06 Wednesday Jul 2016
Posted in Beef, Gluten Free, Main Course, Sauces
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I had fresh garlic scapes, so I thought before I froze some, I’d make garlic butter. You know it’s just good to have some scapes in freezer, you know. So you can make this all year long. Anyway, I was feeling the need for garlic bread. Turns out, adding scapes to regular garlic butter, was a good choice. Great on bread and on a steak…heaven! Continue reading
30 Thursday Jun 2016
Posted in Gluten Free, Main Course, Make Ahead, Marinade, Poultry/Chicken, Spanish
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black pepper, Chicken, cumin, Garlic, honey, lime juice, salt
This is perhaps one of The Goddess’s favorite recipes. She could live on this. Originally she marinated whole chickens, then she grilled them over indirect heat. It doesn’t get much better than that. Continue reading
27 Monday Jun 2016
I went to the Polish deli last week and came away with some great kielbasa. This is the creation that came from that adventure. The dill pickles are the key. They offer flavor, texture and well, they’re dill pickles. They’re the perfect foil for all the other flavors. Continue reading
19 Saturday Mar 2016
Posted in Fish, Gluten Free, Main Course
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bacon, Fennel, fish filets, Garlic, Mushrooms, Onions, orange zest, Spices
Fennel and fish are terrific together. The sweetness that develops when you sauté fennel is a beautiful thing. And it just works so well with fish…this one is a corvina fillet. The Goddess just had to add a bit of orange zest; you know how she is. Continue reading
12 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in Citrus, Fish, Gluten Free, Main Course, Vegetarian Option
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capers, Garlic, herbs, olives, onion, oranges, Spices, tomato, white fish, white wine
Is this really Sicilian? Perhaps, if The Goddess lived in a Sicilian village she would be making this dish, with many of the flavors—tomato, capers, olives, garlic, orange (there it is again!) and some fennel—that are so prevalent in Sicilian cooking. This turned out to be delicious, so she will be making this frequently. Continue reading
31 Sunday Jan 2016
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avocado, chiles, Corn, hominy, onion, pork, Sweet Potatoes, tortilla strips
We had leftover Pork with Salsa Verde, “Almost”. You may remember Plan B? That’s right, it’s leftovers, again! It turns out The Latin Lover loved this more than the original, so The Goddess will go directly to leftovers. Hmmmm, leftovers from scratch. Now there’s a concept! Continue reading
16 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in Beef, Cuban, Gluten Free, Latin Food, Main Course, Slow Cooker
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bell peppers, chorizo, chuck roast, espresso, Garlic, Ham, olives, pearl onions, red wine, Spices
Last year I shared my recipe for one of The Spicy Honey’s favorite dish, Boliche, the Cuban version of pot roast, with cubes of good things stuffed in the middle of it. This isn’t that. Boliche is wonderfully tasty; it is using the eye of the round. But, I have a chuck roast. So why, The Goddess asked herself, not make pot roast, using the same ingredients, just not stuffed into the hunk of meat? Continue reading
09 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in Fruit, Gluten Free, Main Course, Nuts, Salads
This is another KayJay invention. This is a nice winter salad. It’s more substantial than its leafier counterparts, can be made ahead and doesn’t go all limp and mushy. Belgian endive have a slight, but pleasant bitterness that just works with KayJay’s Dijon-Tarragon Vinaigrette. Continue reading
19 Saturday Dec 2015
Posted in Gluten Free Option, Main Course, Pork
Both of my parents long ago left this world for the big farm in the sky. They had a good life, a long life and they were pretty happy people. It doesn’t get too much better than that. Anyway, yesterday would have been my father’s birthday and today would have been my mother’s birthday. So my thoughts turned to pork. In my family, food was much bigger than any gift. It was the gift. And pork was always there. Continue reading
12 Saturday Dec 2015
Posted in Brazilian, Comfort Food, Gluten Free, Main Course, Potatoes, Poultry/Chicken, Vegetables
Almost every Sunday, when we lived in São Paulo, we would walk over to the bakery just down the hill from our apartment, and buy 2 chickens. Even today, I can almost smell the aroma wafting up from the bakery, more than 15 years later. They were a memory that was worth trying to recreate. Continue reading
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