Poached Cod in Spring Vegetable Broth & a Fennel Pollen eCookbook

Poached Cod in Spring Vegetable Broth

It feels funny to introduce this Fennel Pollen eCookbook now when the Summer Fennel Pollen eCookbook is coming out in the next two weeks, but I want you to consider the Spring Fennel Pollen eCookbook as an amuse-bouche … a teaser for more great original recipes coming your way soon.  And it is a free [...] Read more »

Blueberry with Yogurt and White Chocolate Parfait

Blueberry Compote with White Chocolate Yogurt & Shortbread Crumbs 1

The blueberries of Spring were singing to me in the store.  Almost yodeling.  I love blueberries and mixing them with some other delectable ingredients makes me SO happy. How could I resist layering these beautiful berries in an adorable mason jar with vanilla yogurt and some shortbread cookies (for texture of course)?  I could not. [...] Read more »

Fennel, Orange & Avocado Salad with Carrot Dressing Recipe

Fennel Orange and Avocado Salad with Carrot Dressing from The Hungry Goddess

There are a few reasons that I can think of to eat fennel in a salad:  fennel is perfect for a mandolin, fennel is good for digestion, fennel tastes good, May is National Salad Month, Fennel Friday is featuring fennel salads this week and (drum roll, please) … Foods from Chile shared this delightful recipe with [...] Read more »

Grilled Cheese with Gruyere, Beets & Little Devil Fennel Pollen Mayo

Beet Gruyere and Fennel Pollen Mayo Grilled Cheese from Hungry Goddess

As with many people. grilled cheese is a comfort food for me.  Seriously – cheese, bread and other delightful add-ons – what’s not to like? Digging around in my fridge, I figured that I needed to get a grilled cheese sandwich together not only for National Grilled Cheese Month (April) but also for the #HGEATS [...] Read more »

Avocado & Mango Toast with Ezekiel Bread

Avocado and Golden Mango on Ezekiel Bread from the Hungry Goddess

Avocado and Mango Toast on Ezekiel Bread is the best kind of sandwich … OPEN FACED.   It’s like getting two for the price of one with an open-faced sandwich.  The second one is just sitting there waiting for you to commence munching. I am not putting together a whole recipe card for this because [...] Read more »

Strawberry Tart with Lavender and Fennel Pollen

Strawberry and Fennel Pollen Tarts from Sous Chef Jaz

Lately I’ve been experimenting more with the subtly sweet side of dessert and I’ve really come to appreciate bright and flavorful treats that aren’t masked by a ton of sugar. I was inspired by the beautiful fresh strawberries I saw at the supermarket, and having recently learned how to make the perfect pie dough, a [...] Read more »

Brussel Sprout Salad with Sour Cherries & Pine Nuts

Brussel Sprout Salad with Cherries and Pine Nuts

I think I can actually be classified as a Brussel Sprout Stalker.  When I am in a market, I look for them.  I hover over the bin and try to choose just the right ones.  I think about Brussel Sprouts when I don’t have them and I devise delicious ways to eat them repeatedly when [...] Read more »

Chilled Avocado Soup with Walnuts

Chilled Avocado Soup with Walnuts by The Hungry Goddess

I created this delectably rich avocado soup recipe for the Foods from Chile launch back in November. Since Spring is imminent and so are new crops of avocados, this is a PERFECT Spring Soup! The coconut water can be added to thin the soup since it tends to be heavy and thick and VERY green [...] Read more »

#HGEATS Let’s Eat Spring! Wed 3/13 at 12n est

The Hungry Goddess Eats Spring Twitter Chat

Despite the snow storms rolling across the country, I have it on good authority from Mother Nature that SPRING is still ready to be SPRUNG (on March 20!).  And we are READY! Delicate little shoots and delectable young, spring veggies are going to be popping up in markets everywhere very soon and we take advantage [...] Read more »

Lobster Rolls & Tarragon Lobster Salad

Lobster Roll and Tarragon Lobster Salad

Growing up, I spent part of just about every summer in New England.  My parents would pack the car and we would drive North and hit all of our favorites – Connecticut, Rhode Island and multiple stops in Maine.  Even now, I can smell the briny New England seashore and remember reveling in the warm [...] Read more »