I asked my husband the other night what he wanted for dinner. The only thing that sounded good to him was a salad. He didn’t want a salad so he could watch his waistline. He wanted a manly salad that filled his belly. It had to be chock full of meats, veggies and cheeses. The …
Month
Showing: 1 - 6 of 6 RESULTS
June 2011
Safer Summer Spud Salad
So it is officially summer and you know what that means? BBQ’s, picnics, parties and any excuse to get together and eat! I love a good gathering of my people but I get nervous when I see food sitting out especially in the warmer weather. It is hard to enjoy yourself if you are wondering …
Hollandaise: Mother Sauces Part 5 of 6
Hollandaise. Celebrate. If we took some hollandaise, took some time to celebrate. Just one day out of life, it would be so nice. Sorry, Madonna circa 1983 just temporarily possessed me. When I make hollandaise sauce, I have a tendency to put on too much jewelry and sing my rendition of her Holiday song. Hollandaise …
Tomato Sauce: Mother Sauces Part 4 of 6
Of all the Mother Sauces, Tomato sauce is the one people are most familiar with eating or cooking. I could even dare to say it is the mother of all Mother Sauces. I have never met a person who doesn’t like tomato sauce. The tomato sauce is probably the only mother sauce that can be …
Emulsified Sauces: Mother Sauces Part 3 of 6
To continue my discussion about sauces, I thought that I should talk about emulsified sauces. There is debate if mayonnaise is an official mother sauce or is it a Sister Sauce. A Sister Sauce you ask? Yep, it is like a Mother Sauce but cuter and wittier. (I just made that up to annoy my …