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bread crumbs, butter, cheese, Chicken, eggs, flour, hearts of palm, lemon juice, onion, seasoning, Shrimp
Risoles (risole is the singular) are one of our best food memories from out time in Brazil. That’s saying something, because there was no shortage of spectacularly good food. Risoles are a form of croquette. They are deep-fried, crispy little bites of heaven. Or about 2-3 bites, usually with a creamy filling; shrimp, hearts of palm, cheese, etc. But they are the stuff of dreams. Continue reading
There’s something about pies and men…well women, too. From time to time we have folks over for dinner and when The Goddess decides it will be pie for dessert, she’s always bemused by the reaction people (read “men” here!) have. They get sort of glassy-eyed, perhaps a tear forms and then they get this satisfied grin, “There’s going to be pie for dessert….” 
With autumn deeply upon us, cozy, comfort food is so welcome. For the Goddess, dumplings are a homey-comforting-cold-weather sort of meal. These are not the meat-filled Asian variety, nor the biscuit-type Southern variety, nor the firm German potato dumpling. No, these are the light, fluffy-type of dumplings. A cloud of goodness sitting atop a mound of, in this case, beef stew. 
The Sons and The Latin Lover revere gravy as if it’s an elixir that brings the Wisdom of the Ages to those that consume it. You know, like a food group unto itself. 
Goddess Cooks 