25 Wednesday Feb 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Slow Cooker, Soup
To further our flavor adventure, this week we’re going to focus on spices. Life should be spicy and full-flavored, don’t you think? Spices can, well spice things up. They can take us to other worlds, on a flavor adventure, so to speak. These are a few of my favorite things…! Continue reading
22 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Salads, Vegetarian
Pink Peppercorns (Schinus terebinthifolius), a.k.a. Brazilian Pepper, Rose Pepper and Christmasberry aren’t true peppercorns. That’s right, they’re all dressed up, pretty as can be in that deep, sexy pink; they look like peppercorns and they have a nice peppery taste, so what’s the deal? Well, they’re imposters, I tell you. Continue reading
20 Friday Feb 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Eggs, Gluten Free, Main Course, Vegetarian
Spanish tortilla is a lovely egg, potato and onion concoction that is so flexible it can either be supper or an hors d’oeuvre; it can be served hot, warm, room temperature or cold. It can be made ahead, is actually best made a couple of hours ahead, and can be reheated. Best of all, it’s absolutely delicious! Continue reading
16 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Main Course, Make Ahead, Slow Cooker
With the Chinese New Year (February 19th) nearly upon us, this is the perfect dish to help celebrate the Year of the Goat. In China, this is truly the holiday for families. So, pull out the red lanterns, put on your red underwear, text a friend “Three Goats bring harmony” and let the festivities begin! This is the perfect make-ahead dish, Continue reading
15 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Spices
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Szechuan, Sichuan, Szechwan Pepper and any other iteration(s) there might be, are more-or-less the same thing. We’re going with Szechuan Pepper, because The Goddess likes the look of the “z” (or “zed” for our friends from other English-speaking countries), in the word….humor (humour) me, okay? It’s currently snowing and blowing like crazy, YET AGAIN, making this a rather appropriate spice to be discussing. Continue reading
13 Friday Feb 2015
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free
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bell peppers, Carrots, chicken thighs, Clementines, Garlic, ginger, Onions, soy sauce
As you may have heard, The Goddess loves citrus. Orange slice candies, you know those chewy, gelatinized candies in the shape of oranges sections; I tell ya’ they should be a food group…along with bacon. Not together, that would just be disgusting. But back to the subject at hand—Clementine or Orange Chicken. This is a relatively quick dish to prepare. I prefer to use fresh tangerine, Clementine or orange peel, instead of the usual dried tangerine peel. The chicken has a lovely carmelized quality and then the punch of orange and the Szechwan pepper. This will wake up your New Year’s celebration. Continue reading
11 Wednesday Feb 2015
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Fried Rice is a favorite of The Latin Lover; well really, who doesn’t like fried rice? It’s fried, after all. This is the version I made yesterday, but it changes according to what I’m feeling and what I’m serving the rice with. Rice is a blank canvas for flavor! You will need cold rice, so plan ahead…there it is again! Continue reading
09 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free, Soup
Gong Hey Fat Choy! February 19th is Chinese New Year. It’s the year of the Ram or Goat, so planning ahead, as that’s a good thing (I’m trying to remember this concept; it’s not going as well as I’d hoped), I’m giving you Asian-type recipes this week, so you can plan your own New Year’s feast to celebrate the year of the Ram. This nice brothy soup, with a real melting pot of Asian flavors, is a great place to start. It can be spiced up with chili sauce, served with or without rice noodles and can be made ahead. The little meatballs are poached in the soup broth, rather than baked or fried, making it simple to prepare and almost a one-pot meal. Continue reading
04 Wednesday Feb 2015
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capers, chicken thighs, herbs, kale, lemon juice, olives, Rice, roasted garlic, white beans
The Goddess loves these Tuscan flavors. The Latin Lover thought this the perfect Valentine’s Day dinner for two…it’s coming up in a week, so I’m helping you plan ahead. This is good, simple peasant food. It is full-bodied and full-flavored, the perfect meal for an after-snow removal dinner, but delicious enough for lovers to share! Continue reading
02 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Soup, Vegetarian
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beef broth, Broccoli, Carrots, chicken broth, Fennel, Green beans, Onions, Parsnips, turnips
I know we’re supposed to be done with soups, but the snow is coming down by the bushel, there’s already 10 inches (25cm) on the ground and it’s still coming down. Therefore, being the benevolent Goddess that I am, I’m giving you 2, count ’em t-w-o, recipes today. The first is yet another soup, but it’s nice and simple. I have no idea why I called this Heathen Gypsy Soup…maybe because the ingredients in this soup would be readily available anywhere and would make it easy to prepare, given the nomadic qualities of the gypsy life-style. Who knows on what level The Goddess’s mind operates (or doesn’t!)? Anyway, I just ate a bowl for lunch and decided it was worth sharing after all. It’s really just a good, straight-up vegetable soup. You roast the vegetables (around the campfire where you are singing and dancing and doing other gypsy things…no stereo-types here, huh?), then make the soup. Or better yet, use leftover roasted vegetables from last night’s dinner and cut the cooking time in half. It’s a win-win either way. The real key to this soup, is to simply use whatever vegetables you have lurking in your fridge. Continue reading
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