spices flavorings : 6 Recipes
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Fig Balsamic Sauce
My next door neighbor, the one who keeps me supplied with basil , offered me some fresh figs from the tree at her family farm. They were fresh and ripe and ready to be made into a sauce. Figs with balsamic vinegar is an italian classic. This[...] |
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A Word About Rosemary
Growing up, the ancient jar of dried rosemary came out once a year to flavor the creamed onions for Thanksgiving. Oh, we loved the flavor of those dry, prickly little pine needle pieces! Of course, we had no idea that fresh rosemary was so much[...] |
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Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Phew! I found that little slip of paper I had written the roasted red pepper sauce formula on! Red bell peppers were 89¢ each at the Piggly Wiggly today so it's time for another freezer-stocking project! Freshly roasted red peppers are one of[...] |
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Good Neighbors Make Good Pesto
I live in a row of town houses where the sun shines brightly on the front steps all afternoon. My next door neighbor is much better about watering plants than I am so she raises a crop of basil out front each summer. She doesn't cook much. I make[...] |
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Hamburgers & Sweet Potato "Fries" in the Oven
Here's a meal that takes very little prep time and only thirty minutes in the oven. Burgers and fries are not exactly "good for you" but letting the burgers grill up out of the grease and making sweet potato fries in the oven is a healthier version.[...] |
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No Knead Cinnamon Buns with Laughing Cow Icing
A friend called recently to wax rhapsodic about the cinnamon he ordered from Penzey's . Being about out of cinnamon myself, I decided to place an order. We're celebrating the arrival of the box with cinnamon buns made using the no-knead[...] |