A few weeks ago, my sister called to tell me that she’d made a double batch of this syrup and couldn’t wait to share it with me. We played with the syrup in several different recipes while I was visiting her this past month. I have a really awesome new cocktail to share later today. If you have berries in the house, you might want to whip up a batch of this syrup; so you’ll be ready to mix yourself a brand new drink this weekend!Get New...
I’m introducing you today to the creamy, garlicky white sauce that has completely floored me. Don’t let the cauliflower in the title scare you away. Seriously, this sauce is so fantastic; I made it for the first time and couldn’t stop eating it by the spoonful. (If I called this soup, would that sound less strange?) My non-cauliflower-loving children leerily watched me make this and then declared that it smelled so good, they...
This is a tangy barbecue sauce with a subtle peach flavor that turned out to be a great variation on one of our favorite dinners. Despite the fact that half of this recipe is purely peaches, the flavor remains in the background. The peaches are there, adding something special to the sauce, without turning this into a fruit sauce or a chutney. I used this sauce to make BBQ Chicken Stuffed Potatoes and they disappeared in minutes....
Tomato Jam is unique among all the jams and condiments I’ve made before; slightly sweet and mostly savory with an intense tomato flavor unlike anything I have ever tasted. I received a few different requests for a tomato jam recipe this year and I had never even heard of tomato jam. When I found myself with an abundance of garden tomatoes, I went in search of a recipe to try. The recipe I chose is simple; combine the ingredients, bring...
Pumpkin butter is a thick, richly spiced spread that is perfect on top of toast or muffins. It is also delicious swirled into oatmeal or yogurt, dolloped onto crackers, or spooned over ice cream. Pumpkin butter is one of the most versatile fruit spreads I make. If you are a pumpkin lover, this recipe is for you. Easily adaptable to use what you have on hand and to suit your preferences, I swapped out some of the brown sugar for maple...
This crunchy, pungent cabbage is the biggest surprise that has come out of my kitchen lately. Initially, I made this as a relish, thinking that I’d serve it in fish tacos or maybe with a chicken sandwich. Ha. We didn’t even get to the sandwiches. My husband and I stood at the counter and finished off almost the entire batch on it’s own as soon as I’d snapped a few pictures. This recipe is another hit from The Elote Cafe...
This creamy sweet poppyseed dressing has had a regular home in our refrigerator for several years now. Sweet and slightly tangy, a dressing speckled with poppy seeds is a must-have staple for us. Homemade Poppyseed Dressing For years, I bought a store bought poppy seed dressing faithfully. I was brand loyal and swore by that dressing. A while back, I started switching to homemade versions of some of our favorite dressings and decided to...
Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing is one of the most frequent recipe requests I’ve received over the past couple years and I’m thrilled to finally have an awesome recipe to share with you! Stinky cheeses and I have had a rocky relationship for a long time. Never my favorite, I always avoided them given the choice. My husband came home from a trip last month and mentioned that he had enjoyed several salads topped with feta and Gorgonzola...
This is a tangy, sweet dressing with a hint of lingering heat that makes you want to keep eating just one more bite. My husband was working out of town last week and he texted me one night to tell me about a fantastic jalapeño vinaigrette from one of the restaurants he visited. His only dinner request this week was that I try to figure out how to make it. Consider it done. He was a very happy camper with dinner last night! I...
Homemade barbecue sauce is almost ridiculously easy to make and I can promise you that it tastes better than anything you can buy at the store. This is a spicy, rich, slightly smoky barbecue sauce that is perfect with beef, chicken, or pork. A few weeks ago, my husband requested a bourbon barbecue sauce. We were making ribs and he wanted to dip them in a spicy sauce. I didn’t get a single picture of the sauce at the time, because we...
