12 Saturday May 2018
Posted in Drinks, Fruit, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Wine
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brandy, club soda, fruit, orange liqueur, oranges, Peaches, salt, sugar, white wine
Sangria is a great summer drink. For some reason, women seem to enjoy it more than men. The Latin Lover isn’t a fan. The Goddess is. This is a fruity, not-too-sweet, white wine version. It is the perfect summer drink. It’s time to bring out the pitcher and the glasses. Continue reading
29 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted in Cake, Desserts, Make Ahead
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eggs, extracts, flour, fruit, lemon zest, liqueur, mascarpone cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar
Cassata is a wonderful dessert. It’s perhaps, sponge cake at its very best. Brush on some Lemoncello®, smear on a ricotta-mascarpone filling and serve with a wonderfully fresh, macerated fruit compote and YUM! There’s just one other thing…this has to be made ahead, which makes it the perfect dinner party dessert. Continue reading
25 Saturday Jun 2016
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free Option, Vegetarian
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balsamic vinegar, citrus zest, crostini, fruit, herbs, honey, ricotta
This is probably the perfect summer appetizer. Okay, so it’s really good anytime of the year. But, just in case you’ve been living in a cage, it’s officially summer, so we’re going to be making these lovelies. We’re going to be making these a lot. So you’re on notice. Continue reading
10 Sunday Apr 2016
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Poultry/Chicken, Salads
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carrot, Celery, Chicken, citrus, dried cranberries, Dried Fruit, fruit, mayonnaise, mustard, onion, orange zest, Scallions, yogurt
First, let’s get something straight. The Goddess loves chicken salad. She’s never met one she didn’t like, except for that one with chocolate chips in it. It turns out that chocolate doesn’t make everything taste better! 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
20 Thursday Aug 2015
Posted in Pizza, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Vegetarian
A cast iron skillet, pizza dough, toppings, a jug of wine and thou! I made this for lunch in under 10 minutes…I had to prepare the toppings, you know. Pizza done this way is so simple, and you get a nice crispy crust without heating up the whole house or BBQ-ing in 100ºF heat. Continue reading
26 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Salads
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black rice, fresh herbs, fruit, ginger, lime juice, Scallions, sesame oil, snow peas
Black rice, Emperor’s Rice or Forbidden rice are all the same thing. Apparently, many years ago when China was ruled by Emperors, this rice could only be eaten by him and was “forbidden” for all others. Thank goodness things have changed. Continue reading
20 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Appetizers, Brazilian, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Salads, Vinaigrettes
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This is the perfect hot weather lunch, dinner or first course. It’s pretty. It’s served cold. It taste deliciously sweet and tangy. You’ll almost want the heat of summer to consume you, just so you can make shrimp cocktail, the Brazilian way. Continue reading
11 Thursday Jun 2015
Posted in Brunch, Desserts, Fruit, Gluten Free, Quickies (It's not what you think!), Vegetarian
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Fruit Fools are a great dessert to have in your repertoire. They can be quickly prepared, use the fruits in season, can be very last minute or made ahead of time and are therefore, pretty easy. All you really need is to have some fresh and heavy cream…you always have heavy cream in the fridge, don’t you? Continue reading
