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Jan
27
saral

How Not to Make a Cheese Ball

How Not to Make a Cheese Ball If I tell you something, will you promise not to make fun of me? Will you promise not to hold it against me years to come? You promise? Okay, here goes… I put my hand in a blender.       The cheese ball incident went a little like this: 1) An invitation to a girls-only gathering arrives in my inbox and I immediately start plotting to make a cheese ball, per the special request of the...
Dec
28
saral

Saucy Bloopers and Your Favorite Posts

Saucy Bloopers and Your Favorite Posts In seven months, I’ve published 76 blog posts, responded to over 400 visitor comments, and consumed about 18,000 more calories than I would have consumed if I hadn’t been blogging as the Saucy Dipper (figure about 300 calories per dip or sauce and 60 total dips and sauces). I’m not complaining, though — not even about those calories. I really do love sauces and dips! Seeing how...
Dec
23
saral

10 Reasons Santa Wants Dip Instead of Christmas Cookies

10 Reasons Santa Wants Dip Instead of Christmas Cookies Imagine how impressed Santa will be if you serve him something other than cookies. This year, leave o’ St. Nick some dip before you head to bed. Santa will thank you.             Reasons Santa Wants to Dip Few people know this, but Santa hates to make a mess. Cookie crumbs drive him mad. It’s cold outside. Warm him up with a slow cooker chili dip. Rumor has it...
Oct
14
saral

Ten Ways Sauce Can Save Your Life

Ten Ways Sauce Can Save Your Life I am very fortunate and very excited to be going to the Second Annual Saucey Affair next week (October 21) in Denver. This is THE fundraising event for Colorado’s 9Health Fair, which is a program that promotes health awareness through various programming and free and low-cost screenings. To help raise funds for this fantastic cause, 16 Denver restaurants will be serving small plates WITH SAUCE in one...
Sep
21
saral

Strong Muscles Needed for Whisking Horseradish Sauce

Strong Muscles Needed for Whisking Horseradish Sauce Sauce making is not for the weak. To properly make a roux or an emulsion, you need commitment. Bicep commitment. You’ll need your deltoids, triceps, brachioradialis, and all the other complicated-sounding muscles in your arms and hands working at their best, too. What are you waiting for? If you want to be an effective sauce maker, you need to adjust your work out.  I recommend the following...
Aug
31
saral

How I Made My First Cheese Ball

How I Made My First Cheese Ball ****updated October 21, 2010**** I feel like Karen and Jack must’ve felt in Will & Grace. Remember when someone in the scene would say a seemingly innocent word that could easily be spun into a dirty word? Oh, how Karen and Jack would laugh. Cheese ball. (Withholding laughter.) Tee hee. And I’m back… Some friends of ours recently hosted a lovely dinner gathering (there was bacon...

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