arugula, asparagus, baby greens, goat cheese, mushrooms, pasta, pasta salad, pea pods, salad, shrimp, sugar snap pea pods

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef

March 22, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef

Slow Cooker Coconut Curried Beef is a delicious and easy dish that makes use of commercial yellow curry paste for its intense flavor. Woo-hoo the sun is back! But first I have a few more dishes to share from before the time change. Ah artificial lighting, how I loathe thee…

Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cashews, coconut (raw or frozen shredded), coconut milk, cucumbers, mushrooms, Pennsylvania Bird Feeder Posts, slow cooker, South East Asian, zucchini Tagged With: backyard birds, beef, cashews, cucumbers, curry, curry paste, easy, food to love, mushrooms, SE Asian, slow cooker, south east asian, zucchini

Abruzzese Casserole with Meatballs and Pasta

October 5, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Abruzzese Casserole with Meatballs and Pasta

This Abruzzese Casserole with Meatballs and Pasta manages the tricky act of being easy, exciting and unique, and yet also comforting and familiar. Not to mention scrumptious! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carando®. All opinions are entirely my own. I know I probably give the impression that everything in… 

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Filed Under: Abruzzese, casseroles, curry powder, Italian, meatballs, mushrooms, pasta, pecorino romano, pork, Red Wine, sauces, tomatoes, wine Tagged With: Abruzzese, casserole, Italian, meatballs, mushrooms, pasta, penne, pork, tomatoes

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles: Review of Bangkok

August 24, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles

Creamy Tom Yum with Ramen Noodles is an explosion of flavor in a one pot meal that everyone will adore. I received a copy of Bangkok from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. People, I am convinced that… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, corn, lime, mushrooms, Ramen, reviews, seafood, shrimp, soup, Thai dishes Tagged With: Bangkok, corn, evaporated milk, lime, mushrooms, noodles, ramen, shrimp, soup, Thai

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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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