Shaved zucchini and avocado salad with green goddess dressing

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I am a complete sucker for green goddess dressing and will pretty much eat it anytime, anyplace. I like it so much that it can even sway my decision-making at a restaurant. Because it incorporates lots of green herbs, it's much like a chimichurri, another fave, but you've got dairy as your foundation instead of oil-and-vinegar. And it's gorgeous; flecks of leaf green dot a seafoam hued base. Despite my love for it, I don't make green goddess very often, and not because it's difficult- it's not! Put a bunch of things in a blender, and blend. While flipping through my new Melissa Clark cookbook, I came across a recipe that immediately stood out not least because -wait for it- the green goddess plays a starring role. While MC sorts this recipe into the month of August (zucchini are definitely not at the farmers' markets right now), I loved the idea of something so fresh and flavorful to go alongside round 2 of the French onion soup, something to brighten up what has been a very dreary day weatherwise. MC uses buttermilk in place of sour cream, yogurt or mayo, a very nice alteration in my opinion. In addition, she adds one anchovy fillet to the mess of herbs, scallions and seasonings; you might know how much I believe anchovies add to any sauce...beaucoup. Beyond the dressing, there's nothing but a cubed avocado and a shaved zucchini.

Green goddess is also a divine dip for crudités, so I hope there's some extra tonight because some freshly cut peppers and carrots + GG will make a great snack tomorrow.

A second trinity for Santorum

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Who'd a thunk Sweater Vest would pull out a win in all three primaries yesterday? It kills (and slightly terrifies) me that this means he's now actually won more states than any other contenders. Don't you think Mittens must be in a supremely bad mood? All that dough and he's still not in first. Meanwhile, Newt's got to know his day has come, but then again, that would require a willingness to care about facts as well as a modicum of humility. He doesn't seem to care much for the former nor have any of the latter. I imagine Obama is having a fine day.