29 Saturday Aug 2015
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brown sugar, chocolate chips, dulce de leche, eggs, flour, sea salt, sugar, vanilla
In The Goddess’s little world, there aren’t too many things better than Chocolate Chip Cookies. Particularly fresh out of the oven, all gooey and creamy soft in the center, with just a hint of crispness around the edges. Excuse me, but I need a moment to savor this thought. Continue reading
23 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Comfort Food, Desserts, Fruit, Make Ahead, Vegetarian
The Eldest Son loves bread pudding. Since he was going to be around, and I had some day old bread around, I thought, why not? I also had some very ripe bananas around, and I thought…hmmm, why wouldn’t these two flavors work well together? And they did! Continue reading
13 Thursday Aug 2015
Posted in Chocolate, Make Ahead, Vegetarian
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cocoa powder, eggs, flour, oil, sour cream, sugar, zucchini
I think it’s fair to say that most of us don’t think, “zucchini and chocolate…MMMMM. Now there’s a combination made in heaven!” I know I didn’t. But guess what? You should absolutely think good and happy thoughts about that combination, because this is an absolutely delicious cake. Continue reading
07 Sunday Jun 2015
Posted in Eggs, Make Ahead, Nuts, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Nutmeg is an interesting spice. The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without it. Apple and pumpkin pies and who doesn’t love egg nog? Nutmeg works on both sweet and savory levels, though most of us think of it as a sweet spice, but today let me introduce you to its savory side. 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
05 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Gluten Free, Make Ahead
The second thing you need to know how to prepare—perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs. This is part of basic cooking knowledge. You want beautiful, bright yellow yolks with no dark, green rings around them. This is a perfectly cooked egg yolk. This is how you do it. 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
30 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in Brunch, Vegetarian
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
28 Tuesday Apr 2015
Posted in Eggs, Gluten Free, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Vegetarian
Saturday night’s potatoes are Sunday morning’s breakfast! I keep harping on how much I love leftovers…and this is why. Continue reading
25 Saturday Apr 2015
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
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