19 Wednesday Oct 2016
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bell peppers, cabbage, Carrots, chow mein noodles, Garlic, ginger, Ground pork, hoisin sauce, Mushrooms, rice wine vinegar, Scallions, sesame oil, snow peas, soy sauce, tortilla strips, water chestnuts
Do you know anyone who doesn’t love egg rolls? If you do, immediately remove those culinary Philistines from your Christmas list. This bowl of goodness may just make a convert out of them. I really think you’re going to love these. Continue reading
30 Tuesday Aug 2016
Posted in Fillings, Gluten Free Option, Latin Food, Main Course, Meat, Rice, Skillet Dinner
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bell peppers, Black beans, capers, cheese, chorizo, garlic granules, gravy, olives, pork roast, Rice, ripe plantain
It’s moving day! Finally, our things are arriving in Miami, so The Latin Lover will have a real life and wife, soon! The Goddess was bone-tired, dead on her feet, but we wanted to eat in. What’s easier than Stuffed Peppers? This, right here, is why she loves, loves, loves leftovers. 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
01 Tuesday Dec 2015
Posted in Comfort Food, Gluten Free, Poultry/Chicken, Soup, Vegetarian Option
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I will tell you unabashedly, that I got the idea for this soup from the fantastic Marcus Samuelsson, chef/owner of The Red Rooster in Harlem. Watching him cook is like watching a flawless ballet performance, but with sharp knives and flames. He also happens to have spectacularly, nuanced taste buds. Continue reading
28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Buffet Food, Cuban, Make Ahead, Poultry/Chicken
Cuban Chicken Pie is totally different from what we non-Cubans think of as chicken pie…there’s no cream, no carrots and celery and the crust is totally different, more cake-like, than short and flaky. This is for The Honorary Gal-Pal and did I mention that it’s delicioso? Continue reading
01 Saturday Aug 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Main Course, Make Ahead, Soup, Spanish, Vegetarian
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bell peppers, cucumber, Garlic, lemon juice, onion, radishes, sherry vinegar, Spices, tomato juice, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
Gazpacho is the perfect summer soup. In Andalusia, it’s smooth, unctuous and creamy. The Goddess loves that version. She could bathe in that version. But, she’s also just a tad unconventional, so she also really likes a slightly chunkier version with bits of crunchy vegetables, too. That’s what this is! Continue reading
12 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Vegetarian
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….and so it begins. Summer is such a season of abundance. The garden over-produces and you’re looking at a counter laden with all these lovely vegetables. You’ve fried, you’ve grilled, you’ve eaten them raw, you’ve steamed them, you’ve added them to stir-fry’s. Hell, you’ve given them away to anyone that will take them—strangers on the street, the kid who mows your lawn, you’ve left them in the mail boxes of people you don’t even know. It’s gotten to the point where the neighbors are closing their blinds at the mere sight of your car on the street. Continue reading
02 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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Basil, bell peppers, honey, olive oil, onion, sherry vinegar
This dish not only tastes fantastic, it’s gorgeous, can be made ahead and can be served either warm or at room temperature. It tastes of summer and is a perfect addition to any BBQ…the Fourth of July is around the corner. Continue reading
02 Monday Mar 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Soup, Vegetarian
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balsamic vinegar, bell peppers, Eggplant, Garlic, herbs, Onions, panko crumbs, parmesan cheese, tomato juice
I love eggplant parm. I was peeling an eggplant to make it when I realized, that I really should have another one, but it’s cold and I didn’t want to go out to get another eggplant, so then The Goddess improvises. In the way my mind works, or doesn’t, I thought SOUP! Anyway, you may have heard that lately soup has been on my mind, so in the words of the late Mr. Spock, “It is perfectly logical”. I thought eggplant parmesan in soup-form might work. I think it did. Continue reading
13 Friday Feb 2015
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free
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bell peppers, Carrots, chicken thighs, Clementines, Garlic, ginger, Onions, soy sauce
As you may have heard, The Goddess loves citrus. Orange slice candies, you know those chewy, gelatinized candies in the shape of oranges sections; I tell ya’ they should be a food group…along with bacon. Not together, that would just be disgusting. But back to the subject at hand—Clementine or Orange Chicken. This is a relatively quick dish to prepare. I prefer to use fresh tangerine, Clementine or orange peel, instead of the usual dried tangerine peel. The chicken has a lovely carmelized quality and then the punch of orange and the Szechwan pepper. This will wake up your New Year’s celebration. Continue reading
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