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Lap Nuea Kai Nguang – but You Might Know It As Larb Gai

April 25, 2013 By Laura 14 Comments

Guys! I have been holding out on you. I have made this dish, a family favorite, a billion times–but it is so easy and so fast that is often gets made on nights when I don’t have the time or inclination to take pictures. I have always loved ordering larb gai (sometimes spelled lap kai,… 

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Split Pea Khichari with Dill and Tomatoes

April 18, 2013 By Laura 6 Comments

He’s home! He’s home! Everything is better when Daddy is home. From Sunday to Tuesday I cooked 2 dinners, baked one cake, and even a batch of cookies. That is the Daddy Difference, since before that I was pushing canned soup at my kids and pleading with them to just go to bed (ok it… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Indian recipes, rice, split peas, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: dal, dill, Gujarati, Indian, khichadi, khichari, khichi, khichri, legume, onions, rice, split peas, tomatoes

Cook, Eat, Tweet Mujadarra!

January 20, 2013 By Laura 4 Comments

Mujadarra is a classic Middle Eastern dish of rice, lentils and caramelized onions, and it is the definition of comfort food as far as I am concerned. Affiliate links have been used in this post to items I am linking to. Guys! Cook, Eat, Tweet was so much fun! Not to mention delicious! If you… 

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Filed Under: blog events, lentils, Middle Eastern dishes, pantry cooking, rice, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: caramelized onions, fried egg, Middle Eastern, mujadara, mujadarra, onions, pilaf, rice, spices, vegetarian, yogurt

Saffron Rice with Meatballs; Quick Spiced Potatoes and Cauliflower with Baby Shrimp: A Review of The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles

November 28, 2012 By Laura 6 Comments

One of the big perks of blogging is being given cookbooks to review (I know you are shocked to hear me say that!). I try to only accept books that I would be interested in at least some of the dishes. You can imagine that I often get offered baking books that I am super… 

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Filed Under: beef, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian recipes, meatballs, peas, potatoes, reviews, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, yogurt Tagged With: beef, Bengali, cauliflower, chicken, cookbooks, curry, Indian, meatballs, peas, potatoes, rice, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, turkey, yogurt

Vegetarian Biryani with Curried Creamy Tomato Sauce

November 10, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

Dutch oven filled with vegetarian biryani

I mentioned in my last post that Sammy was a good sport about having a Moroccan inspired bundt cake for her birthday cake when my in laws were visiting. She and Alex are both always good sports about the birthday meals I prepare for them when my in laws are here. Because I love creating… 

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Persian Rice and Beans with Pickled Red Onions and Fried Eggs, Sunny Side Up

October 14, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

Caramelizing onions for Persian dish

I am becoming more and more obsessed with eggs. Which is weird, because in my previous, not obsessed with eggs life, I did not really even like eggs. Except after a night of too much drinking–then for some reason I craved scrambled eggs. Go figure. But I digress. The point being I never used to… 

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Filed Under: beans, dried fruit, eggs, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, rice, vegetarian Tagged With: advieh, beans, Chestnut lima, dried Christmas Lima beans, eggs, fried eggs, Iranian, legumes, Persian, rice

Braised Honey Chicken and Broccoli Fried Rice

December 8, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

I recently discovered Pinterest, and it has been a lifesaver this holiday season.  Obviously year round it is a great place to discover new things, but even without that aspect, it has been a wonderful way to keep track of recipes I want to try, and more significantly, specific recipes I want to make for… 

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Filed Under: broccoli, chicken, Chinese, Pinterest dishes, rice, sauces Tagged With: braise, broccoli, chicken, Chinese, fried rice, leftovers, Pinterest, rice

Persian Gulf Split Pea Soup with Rice & Mint

May 16, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

So what is Mother Nature doing where you are?  Is it as weird and crazy there?  Temperatures all over the place, nonstop rain and storms, flooding, weird random sunshine when you least expect it (and probably cannot take advantage of it anyway if you have a traditional weekday job)… 

Filed Under: carrots, Creek in Ohio, curry powder, lentils, lime, Middle Eastern dishes, Persian, rice, soup, split peas, vegetarian Tagged With: curry, lentils, Mideast, mint, onions, Persian Gulf, rice, split peas

Red Beans & Rice

April 3, 2011 By Laura 26 Comments

This post is the perfect opportunity to tell you all about my new toy, a Canon Rebel 2Ti. It has loads more numbers and letters that come after it, some of which mean something to me, most of which do not. What is important is that it is my first SLR camera and I am… 

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Filed Under: beans, Creole/Cajun, rice, sausage, Southern food Tagged With: andouille, bacon, beans, cajun, creole, rice, sausage, southern

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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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