You know I love Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods. The garlic, the tahini, and all that dipping and saucing makes it one of my most craved cuisines. But pronouncing it, well, that’s a tough one for me. My Midwestern accent means there’s nothing sexy about me saying tzatziki. Pronounced tsah-ZEE-kee, it is a cold sauce and… Continue reading Tzatziki Sauce Harder to Say than Make
Category: Sauce Recipes
Enchilada Sauce: Bringing Cultures Together
I know Mexico and Spain have different cuisines, but when I made a Spanish tortilla I was at a loss for complementing the dish with a sauce. Every time I’ve eaten Spanish tortilla it was sans sauce, so I could’ve have just eaten it solo, but c’mon. Who do you think you’re talking to? I… Continue reading Enchilada Sauce: Bringing Cultures Together
Turns Out I Know How to Make Bechamel Sauce and I Still Don’t Like Eggplant
Based on this picture you can probably guess that I made a Middle Eastern-themed meal big enough for 12 people, not two. I spent three hours in the kitchen cooking up hummus, baba ganoush, tzatziki sauce, falafal, and moussaka (with béchamel sauce). My motivation for making this feast came in part from my urge to… Continue reading Turns Out I Know How to Make Bechamel Sauce and I Still Don’t Like Eggplant
How to Make Mayonnaise for Potato Salad
Oh, mayonnaise. You taste so wonderful on my sandwiches and in my dressings, but the reality of your composition makes me not want to eat you. I’m a fan of oil just like the next person, but how much oil do we really need to eat in one sitting? (FYI: In just one tablespoon you… Continue reading How to Make Mayonnaise for Potato Salad
Uncle Phil’s Saucy Bacon Appetizer
Nope, not my Uncle Phil. This one belongs to my good friend and fellow Dipstock attendee, Katie. Phil and Katie reign from the foodie nation of Wisconsin…turns out those folks know good cheese, good brats, and good saucy bacon appetizers. Katie made Uncle Phil’s bacon wrapped water chestnut recipe for last week’s event. It was… Continue reading Uncle Phil’s Saucy Bacon Appetizer
A Patriotic Blueberry Sauce and One More Day of Dipstock
Ahhhh, summer holidays. The best part is always the food. At least the dips and sauces make the event for me anyway. This morning I decided to start the weekend off right by making a saucy blueberry breakfast. What better way to say “I love you America” than with pancakes, blueberry sauce, strawberries, and whipped… Continue reading A Patriotic Blueberry Sauce and One More Day of Dipstock
How I Made My First Red Sauce (kind of)
It’s day two of Dipstock and so far, so good. To kick off the festivities I tried at least eight different sauces and dips with girlfriends yesterday. The pictures and recipes are coming soon… In the meantime I want to tell you a little bit about my experience making red sauce.
Make Chili a Dip and a Sauce
My chili recipe functions as a run-of-the-mill chili and a chili dip and sauce. It’s that good. How do I dip? Stir equal parts chili and queso together and then find a bag of Tostitos for some high-quality dipping. How do I sauce? Nothing beats cornbread topped with chili. It’s not complete without a bottle… Continue reading Make Chili a Dip and a Sauce
Caramel Fail, Roasted Almond Success
We eat a lot of ice cream at our house. An afternoon about two weeks ago, a good caramel sauce sounded heavenly, so I dug through the recipe files and found a scrap of paper with the following: Homemade Caramel Sauce *1 cup milk *1 cup evaporated milk *1/2 cup butter *Stir until boils, continue… Continue reading Caramel Fail, Roasted Almond Success
How To Make Sauce: Starting Off Easy With Cranberry Sauce
I’ve established that I’m a novice sauce maker, but what I haven’t established is that I’m a pro at eating them. Seriously, sauce (and bacon) makes everything better. As the first in a long series of posts about how to make sauce, I’m covering an easy cranberry sauce. This recipe is so simple that I… Continue reading How To Make Sauce: Starting Off Easy With Cranberry Sauce