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… Continue reading Strong Muscles Needed for Whisking Horseradish Sauce

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.

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

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

25 Ways To Eat Bacon

Have I mentioned I like bacon? I’m not lying to you when I say everything tastes better with bacon. It’s my motto for a reason. I’ve paired all the following foods with bacon and LOVED every one of them. You won’t see any bacon sauces or bacon dips on this list, but those will come,… Continue reading 25 Ways To Eat Bacon