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Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker

Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker by Laura Tabacca

Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow CookerAs you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple.…

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Nacho Topped Smoky Beef Brisket and Beans Chili for the Slow Cooker

Nacho Topped Smoky Beef Brisket and Beans Chili for the Slow Cooker by Laura Tabacca

Nacho Topped Smoky Beef Brisket and Beans Chili for the Slow CookerThe minute I saw this chili I knew I was making it. I found it while browsing online for “smoky” chili recipes, and while I did not make the exact recipe I found (because it required a…

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Ash-e Anar (Persian Pomegranate Soup with Meatballs)

Ash-e Anar (Persian Pomegranate Soup with Meatballs) by Laura Tabacca

Ash-e Anar (Persian Pomegranate Soup with Meatballs)Which brings me to this soup. Yes I almost forgot about it, but forget about that. It is the perfect soup for these cold winter days. Actually it is so tasty I would go so far as to say I would enjoy it year round, but let’s face it, soup is extra special when it is bitter cold…

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Slow Cooker Mulligatawny with Beef and Mushrooms

Slow Cooker Mulligatawny with Beef and Mushrooms by Laura Tabacca

Guys! I have so much to tell you that I don’t know where to start! I realize that to you I may not have gone anywhere, but the last 3 posts were all written almost 2 weeks ago. In that time I have gotten a tan, sailed on my first cruise, taken my children to Mexico, stored up some vitamin D, eaten more beef tenderloin in a short…

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Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon–Luke Approved!

Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon–Luke Approved! by Laura Tabacca

Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon–Luke Approved!I have been dying to tell you guys about this dish for a while now. See what happened is, the first time I made it, I did not account for the dish starting cold from the fridge, how…

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Parsi Gosht Ni Curry (Parsi Beef Curry)

Parsi Gosht Ni Curry (Parsi Beef Curry) by Laura Tabacca

I am pretty sure that I have mentioned before that every Christmas I make a big Indian meal for my in laws. Only some dishes ever make it on here, however, because, well, it is a holiday meal with guests, so food photography is the last thing on my mind. And I really like to make new dishes, so sometimes they are not all blog worthy.…

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Bobotie (South African Curried Ground Meat Casserole) with Peach Preserves

Bobotie (South African Curried Ground Meat Casserole) with Peach Preserves by Laura Tabacca

Bobotie (South African Curried Ground Meat Casserole) with Peach PreservesBobotie is one of those iconic dishes that is so commonly made in its place of origin that there are as many different versions as there are homes–the land of origin in this case…

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Super Simple Steak Salad and An Umami Tasting

Super Simple Steak Salad and An Umami Tasting by Laura Tabacca

So I mentioned I was in Chicago. The Beef It’s What’s For Dinner people (the beef checkoff) invited some bloggers to Chicago for Live Well 2013, a workshop centered around cooking, parenting and nutrition, and where beef can fit into all 3 in 2013. It was a both fabulous and fascinating experience. Fabulous because they wined and…

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Oxtail Stew with Cinnamon, Star Anise, Orange and Gremolata

Oxtail Stew with Cinnamon, Star Anise, Orange and Gremolata by Laura Tabacca

Oxtail Stew with Cinnamon, Star Anise, Orange and GremolataEach of the past few years Yotam Ottolenghi’s books (Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London’s OttolenghiThe first thing to stand out about Ottolenghi: The Cookbookis that, unlike the other 2 books, it has a huge baking section. Truthfully, I thought I would be trying a recipe…

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Thai Laksa Inspired Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Shallots and Tomatoes

Thai Laksa Inspired Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Shallots and Tomatoes by Laura Tabacca

Thai Laksa Inspired Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Shallots and TomatoesIt is funny, the way you can raise 2 kids close to the same (although of course not identically) and have them turn out so differently. I may have mentioned Sammy is my sensitive one…

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