23 Thursday Jul 2015
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bread crumbs, broth, cheese, milk, onion, roasted garlic, zucchini
Zucchini is such an innocuous vegetable, but so versatile. It can be served raw, in thin ribbons in a salad, grilled, steamed, pan-fried, deep-fried or made au gratin…with cheese! This is easy, can be made ahead and delicious. Continue reading
16 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Cheese, Condiments, Lunch, Quickies (It's not what you think!)
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You’ve heard The Goddess prattle on about how much she adore leftovers. She prays at the table of leftovers. I’m certain it’s gotten to the point where you want to gouge out your eyes and run a red-hot poker through your ears, every time she says that. But this…this lunch right here…this is why she feels that way…not the gouging or the hot poker part, but the loving leftovers part…. Continue reading
28 Sunday Jun 2015
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Green Goddess dressing isn’t something you see too often anymore and that’s a shame. Its beautiful green color adds freshness to any table or dish. It’s versatile; it’s a great spread for sandwiches and canapés, swirled into soup and is terrific with chicken and steak. It also happens to be a great salad dressing. Continue reading
14 Sunday Jun 2015
Posted in Brunch, Desserts, Gluten Free, Herbs, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Salads, Vegetarian
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balsamic vinegar, gluten free, honey, nuts, Onions, red onion, Strawberries
Basil, is more than just pesto. We tend to use it in savory ways, but it’s great used in a sweet, dessert-type way too. Basil like mint, comes in flavors. Here we have from the top left corner (clockwise) Purple basil, Thai basil, Lemon basil, Columnar basil, Variegated basil and Genovese basil, the one we’re probably most familiar with. Continue reading
13 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Condiments, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Salads
I’ve had this recipe for Russian dressing, given to me by a colleague from my single days, for years. God, that was decades ago. Anyway, she made this all the time; this was her go-to dressing and with good reason. It’s simple and a rather nice change of pace from bottled dressings of this ilk…a little sweet, a little tangy and drop-dead easy! The perfect summer dressing…. Continue reading
11 Thursday Jun 2015
It’s hot out today and it will be hot tomorrow. It’s summer, what can I say? When it’s hot there is nothing better than a cold beer, right? It’s icy cold; the bottle is icy cold; it’s exactly what The Goddess always thinks is THE perfect thing to cool her down. Then, about 10 minutes after she’s downed it, the furnace kicks in. And she’s wanting to book a one-way ticket to take a dip naked in the polar ice cap! Continue reading
11 Thursday Jun 2015
Posted in Brunch, Desserts, Fruit, Gluten Free, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Vegetarian
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Fruit Fools are a great dessert to have in your repertoire. They can be quickly prepared, use the fruits in season, can be very last minute or made ahead of time and are therefore, pretty easy. All you really need is to have some fresh and heavy cream…you always have heavy cream in the fridge, don’t you? Continue reading
09 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Cheese, Fruit, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Sauces, Vegetarian
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balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, orange zest, pink peppercorns, pomegranate molasses, Strawberries
I’m guessing that you’re thinking The Goddess has plunged deeply off the edge of the earth, which most rational, sane people can make a case for on any given day anyway. But you really do have to try this. It is surprising and surprisingly delicious. With local berries in season, it’s the perfect time of year for this sauce, which is as good drizzled over grilled chicken as it is over good vanilla ice cream. Continue reading
06 Saturday Jun 2015
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It’s Saturday morning and this is the perfect weekend breakfast. It’s basic. It’s pure. It’s rich. It’s simple. It’s incredibly delicious. Rumor has it this is a hot “new” thing these days. My mother would be thrilled to know that for decades, she was ahead of her time. This is how I learned to eat an avocado. Continue reading
05 Friday Jun 2015
I mentioned a couple of things in yesterday’s Classically Good Potato Salad post—boiled dressing and Hard-boiled Eggs. Neither of those things sound very sexy, do they? But, these are both things you should know how to prepare well….first, boiled dressing…. Continue reading
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