Liven Up Sun in Capricorn with the Best Goat Dishes!

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Celebrate sun in CAPRICORN with us.  Capricorn is symbolized by the sea goat, a mythological creature with the body of a goat and tail of a fish. The figure comes from the shape of the constellations in the sky determined in ancient times. The hardworking and loyal Mountain Goat that rules this zodiac sign are known to be persistent, determined, and willful, high-minded and focused. 

Yet this the rugged little goat still has all the makings of the most marvelous, complex rustic dishes.  And we have Stepladder Creamery Rocky Butte goat cheese made from 100% farmstead goat milk. You can also sponsor a goat at the Creamery, and visit them although tours are now on hold.

We have Goat Halal Dum biryani, goat marinated in yogurt, spices, saffron and cooked in the special Dum (sealed lid) method Banana Leaf Restaurant, along with Rogan Josh, a fragrant goat curry prepared form a special masala spice mix. The goat is remarkably tender from long hours in marinade.

Stepladder Creamery adds Rocky Butte goat cheese made from 100% farmstead goat milk only available this season.  Mynor at the farmers market tells us how Rocky Butte goat cheese is a washed curd cheese aged at least four months in the cave it is named for at the end of the Santa Lucia range.  The creamy, mild cheese is delicious on its own, with crackers or fruit.

Added to greens, dried cherries or cranberries and toasted hazelnuts Rocky Butte goat cheese combines to make our favorite salad that only needs a drizzle of basil-infused olive oil, a squeeze of meyer lemon and a sprinkle of pepper. 

Mexican Birria is a house specialty of Chalio Restaurant in East LA. Birria is a Mexican ancestral stew from the state of Michoacan. The Spanish term “birria” is used to describe immaterial things without value or quality. It is a traditional ancestral soup or stew made from a combination of chili pepper-based goat meat adobo, garlic, cumin, bay leaves, and thyme, and cooked at a low heat. Read the story in 

For there’s decadent rasmali or tres leches cake for even the most disciplined Capricorn!