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Slow Fires Reviewed

January 7, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Slow Fires by Justin Smillie is reviewed below. I was sent a copy of the cookbook by Blogging For Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing, including the image below. Guys I have been avoiding this post.

Filed Under: cookbooks, reviews Tagged With: braising, cookbook, review, slow fires

Soul Food Love Reviewed: Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato

April 17, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato: SO easy and SO delicious! Healthy too!

Hearty yet healthy Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner, especially if you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I was provided with a copy of Soul Food Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: African American dishes, chicken, cookbooks, curry powder, easily made vegetarian, peanut butter, peanuts, reviews, soup, Southern food, stews, sweet potato, tomatoes Tagged With: african american food, chicken, cookbook, peanut, peanut butter, review, soul food, stew, sweet potato

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas: Alex Bakes!; Review of Charcutería

July 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas with Fiori di Sicilia

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas are a crumbly, shortbread-type cookie that everyone loves! We loved them so much we made them a second time for my sister’s cookie table at her wedding! A copy of Charcutería: The Soul of Spainfollow was sent to me by the publishers for purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, cookies, dairy free baking, fiori di sicilia extract, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, lime, reviews, shortbread, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: #dairyfree, Charcutería, citrus, cookbook, cookies, dairy-free, fiori di sicilia, lard, lime, review, Spanish, Tuaca

Review of The Healthy Slow Cooker, Second Edition (Gluten Free)

June 18, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

Onion Braised Shrimp and Peas in crockpot; review of The Healthy Slow Cooker, Second Edition

I was sent a free copy of The Healthy Slow Cooker: 135 Gluten-Free Recipes for Health and Wellness for review purposes. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to in any case. I am afraid I do not have a recipe for you… 

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Avondale Chicken Fricassee; Review of Taste of Tremé

March 4, 2014 By Laura 3 Comments

Chicken Fricasee (Stewed Chicken in Wine and Mushrooms) from New Orleans

Avondale Chicken Fricassee is a savory, delicious stewed chicken dish that brings to mind the melting pot flavors of New Orleans. A copy of Taste of Tremé was sent to me by the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am… 

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Filed Under: chicken, cookbooks, Creole/Cajun, mushrooms, reviews Tagged With: cajun, chicken, cookbook, creole, fricassee, mushrooms, New Orleans, review, stew, Tremé, white wine, wine

Buttermilk Glazed Buttermilk Chocolate Snack Cake; OXO Brownie Spatula

September 28, 2013 By Laura 11 Comments

There are compliments, and then there are compliments. Guys, I received just about the sweetest, biggest, best compliment I have ever received on anything I have ever baked or cooked for this cake. But let me start at the beginning. As soon as I saw this cake in The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook: Recipes and… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, cakes, chocolate, cooks' tools, kids cooking, reviews, Tools Tagged With: buttermilk, cake, chocolate, cocoa, glaze, natural cocoa, OXO, review, sheet cake, snacking cake

Heirloom Tomato on Bacon Cornmeal Griddle Cake with Bacon-Basil Mayo; Review of Fire In My Belly

September 20, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

Sliced Tomato on Corn Flatbread with Bacon Basil Mayonnaise

You guys may be seeing more cookbook reviews around here. I decided I do so many of them for free and on my own dime, I might as well reach out to various publishers and see if they would send me review copies of the books I am interested in. And they did! This blogging… 

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Filed Under: bacon, buttermilk, cookbooks, pancakes, reviews, Southern food, tomatoes, whole grains Tagged With: bacon, basil, cookbook, cornbread, griddle cakes, heirloom tomatoes, hill bill tomato, mayo, mayonnaise, pancakes, review, southern, tomato

Review of Easy Indian Cooking by Suneeta Vaswani

September 13, 2013 By Laura 5 Comments

Curried Chicken with Yogurt, Saffron and Dried Methi Leaves

 Chicken Curry with Saffron and Dried Fenugreek Leaves I have had a lot of conversations with other bloggers lately about what it means to review a cookbook. I have come to the conclusion that I am in the minority in my viewpoint, and because of that I thought I would set the record straight and… 

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Mixed Greens with Apples, Dates and Gorgonzola: OXO Salad Dressing Shaker Review

August 31, 2012 By Laura 39 Comments

I cannot remember the last time I was so excited over a relatively small, uni-tasking kitchen gadget. OXO contacted me all the way back in the spring about receiving one of their new Salad Dressing Shakers,  to review and give away as part of their Blogger Outreach Program, but there was a snafu somewhere in… 

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Filed Under: apples, balsamic, cooks' tools, dried fruit, fruit, reviews, Salad Dressing, salads, Tools Tagged With: apples, dates, gorgonzola, leafy greens, Medjool dates, OXO Salad Dressing Shaker, recipe, review, salad, salad dressing, while balsamic vinegar

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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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