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
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
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
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Salads, Vegetarian, Vinaigrettes
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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
Posted in Gluten Free, Salads, Vinaigrettes
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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
09 Saturday May 2015
Posted in Brunch, Fruit, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Salads, Vegetarian
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Blackberries, blueberries, honey, Mango, Mint, Peaches, pineapple, Plums, raspberries, spice, Strawberries
It’s almost Mother’s Day and Mom deserves a bit of exotic, don’t you think? This is a perfect breakfast-in-bed recipe and is really good fruit salad. I’m talking homemade, not the nonsense in the in the produce department of your local supermarket. But, once again, if the fruit isn’t ripe and juicy, then the fruit salad will fall flat…but maybe not too flat…there are tricks! Continue reading
31 Tuesday Mar 2015
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, Vinaigrettes
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citrus juice, herbs, ketchup, mustard, olive oil, orange juice, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, water, xanthan gum
We’ve talked about vinaigrettes in the Mother Sauces section. This is a lower calorie version with huge flavor and it still has the mouth-feel of the higher fat version. The reason…gum. Not the kind you chew for fresh breath or bubbles, xanthan and guar gums. Anyone who is gluten-free knows about this, but they usually use it to replace gluten in bread. But, it’s much more than that. Continue reading
21 Saturday Mar 2015
Posted in Fruit, Grain, Salads, Vegetarian
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bulgur, Cauliflower, Clementines, dried cranberries, Dried Fruit, Fennel, kale, pistachios, Scallions
Since it snowed today, the first day of Spring, I decided it was still winter enough to post this. Anyway, tabbouleh sort of transcends seasons, though I think many of us think of tabbouleh as a summer salad. Its make-ahead qualities, no mayonnaise, and no real cooking involved, really do scream summer. But, why limit ourselves to this deliciousness only in the summer? This is the perfect autumnal and winter salad, too. 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
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