Super Crunch Granola

07 Thursday May 2015

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071Granola seems to be a flash back to the 60’s.  It shouldn’t be.  This is THE recipe for granola.  Seriously.  Superlatives aside.  This is so good you won’t stop eating it until your jaws get tired.  Then you’ll rest and go right back in for more!  Truly, it is without a doubt, the best granola you will ever toss over your teeth!  It’s good stirred into yogurt, it’s great sprinkled gingerly over a scoop of ice cream and fantastic eaten just as it is.    Continue reading →

Cinco de Mayo Guacamole

05 Tuesday May 2015

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275I’m a bit late getting this to you, but I posted a guacamole recipe a few months back, but today is Cinco de Mayo, which positively screams and dances guac, don’t you think?  So I thought about it a bit and decided to primp up some guac.  A photographer friend says her mother always told her, “Never leave the house without lipstick”.  Who am I to argue with mom?  This is “lipstick guac”.  Continue reading →

Compound Butters

02 Saturday May 2015

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016Compound butter, which simply put, is butter with stuff added to it.  The great thing about them, is they can and should be made ahead, chilled and/or frozen, so you have them on hand.  The Goddess is all about having things on hand to work with and make her life easier.  These little nuggets of saucy goodness offer huge flavor and versatility.  It’s simplicity at its very best.  Continue reading →

Perfect Anytime Scones

30 Thursday Apr 2015

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Any proper tea will have lovely scones (rhymes with “cons”) which are similar to biscuits, but “shorter”.  This is a reference to texture, not stature.  When you hear the term “short”, it usually applies to non-yeast baked goods that have a high ratio of butter to flour.  They tend to be very rich, crumbly, and tender, and they tend toward crispness rather than chewy.   That describes these lovelies to a “tea”…   Continue reading →

Breakfast from Dinner Leftovers

28 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Saturday night’s potatoes are Sunday morning’s breakfast!  I keep harping on how much I love leftovers…and this is why. Continue reading →

Ginger…Use it Gingerly!

26 Sunday Apr 2015

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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) use dates back at least 5000 years.  You know the drill, Asia (it’s been used there for centuries), through the Middle East to Europe, then the Arab control of the spice trade, the trade routes open and spices become more available.  The history of spice does seem to repeat itself, doesn’t it?  Fortunately for us, ginger is readily available and in several forms…fresh, dried (in slices, pieces or more readily, ground), in syrup and crystalized.
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Boozy-Browned Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet “Cookie”

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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This is the dessert for dessert lovers!  It’s oozy, boozy and decadently rich.  This is the perfect dessert for a casual get together with 10 of your closest friends, but it will easily serve 16 people.  You’ll want leftovers.  After everyone leaves, late at night, one plate with 2 forks…where you go from there is up to you…. Continue reading →

Omelets…Let’s Break some Eggs

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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033Omelets, or omelettes, are a great quick breakfast, lunch, dinner or late night snack option.   Okay, so anytime is good!  They are quick to prepare, can use up leftovers and they can be finished and on the table, within 20 minutes after you step in the door.  Continue reading →

Cream of Green Springtime Soup

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

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It was drizzly, and rather chilly today…you may have heard…it’s Spring!  Soup seemed like the perfect antidote to not-so-perfect weather.  This soup has everything green and everything springtime in it.  It’s a flexible soup, too.  You can limit the mixture to 2 or 3 ingredients or expand it 5 or 6.  And if that’s not enough, there are also flavor or seasoning options.    Continue reading →

Mint is more than Mouthwash

19 Sunday Apr 2015

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Mint is an under-utilized herb by most of us and it just screams springtime, with its refreshing taste and gorgeous green color.  We flavor all sorts of things with it, but mint as an herb, is used much less frequently.  If you come from Mediterranean  or Middle Eastern roots or grew up in the Southern US, then you’ve experienced mint.  It’s great with peas, asparagus, lamb, fiddleheads and a whole heap of other things, too.  Afterall where would a mojito or julep be without it? Continue reading →