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Mashed Potato Perfection – Revisited

14 Saturday Nov 2015

Posted by The Gourmet Goddess in Comfort Food, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian

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herbs, Potatoes, salt, water

Mashed Potato Perfection

I posted this last year, but I think it’s work repeating, because well, it’s that time of year and we’re talking mashed potatoes…pure comfort food.  They are smooth, creamy and soft, the perfect foil for butter or gravy.  Potatoes are incredibly nutritious and by themselves relatively low cal; it’s the stuff we add that run up the calorie count, but…these are guiltless.   Continue reading →

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Cucumber-Mint Summer Cooler

11 Thursday Jun 2015

Posted by The Gourmet Goddess in Drinks, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Quickies (It's not what you think!)

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citrus, cucumber, Mint, water

Fire in the Pan!It’s hot out today and it will be hot tomorrow.  It’s summer, what can I say?  When it’s hot there is nothing better than a cold beer, right?  It’s icy cold; the bottle is icy cold; it’s exactly what The Goddess always thinks is THE perfect thing to cool her down.  Then, about 10 minutes after she’s downed it, the furnace kicks in.  And she’s wanting to book a one-way ticket to take a dip naked in the polar ice cap!  Continue reading →

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Potato Bread by Bread Machine

04 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by The Gourmet Goddess in Bread

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butter, flour, herbs, honey, potato, water, yeast

047I said it yesterday and I’ll say it again today…Potato bread is special.  The basic dough makes a great loaf of simple and simply delicious white bread.  Or form the dough into dinner rolls…you know, the warm, light fluffy kind.  Think pillows of goodness to mop up gravy…Don’t you just love Sunday dinner?  Continue reading →

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Less-is-More Vinaigrette

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by The Gourmet Goddess in Salads, Vegetarian, Vinaigrettes

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citrus juice, herbs, ketchup, mustard, olive oil, orange juice, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, water, xanthan gum

003 - CopyWe’ve talked about vinaigrettes in the Mother Sauces section.  This is a lower calorie version with huge flavor and it still has the mouth-feel of the higher fat version.  The reason…gum.  Not the kind you chew for fresh breath or bubbles, xanthan and guar gums.  Anyone who is gluten-free knows about this, but they usually use it to replace gluten in bread.  But, it’s much more than that.    Continue reading →

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