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Thai Curried Ramen Bowl

April 11, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

Thai Curried Ramen Bowl with Ground Beef and Veggies: super simple with amazing flavor!

This Thai Curried Ramen Bowl with Ground Beef, Beech Mushrooms and Veggies is easy, fast and bursting at the seams with delicious flavor. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Weird blogger confession: you can make this dish with rice, rice noodles, or probably just about any kind of wheat-based… 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, ground beef, mushrooms, pasta, Ramen, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: beech mushrooms, beef, coconut milk, ground beef, ground meat, kecap manis, mushrooms, noodles, ramen, soba, soup, stew, Thai, zucchini

Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage & Bacon in the Slow Cooker

April 6, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

The slow cooker makes this Weeknight Cassoulet with Sausage, Bacon, Beans and White Wine delicious and easy. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I know it is not exactly the time of year to be excited about stick to your ribs food, but frankly I could eat slow cooker… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, cookbooks, French cuisine, mushrooms, reviews, sausage, slow cooker, stews Tagged With: bacon, beans, cassoulet, crock pot, easy, French, mirepoix, mushrooms, mustard, sausage, slow cooker, weeknight, white beans

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

Moroccan Inspired Couscous Bowl with Ground Beef, Veggies and Caramelized Onions (redux)

March 27, 2015 By Laura 14 Comments

This Moroccan Inspired Couscous Bowl filled with Ground Beef, Cauliflower, Mushrooms and Dried Tart Cherries, topped with Caramelized Onions, is a delicious and easy weeknight meal.  Let’s just get the elephant in the room out of the way for you Moroccan food purists. Yes I used Israeli couscous. It was a whim, just what jumped… 

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Filed Under: African dishes, beef, cauliflower, couscous, dried fruit, easily made vegetarian, grain bowl, ground beef, Moroccan, mushrooms, North African cuisine Tagged With: beef, cauliflower, cherries, couscous, dried fruit, ground beef, Moroccan, mushrooms, North African, ras el hanout, rice bowl

Mushroom and Bean Burrito Bowl

March 14, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Vegetarian, healthy and super easy and fast!: Mushroom and Bean Vegetarian Burrito Bowl

This Mushroom and Bean Burrito Bowl is fast, healthy and delicious! It is also vegetarian–and hearty enough for dedicated meat-eaters. Affiliate links (to Amazon) have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I have had One Of Those Weeks. As a matter of fact, had I needed to make dinner,… 

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Filed Under: avocado, beans, corn, grain bowl, lime, mushrooms, pantry cooking, rice, southwestern, tomatoes, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: beans, black beans, burrito bowl, corn, fast, healthy, mexican, mushrooms, rice, rice bowl, southwestern, vegetarian, weeknight

Healthy Lasagna

February 9, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

This easy Healthy Lasagna is stuffed full of lean protein and delicious vegetables for a complete one dish meal. I am not sure if this post qualifies as sponsored, so just to cover my bases: I was paid a small stipend to appear on TV discussing the lasagna that this lasagna is adapted from. This… 

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Filed Under: beef, cottage cheese, ground beef, ground turkey, Italian American, lasagne, mushrooms, pasta, tomatoes, zucchini Tagged With: casserole, cheese, ground beef, ground meat, ground turkey, healthy, Italian, lasagna, lasagne, mushrooms, pasta, tomatoes, whole grain pasta, zucchini

Italian Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms

February 2, 2015 By Laura 13 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

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms: Review of The Slanted Door

January 23, 2015 By Laura 17 Comments

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken and Mushrooms is unbelievably easy and oh-so delicious. I was sent a copy of The Slanted Door by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review, and all opinions are my own. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Guys! This is a run don’t walk… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chicken, cookbooks, green beans, mushrooms, reviews, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: caramel, chicken, easy, fast, green beans, mushrooms, palm sugar, Vietnamese

Beef and Mushroom Pho

January 12, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Beef and Mushroom Pho

This Beef and Mushroom Pho is just what the doctor ordered: warming, hearty, flavorful and mild at the same time. This is a cheater pho in some ways but not in others. I just want to get that out there. And because of that I am not going to give you a formal recipe, but… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, fall spices, mushrooms, rice noodles, slow cooker, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: asian, beef, braise, brisket, crock pot, mushrooms, noodles, pho, rice noodles, round steak, slow cooker, soup, star anise, steak, Vietnamese

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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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