Tag Archives: goat cheese

Herbed Goat-Cheese Dip

I just harvested some peas, apple mint and some Thai basil from my backyard. The peas are so sweet, crunchy and fresh that I didn’t have a heart to cook them. It would have been a waste to cook them and lose some of the crunch in the process. So I decided to make a creamy goat-cheese dip to...
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Grilled Cheddar Sandwich With Goat Cheese and Sun-dried Tomatoes

One of the latest foods fads is that of restaurants that make gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. Most large cities like New York City, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angles have seen a lot of new restaurants and food trucks that specialize in elevating this ubiquitous comfort food that holds a special place in American culture to levels of haute...
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Curry Roasted Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Salad

Recently, most of my creations in the kitchen have been vegetarian dishes. Even though I am usually quite a carnivore, I just haven’t had any urge to cook very meaty meals. I seem to be developing a preference for roasted vegetables or light salads and since all these things are actually good for me, I am just going with...
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Beets, Salami and Chevre/Goat Cheese Salad

My little veggie patch in the backyard has not been doing too well this year. It is the middle of June and other than lots of herbs, all I’ve gotten out of it as yet are a couple of radishes. I live in a suburb of Washington DC and this year we had an unusually cold spring and the...
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Grilled Eggplant Salad

I can’t understand why some people don’t like eggplants. My son is one of them eggplant-haters! He has never eaten one and probably will never eat one. I just don’t understand how he can dislike something without ever even trying it. He says it’s a texture thing – he doesn’t like mushy foods. I think he’s missing out on...
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