
You know how The Goddess always says, “It’s all about the sauce!”? Well, once you’ve tasted this sauce, the skies will open, angels will sing and you will seriously consider this becoming a soup…hmmm…. Continue reading
06 Wednesday Apr 2022
Posted coconut milk, Sauces, Uncategorized
inYou know how The Goddess always says, “It’s all about the sauce!”? Well, once you’ve tasted this sauce, the skies will open, angels will sing and you will seriously consider this becoming a soup…hmmm…. Continue reading
13 Friday Aug 2021
Posted Fruit, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Sauces, Tropical Fruit
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This sauce is both sweet and sour. It’s great with pork, chicken, salmon or lamb. It can be a pour-over sauce or a dipping sauce. Or as here, use as a glaze on lamb (or pork) meatballs. Continue reading
11 Sunday Jul 2021
Posted Corn, cucumbers, Feta, Garlic, Gluten Free Option, Herbs, Make Ahead, mayonnaise, Middle Eastern Flavors, olives, Pita, Salads, Scallions, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
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black olives, feta cheese, fresh herbs, mayonnaise, Persian cucumber, pita bread, Roma tomatoes, Scallions, sumac, sweet corn, white balsamic vinegar
Fattoush has always been a favorite of mine. It’s a lovely way to use seasonal vegetables and leftover pita. The addition of corn makes this version is a bit unusual, but equally delicious. Continue reading
02 Friday Jul 2021
Posted Chocolate, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Sauces, Shallots
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bay leaf, beef broth, dark chocolate, dry red wine, Garlic, ketchup, olive oil, Ruby port, Shallots, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce
This is a sauce for steak. It’s particularly delicious with bleu cheese. It’s a gorgeous. Its rich, almost creamy mouth-feel, makes for a complex flavor. But, it isn’t complicated to make. And it’s best when made ahead and it reheats very well. Perfect for entertaining. Your guests will feel pampered. Continue reading
26 Saturday Jun 2021
Aïoli is the quintessential sauce to serve with patatas bravas, the famous fried potato tapa. Actually, aïoli is the perfect sauce for anything fried. Okay. It may be the perfect sauce. Period. It offers you a completely flexible base for any number of wonderful options and is the absolute best dip for French fries. Or shrimp. Or chicken fingers…well, you get the idea! Continue reading
24 Saturday Apr 2021
We had a lovely meal at the Peruvian restaurant, Para Dos, in Coral Gables. It was delicious, but the highlight was the Papas a la Huancaína. When I tell you this sauce is to die for, I’m not kidding. You’ll want to eat this by the bowlful, keeping it all for yourself. Continue reading
02 Saturday Jan 2021
Posted Dairy, Eggs, Gluten Free, Herbs, Make Ahead, Sauces
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cayenne pepper, cornstarch, half and half, heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, tarragon, whole egg, whole milk
No, you didn’t misread that. This is “almost” hollandaise sauce. It looks like it. It tastes like it…so what’s the deal? Well, no butter! Yes! Now you’re asking, why, for the love of all that’s holy in the kitchen, wouldn’t you want butter in a hollandaise sauce? Let’s face it, hollandaise has to be made last minute…it really does. It doesn’t reheat well and it’s a bit on the rich side, right? This has all the really good properties of a real-deal hollandaise sauce, but without the drawbacks…and you can have more without feeling like over-stuffed! Continue reading
21 Friday Aug 2020
Posted Appetizers, Condiments, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Peaches, Sauces, Vegetarian
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ginger root, ketchup, Mango, orange juice, Peaches, Peppers, red onion, Spices, Tomatoes, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce
This isn’t exactly a chutney. It’s really a cross between a chutney and a relish. It’s sweet and sour. It’s fruity, but with a hit of savory because of the Worcestershire and vinegar. You know, it really doesn’t matter what we call it. What matters is that it’s delicious! Continue reading
05 Sunday Jul 2020
Posted heavy cream, pecans, Sauces, Shallots
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bourbon, broth, butter, Dijon mustard, Garlic, heavy cream orange marmalade, lemon juice, orange zest, shallot, Thyme, toasted pecans
This is one of THOSE sauces. The one you keep returning to. The one you keep tweaking until it’s perfect, and then you tweak it again. And no matter what, it is spectacularly delicious. Continue reading
29 Friday May 2020
Posted Sauces, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
inEveryone needs a good tomato-based pizza sauce. And this one is really, really good…stupendously delicious, in fact. I think it’s the anchovy, but who knows for sure? Continue reading