Of Goats and Greens
A blog for food and cookery and discussions of weird things like nutrition, restaurant excursions, growing food in my own garden and on my planned homestead; and anything related.
I'm personally mostly interested in foods made from healthy fats and healthy carbs, low amounts of processed sugars or starches, and I definitely steer to a preference for Real Food. (Would someone's great-grandparent have recognized the item as food?) I've a strong interest in vegetables, seafood, eggs, and "ethnic" foods from around the world. Yes, I do make use of "odd bits". No, I don't bake desserts much -- I really don't have much of a "sweet-tooth". Currently all my recipes are gluten-free, or readily have that option.
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Category Archives: Cooking
Pan Fried Monkfish with Simmered Greens and Mushrooms
Monkfish is a rather homely (to us — they probably look just fine to each other) denizen of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It allegedly tastes like, and has the texture of, lobster tail. I can see the resemblance, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian & Asian Influenced, Cooking, Mushrooms, Seafood
Tagged Braising Greens, Cooking greens, Monkfish, Monkfish recipe, mushrooms, Pan fry
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Quinoa in the Rice Cooker
I have to admit, when I first saw this word, I thought it would be pronounced Kin-Oh-Ah, and went by this misconception for some time. After all, that’s what it looked like. People started talking about Keen-Wah, and I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, South of the Border
Tagged Chicken stock, Cilantro, Gluten-Free, Quinoa, Recipe, Rice Cooker, Vegetarian Option
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Brussels Sprouts and Chicken
Up until a few years ago, I despised Brussels sprouts. Mind you, I liked the rest of the Brassica family (cabbage, broccoli, kale, broccolini….), but them sprout things were just nasty. Growing up, we’d eat them boiled, and I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Poultry
Tagged Brussels Sprouts, Chicken, chicken thigh, chili pepper, Recipes
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Asian Steamed Fish with Cabbage and Mushrooms
In lieu of an Asian bamboo steamer, I used my large Caphalon pot that is oven-safe. For those who’d like to know: this recipe is both gluten-free and soy-free. Today in New York City (and presumably elsewhere), Chinatown is throwing … Continue reading
Posted in Asian & Asian Influenced, Cooking, Seafood
Tagged beach mushrooms, enoki, Fish, Gluten-Free, Lunar New Year, mushrooms, Recipe, Soy-free, Striped bass
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The Lowly Spud: Mashed Potatoes
Does anyone really need a recipe for mashed potatoes? Perhaps not, but I thought I’d put in a plug for my favorite home-cooked mashed potato recipe. (I remember my early cooking days when I simply bought a box of Potato … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Vegetarian
Tagged Garlic, Mashed Potatoes, Nutmeg, Perfect Health Diet, Potatoes, Yukon Gold
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Portobellos Stuffed with Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage
My old laptop died. I now have a new one. I’m now back to blogging; this is a recipe I created earlier this month for which for some reason I didn’t port the photos off to the old computer before … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Mushrooms, Vegetarian
Tagged Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Leeks, Recipe, stuffed mushroom
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Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops
Welcome to 2015. Despite the paragraph below, I welcome in 2015. I was all set to cook and post a great vegetarian Meatless Monday scalloped potato dish, but it accidentally got contaminated by a bit of scalloped human — mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Meats
Tagged bacon, George Foreman grill, Pan fry, pork chops, Recipe
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Sea Vegetable
