05 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead
The second thing you need to know how to prepare—perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs. This is part of basic cooking knowledge. You want beautiful, bright yellow yolks with no dark, green rings around them. This is a perfectly cooked egg yolk. This is how you do it. Continue reading
04 Thursday Jun 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Salads, Vegetarian
My father loved potato salad. More importantly, he loved my mother’s potato salad. This is the way she made potato salad and she made it well. This is the way she taught me to make potato salad. There’s not much better with a hot dog, and yes, Virginia, that’s ketchup on the hot dog…get over it! Continue reading
02 Tuesday Jun 2015
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Green beans, mustard, olives, onion, Potatoes, radish, vinaigrette
For some reason, The Goddess has been thinking about potato salad. Maybe it’s working in the garden or the too early summer weather we had last week…who knows what brings these thoughts to the surface? But this week, The Goddess will share a few potato salad offerings… Continue reading
31 Sunday May 2015
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asparagus, blueberries, Chicken, Green beans, greens, lavender, Lemon, mustard, olive oil
View of Saintes-Maries, 1888, by Vincent Van Gogh, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Lavender is much more than a flower and a scent for soap and potpourri. It grows freely and wildly in France, (in my garden and yours, too) and was a subject the Impressionists returned frequently. And lavender is a lovely spice to grace your table, too. Continue reading
30 Saturday May 2015
This week I’ve been pan-frying things, with coffee on my mind! Here in the Northeast, we appear to be in full summer. You know, after our 15 minutes of Spring, and I finally gave in and kicked on the A/C…A/C is a is probably one of the greatest inventions of our time. It’s a big thing with The Goddess. However, being the Northeast, we may still have a killing frost; one never knows. I tell you, The Goddess loves living on the edge! Anyway, pan-frying is just a good thing to know how to do and do well. It’s pretty much all about a heavy pan and heat control. Continue reading
28 Thursday May 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Herbs, Make Ahead, Vegetarian
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I’m certain you’re tired of hearing about hummus. There are tons of recipes out there to make it and admittedly you can purchase some decent hummus, but I thought I would share this seasonal-flavored version. Besides, look at the color! Isn’t it just too pretty not to taste good? Continue reading
26 Tuesday May 2015
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These potatoes are my go-to potato dish in winter or summer. These morsels are the epitome of flexible and the leftovers…funny, there never seems to be any leftovers! These potatoes are a perfect side dish for entertaining. So put on the potatoes, pour yourself a glass of iced tea…yeah, you thought I was going to say “wine”, didn’t you? The Goddess is not that predictable! Continue reading
24 Sunday May 2015
Chimichurri is to Argentina what pesto is to southern Italy. I mean it is really about the same thing. Chimichurri, (and isn’t that just fun to say?) is usually chopped herbs, languishing in a lovely pool of good olive oil, rather than the more emulsified pesto. This is a drizzle sauce…. Continue reading
19 Tuesday May 2015
This sauce is summer! Mango, pineapple, mint and a few other lovelies tossed in for good measure. This is the perfect balance for a grilled chicken breast or piece of salmon. It is truly perfection with crab cakes. Continue reading
17 Sunday May 2015
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I’m not much of a tea drinker. Oh, but I do love a glass of ice-cold, iced tea on a hot July day. There is something so refreshing about freshly brewed iced tea that’s the perfect libation for hot weather. But, tea leaves, added to a few ingredients, makes a great dry rub, particularly Lapsang Souchong tea. Continue reading
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