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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

Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto): Review and Giveaway of Instant Indian

November 4, 2018 By Laura 13 Comments

Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto)

Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto) is super easy and delicious Indian comfort food that comes together quickly thanks to the pressure cooker function. A copy of Instant Indian was sent to me in exchange for an honest review; please read through to the end for giveaway details. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cauliflower, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, Indian, Indian recipes, Instant Pot, lentils, peas, potatoes, Pressure Cooker, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: Bengali, cauliflower, Indian, Instant Pot, khichari, khichdi, khichuri, lentils, peas, potatoes, pressure cooker, red lentils, rice

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot

March 10, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot

Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot is a delicious and easy one pot meal that is both familiar and unique at the same time, thanks to the chai black tea it is infused with. Adagio Tea sent me some teas to play with last fall, and and their masala chai black tea was perfect for this… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, curry, greens, Indian, Indian recipes, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: canned tomatoes, chana masala, chickpeas, cookbook, garbanzo beans, Indian, one pot, one pot meal, rice, vegetarian

Asparagus Fried Rice: Review of Farm to Table: Asian Secrets

April 20, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Asparagus Fried Rice--easy and vegetarian!

Asparagus Fried Rice is a fast, simple and delicious seasonal dinner that the whole family will love. A copy of Farm to Table Asian Secrets: Vegan & Vegetarian Full-Flavored Recipes for Every Season was provided to me by the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Chinese, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, eggs, peas, reviews, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: asian, asparagus, Chinese, cookbook review, easy, eggs, fast, fried rice, peas, rice, vegetarian, weeknight

Curried Chicken Soup with Asparagus and Mushrooms

July 1, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

This Curried Chicken Soup with Asparagus and Mushrooms is comforting and delicious any time, but really shines in the late spring and summer when asparagus is at its peak.  As I write, it is pouring rain outside on our last day at the beach. It is not as disappointing as you might think–this trip has… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, cauliflower, chicken, curry powder, easily made vegetarian, Farro, mushrooms, rice, soup Tagged With: asparagus, cauliflower, chicken, curried, curry powder, Farro, rice, soup

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice

December 8, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice will be the vegetarian hit of your holiday meal!

Cranberry Stuffing with Apples, Mushrooms and Wild Rice will be the vegetarian hit of your holiday meal! The fresh cranberries really elevate this casserole into something special. This post was sponsored by Hurst’s Berry Farm, who sent me some fabulous Pacific Northwest cranberries to create a recipe with, and all opinions are my own.  I… 

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Filed Under: apples, casseroles, cranberries, mushrooms, rice, Stuffing/dressing, vegetarian, wild rice Tagged With: apples, casserole, christmas, cranberries, dressing, Holidays, rice, stuffing, Thanksgiving, vegetarian, wild rice

Thai Burgers with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice: Review of Nong’s Thai Kitchen

April 27, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Thai Burger with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice--great fast, easy, delicious dinner!

Thai Burgers with Mushroom-Broccoli Fried Rice makes for a fast, easy, and delicious dinner the entire family will love. A copy of Nong’s Thai Kitchen was provided to me by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I was so excited when I saw… 

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Filed Under: beef, broccoli, cookbooks, mushrooms, peas, reviews, rice, Thai dishes Tagged With: beech mushrooms, beef, broccoli, burger, cilantro, fried rice, ground meat, hamburger, mushrooms, peas, rice, Thai

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

Biryani Gosht

February 24, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Biryani Gosht: a traditional Moghul Indian layered rice dish usually made with lamb, mutton or goat--but you can make it with any red meat!

Rich, savory and fragrant Biryani Gosht is fit for a celebration and can be made with any red meat. I know it is kind of lame to resort to bitching about discussing the weather, but you guys know those classic scenes in various movies and tv shows where the violence increases as the heat index… 

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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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