04 Sunday Oct 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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bacon, cheddar cheese, chiles, heavy cream, Leeks, nuts, Spices, Sweet Potatoes
There are many versions of scalloped potatoes. They seem to go well with so many things—ham, meatloaf, turkey, etc. With heavy cream, and all that cheesy, creamy goodness and the crispy crust, they are an indulgence worth every calorie! But they’re orange, you say…Surprise!!! These are scalloped sweet potatoes. Continue reading
03 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Brunch, Eggs, Gluten Free, Lunch, Supper, Vegetarian
I made this over the weekend when The Latin Lover, The Middle Son and The Unbound Reader were here. It was glorious…the eggs were good, too!. Continue reading
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Salads
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avocado, Celery, lemon juice, pineapple, red pepper flakes, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds
Celery is an underrated vegetable. We haul it out when we diet and when we have Buffalo wings (who knew buffalo could fly!) or we make soup, but otherwise it tends to languish in the crisper drawer, until you’re pulling out a bag of slime and looking for the garbage can. This has happened to you and you know it. No more, I tell you. Celery is a great vegetable, not to be ignored. It can be a star and salads are a great place to start. Continue reading
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Legumes, Make Ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Now that we’re wandering into the Autumn, I’m beginning to think about heartier dishes. You know, good peasant food. The Goddess loves the bold, assertive flavors and stick-to-your-ribs quality that peasant food brings to the table. I think most people like that sort of food…at least the people who come to our table seem to! Continue reading
26 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Main Course, Poultry/Chicken
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cheese, Chicken, cream, ground chicken, herbs, Lemon, Mushrooms, white wine
This is a lovely entrée for family or a dinner party. I’ve haven’t done this in years and decided it was thyme…er…time. The thigh-drumstick combo can be stuffed with a bread stuffing, but I’m using ground chicken with herbs and other good things. Continue reading
20 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Gluten Free Option, Sandwiches
It’s difficult for The Goddess to determine which component—avocado, fried egg or tomato—is the most important, the front flavor, if you will, of this sandwich. She thinks about these things, in the hopes that she will come up with a stellar and solidly conclusive answer for you. Today, she’s got nothin’. She just knows that it works. Continue reading
18 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Comfort Food, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Soup
12 Saturday Sep 2015
This is one of those totally self-indulgent dishes…well, self-indulgent for me. I love fried rice. White rice you can keep, except to act as a nice fluffy, feather bed to be blanketed with a great sauce. This is a version of an after-work meal that I dream of. It’s the sole reason The Goddess makes extra rice. Continue reading
11 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Grain, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Rice is a cereal grain; there are white, brown, black, red and purple varieties of rice. Rice offers a wonderful backdrop for other flavors, because it is has such a neutral flavor. Combined with legumes, it becomes a vegetarian protein. It is low in fat and offers a good deal of Vitamin B, potassium, and phosphorus, as well as some fiber, which is all great…but how do I cook perfect rice? Continue reading
11 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free Option, Main Course, Poultry/Chicken
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arrowroot, chicken thighs, orange juice concentrate, oyster sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, Spices, sugar
You realize that The Goddess thinks about food and food preparation all the time. It’s sort of an obsession. She’s not normal, I tell ya’. She’s always pondering about the “what if’s” and the “why for’s”, the culinary road less, or not at all traveled! Recently, Chinese food has been on her mind; she was thinking about Kung Pao Chicken. That’s what prompted this culinary adventure. Continue reading
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