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Risoles Brasileiros (Brazilian Turnovers)

20 Sunday Dec 2015

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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 →

A Pair of Celery Salads

27 Sunday Sep 2015

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Asian-Flavored Celery SaladCelery is an underrated vegetable.  We haul it out when we diet and when we have Buffalo wings (who knew buffalo could fly!) or we make soup, but otherwise it tends to languish in the crisper drawer, until you’re pulling out a bag of slime and looking for the garbage can.  This has happened to you and you know it.  No more, I tell you.  Celery is a great vegetable, not to be ignored.  It can be a star and salads are a great place to start.  Continue reading →

Preserving Lemons

03 Thursday Sep 2015

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Preserved Lemons are a luxurious item to have in the fridge.  They are used in Indian and North African cuisine; no tagine would be complete without them.  But, they can be used in all sorts of savory concoctions from vinaigrettes, to stews, to soups and salads.  Continue reading →

Tuxedo Tuna

15 Saturday Aug 2015

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028The key to really good tuna, is to purchase the freshest tuna you can and then, not over-cooking them.  They should be red in the very center and pink at the very least, with no more than 1/4-inch edge of doneness, less if possible.  The truly wonderful part of all this is, tuna steaks can be cooked and on the table in less than 10 minutes!  Continue reading →

Gazpacho…Soup AND Salad

01 Saturday Aug 2015

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079Gazpacho 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 →

The Little Bleu Dress-ing

25 Thursday Jun 2015

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132Recently, I’ve been thinking about bleu cheese.  This naturally leads me to bleu cheese dressing.  Don’t you love bleu cheese and bleu cheese dressing?  You know, the really chunky kind.  You can certainly buy it, but making your own is fun and you can choose how much bleu cheese you use.  And you’ll want to use a lot.  Continue reading →

“Green with Envy” Sauce

14 Thursday May 2015

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002I was flying around the Interwebs, as The Goddess tends to do too frequently for the dust bunnies gathering for an assault, when I ran across this entry on Pinch of Yum‘s blog.  I knew instantly that I was going to become intimate friends with this sauce.  It’s avocado-based, but with so much more to offer…. Continue reading →

Tarragon, The Dragon-Slaying Herb

08 Sunday Mar 2015

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179Thomas Jefferson (or “Tee-Jay”, his lesser known rapper name), from his travels in Europe, brought the Colonies the lovely flavor of tarragon. He was a Francophile in the largest sense; if it was French, it was good…and tarragon is very good, indeed.
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Tuscan Chicken with Tuscan Fried Rice

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

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021The Goddess loves these Tuscan flavors.  The Latin Lover thought this the perfect Valentine’s Day dinner for two…it’s coming up in a week, so I’m helping you plan ahead.   This is good, simple peasant food.  It is full-bodied and full-flavored, the perfect meal for an after-snow removal dinner, but delicious enough for lovers to share!  Continue reading →

Hollandaise…Broken, but not Lost!

23 Sunday Nov 2014

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006I finally got around to making another Hollandaise sauce and as you can see, it’s broken!  But alas, we’ll bring it back to its perfect balance of unctuous, creaminess.  Continue reading →