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: South of the Border
Brazilian Chicken Hearts on Skewers, Churrasco Style
If you’ve ever been to one of those Brazilian restaurants where the meat is paraded around, fully cooked but attached to swords or skewers, you’ll get the idea. In Brazil, they also do this with chicken hearts, but I’ve not … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Offal, Poultry, South of the Border
Tagged Brazilian, chicken hearts, churrasco
8 Comments
250 Posts – and a NEW Veggie: Callaloo! (Jamaican Style)
I’m now a quarter of the way to having posted 1000 posts at this blog. Was wondering what to do special for it, but …. hey … my farmer’s market obliged by presenting me with yet another new find: Callaloo … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, South of the Border, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Callaloo, coconut oil, Garlic, hot pepper, Jamaican, onion, Spinach, thyme, Tomato
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Cucamelon!!
I’ve just discovered a brand new veggie at my farmer’s market! Meet the deceptively lowly cucamelon! (And it’s technically a fruit.) It hails from Mexico and other areas of Central America, and is related to the cucumber (same taxonomic family). … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, South of the Border, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged central america, cucamelon, Recipe, Salad
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Arrachera Mex-Tex Beef
Think of this as the meat you put into your fajitas, although you can do other things with your preparation. Arracheras are nearly always made from skirt steak, and it is marinated up to three days before grilling, although 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Meats, South of the Border
Tagged arracheras, Bell Peppers, Marinate, Recipe, Skirt Steak, tex-mex
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For Cinco de Mayo: Fish Tacos in Lettuce Shell; Vegetarian Tacos in Lettuce Shell
Here we have recipes for both vegetarian and fish tacos, served in lettuce. I’ve cut down on my home consumption of starches such as wheat or corn, and I’ve upped the outright veggies in my life. Hence, a swap for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Seafood, South of the Border, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Avocado, Cinco de Mayo, Fish tacos, Gluten-Free, grape tomatoes, Lettuce wraps, Mexican, Recipe, Salsa, Vegetarian tacos
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For Cinco de Mayo: Pear/Mango Salsa, Mexican-Inspired
Well, it is almost the fifth of May, and Mexican restaurants go crazy trying to bring in new customers for the night. The one nearest me used to have yearly signs out reading, “One tequila/Two tequila/Three tequila/Floor”, and the like, … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Condiments, South of the Border, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Mango, Mexico, Pear, Salsa
6 Comments
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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Sea Vegetable
