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Filipino Black Bean and Sausage Pasta: Review of The World of Filipino Cooking

August 20, 2019 By Laura Leave a Comment

Filipino Black Bean and Sausage Rigatoni

Filipino Black Bean and Sausage Pasta fuses European and Asian flavors to create something unique, hearty and delicious. A copy of The World of Filipino Cooking was sent to me for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Since I last spoke to you I got… 

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Filed Under: chorizo, cookbooks, fermented black beans, Filipino cooking, pasta, Red Wine, reviews, tomatoes Tagged With: cherry tomatoes, chorizo, cookbook, cookbook review, fermented black beans, Filipino, fusion, longganisa, pasta, penne, red wine, sausage, tomatoes

Pasta all’Amatriciana

October 5, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Pasta all'Amatriciana

Pasta all’Amatriciana is a simple, fast and delicious Italian dish that shows off tomatoes when they are at their best, freshly picked and vine ripened. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Between broken air conditioning, sinus infections and school starting, I don’t think I have let you guys know… 

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Filed Under: cookbook reviews, cookbooks, guanciale, Italian, pasta, pecorino romano, reviews, tomatoes Tagged With: amatrice, amatriciana, cookbook, cookbook review, easy, guanciale, Italian, pasta, pecorino, pork belly, tomatoes, weeknight

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (Ground Meat Curry)

August 30, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry)

Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry) is a delicious one pot dish that celebrates the bounty of the mid-late summer harvest. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. People, if it is not one thing it is another lately. The cough is mostly gone, still waiting on the results… 

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Filed Under: beef, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, Indian recipes, keema/kheema, potatoes, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini Tagged With: Bengali, caramel, corn, curry, ground beef, Indian, keema, kheema, mustard oil, potatoes, summer harvest, tomatoes, yogurt, zucchini

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple

April 16, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Thai Red Curry with Ground Beef, Tomatoes and Pineapple is a delicious and less common twist on Thai Red Curry, using canned tomatoes and ground beef to make life easier. Affiliate links have been used to link to items being discussed in this post. I think sometimes when you are learning the cuisine of another… 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, curry, ground beef, Parval, pineapple, South East Asian, Thai dishes, tomatoes, zucchini Tagged With: canned tomatoes, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, ground beef, ground meat, pineapples, red curry, Thai, tomatoes

Traditional Chili, Midwestern Style

February 3, 2018 By Laura 6 Comments

Traditional Chili, Midwestern Style with beans and ground beef

This Traditional Chili is the delicious and hearty ground beef chili full of tomatoes and beans that is served throughout the Midwest (except Cincinnati), and is what I crave when I want chili. I had a devil of a time naming this post, because I have this fear a whole bunch of you will come… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, cocoa, corn, ground beef, southwestern, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: ancho chile powder, beans, black beans, chili, fire roasted tomatoes, ground beef, kidney beans, pinto beans, tomatoes, traditional chili

Pakastani Keema

October 22, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Pakastani Keema (or kheema) is a smoky, fairly dry and intensely flavored ground meat curry that is garnished with copious fresh vegetables and herbs, making it a perfect late autumn dish. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. This Pakastani Keema was almost a victim of my… 

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Filed Under: beef, curry, ground beef, keema/kheema, lamb, Middle Eastern dishes, Pakastani, tomatoes Tagged With: curry, ground beef, ground lamb, ground meat, keema, kheema, Middle Eastern, Pakastani, tomatoes

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

Middle Eastern Salata

July 31, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Middle Eastern Salata

This Middle Eastern Salata is a celebration of summer’s bounty as well as a gift that keeps on giving as the leftovers can be tossed with pasta to make an amazing pasta salad. Sammy and I made this Middle Eastern Salata together; salads like this are good practice for bigger kids working on knife skills…. 

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Filed Under: Arugula, balsamic, cucumbers, Middle Eastern dishes, olives, pasta, Salad Dressing, salads, tomatoes, vegetarian Tagged With: arugula, cucumbers, feta, Middle Eastern, pasta salad, peppers, salad, salads, salata, tomatoes, vegetarian

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples”

September 29, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and "Love Apples"

Jamaican Chicken Curry with Rum and “Love Apples” is a luscious Caribbean curried stew that is perfect for the end of summer and beginning of fall. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I discuss in this post. I moved around a fair amount in my twenties and early thirties, and I have… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, Caribbean dishes, chicken, coconut milk, cookbooks, curry, curry powder, lime, potatoes, reviews, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: allspice, butter squash, Caribbean, chicken, curry, Jamaican, potatoes, rum, stew, thyme, tomatoes, winter squash

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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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