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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

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

Taco Salad, Old School

October 6, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Old School Taco Salad

This Taco Salad is old school and delicious. No fancy ingredients required, and it whips up in minutes–and makes everyone happy! This is taco salad. And yes it has the word taco in it. But this is not Mexican food. This is not really even southwestern food. This is what passed for both of those… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, cabbage, corn, ground beef, salads, southwestern, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, black beans, cabbage, corn, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, healthy, lettuce, salad, southwestern, taco salad, weeknight

Cinnamon Mint Chicken Curry with Roasted Cauliflower

September 8, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Cinnamon Mint Curry with Chicken & Corn, served with Roasted Cauliflower with Chaat Masala

Cinnamon Mint Curry with Chicken and Corn is a fast and delicious weeknight dish, and Roasted Cauliflower with Chaat Masala rounds the meal out into something healthy and even more tasty! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  This is not the prettiest meal, but what it lacks in appearance… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chicken, corn, curry, Indian recipes, lime Tagged With: cauliflower, chaat masala, chicken, cilantro, cinnamon, curry, Indian, lime, mint, weeknight

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup

September 1, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup--inspired by Bun Cha

Easy Vietnamese Meatball Noodle Soup is the answer to your weeknight dinner dilemma! Super easy, fast and fresh, this soup satisfies your Vietnamese food cravings. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Ack! I know I have been a little slow between my last two posts. Sorry about that! Cooking… 

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Filed Under: beef, carrots, cucumbers, ground beef, lime, meatballs, rice noodles, soup, Vietnamese dishes Tagged With: beef, broth, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, easy, fast, ground beef, ground meat, herbs, meatballs, mint, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, soup, Vietnamese, weeknight

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles

August 9, 2016 By Laura 2 Comments

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles

Asian Braised Chicken and Noodles is a fast, healthy and delicious meal that the entire family will love. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Whew! Deep breath. OK, the move is not done, in the sense that there are boxes, and people I mean boxes still to unpack. But the kitchen… 

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Filed Under: chicken, green beans, rice noodles, zucchini Tagged With: asian, braising, chicken, green beans, noodles, rice noodles, summer squash, weeknight, zucchini

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas

March 30, 2016 By Laura 7 Comments

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas

Bengali Shrimp and Cauliflower with Peas is super fast, easy and delicious–the perfect healthy weeknight dinner. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This dish presented a conundrum for me–to update an old post or create a new one? The photos are a definite improvement over the… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, curry, easily made vegetarian, Indian recipes, peas, seafood, shrimp, yogurt Tagged With: Bengali, cauliflower, fast, healthy, Indian, panch phoron, seafood, shrimp, weeknight

Shrimp, Pineapple and Butternut Squash Curry for a Weeknight

October 13, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Shrimp, Pineapple and butternut Squash Curry is perfect for a weeknight! Comes together fast, so you can get dinner on the table quickly, and is absolutely delicious!

Shrimp, Pineapple and Butternut Squash Curry is a fast and delicious one pot dish, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post.  Guys I love chocolate, more than you can imagine even, but I am so relieved to see something so… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, coconut milk, curry, curry powder, easily made vegetarian, fruit, pineapple, seafood, shrimp, stews Tagged With: butternut squash, coconut milk, curry, fast, healthy, one pot, pineapple, seafood, shellfish, shrimp, stew, weeknight, winter squash

Salsa Negra

September 7, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Salsa Negra is your new best friend in the kitchen–it will keep in the fridge, add zip to your cooking, and it is super easy to make! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I have had a fantastic recipe for Spiralized Calabacitas sitting in my drafts folder… 

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Filed Under: balsamic, Dips, Mexican dishes, pantry cooking, salsas, sauces, vegetarian Tagged With: chipotle, condiment, east, mexican, salsa, salsa negra, sauce, weeknight

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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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