How to Make Pumpkin Glaze and Other Tasty Treats from #31DayCooks

The glaze. The easiest and possibly sweetest frosting. It’s so versatile. Add a little vanilla or a touch of lemon or whatever! Everything goes with milk and sugar! I chose to make a pumpkin glaze since I still had some around after the holidays. (Pumpkin season is over when I say it’s over!)  The flavor… Continue reading How to Make Pumpkin Glaze and Other Tasty Treats from #31DayCooks

Helliemae’s Salted Caramel Sauce Worth the Calories

Several weeks back I was fortunate to tour the Helliemae’s Handcrafted Caramels factory here in Denver. I went with my gal pals from No Plain Jane’s Kitchen and Creative Culinary. What a treat! Let me tell ya. The fact that Ellen (the brains behind Helliemae’s) opens her doors once a month to the public and… Continue reading Helliemae’s Salted Caramel Sauce Worth the Calories

27 Ways to Dip Your Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet potato fries are no joke, at least not in my book. They’re the perfect combination of sweet and salty. They’re good fried, but I actually like mine better baked. Best of all, sweet potatoes are good for you! They’re a great source of vitamins A, C, and B6. They contain complex carbohydrates and are… Continue reading 27 Ways to Dip Your Sweet Potato Fries

What Fall Tastes Like: Apple Pumpkin Sauce

Last year about this time I binged on pumpkin dip. I fell in love so deeply with a sweet pumpkin dip that I couldn’t go more than a few hours without sneaking to the fridge and snarfing down a handful of ginger snaps and a mound of pumpkin dip. Several days of this proved dangerous.… Continue reading What Fall Tastes Like: Apple Pumpkin Sauce

Pineapple Salsa Dip. The End.

It’s been a fun month o’ fruit salsas here on Saucy Dipper…four (count ’em) FOUR recipes. Man, did they all taste good. I talked about the mango cucumber salsa, the strawberry and yellow pepper salsa, the cherry salsa dip, and now my favorite: pineapple and green pepper salsa. At least I think the pineapple salsa… Continue reading Pineapple Salsa Dip. The End.

Even the Wrong Dippers Make this Cherry Salsa Taste Right

It’s 4pm and I’m standing in the Whole Foods snack aisle. It must be 95 degrees outside. I didn’t take a nap. Have I mentioned I’m pregnant? Well, I’m tired, hot, hungry, PREGNANT, and irritated by the fact that I can never find the pita chips I’m looking for when I’m at the store. Are… Continue reading Even the Wrong Dippers Make this Cherry Salsa Taste Right

Strawberry and Yellow Pepper Fruit Salsa

It’s August, which is also known as the Saucy Dipper’s “Month O’ Fruit Salsas.” I already told you about a mango-cucumber salsa and today you get lots o’ strawberry-yellow pepper salsa goodness. Now, I’m not one to brag, especially since the following recipe isn’t really mine. I found inspiration on the Whole Foods website. However, I… Continue reading Strawberry and Yellow Pepper Fruit Salsa

Month O’ Fruit Salsas: Mango Cucumber

Most of the time I prefer a smooth dip over a salsa, but on a hot night not too long ago I got a hankering for a fruit salsa that couldn’t be denied. After some research, I decided on a mango-cucumber salsa. The freshness of the mango and cucumber was exactly what I wanted on… Continue reading Month O’ Fruit Salsas: Mango Cucumber

How to Make Honey Mustard Sauce

Honey mustard sauce was one of the first dipping sauces I learned to master. A friend and I created dozens of versions before finally settling on our favorite combination of sweet, tangy, and salty. Honey mustard sauce deserves sweet potato fries. Honey mustard sauce deserves fried chicken. Honey mustard sauce deserves a Cobb salad. (You… Continue reading How to Make Honey Mustard Sauce