Healthy and delicious, baba ganoush, or eggplant hummus, is a Mediterranean eggplant dip that is simple to make, but complex in flavor and sure to impress. There is nothing that makes me happier than a simple, easy-to-make dish that makes me look like and feel like an important chef. Perhaps it’s the exotic name or…
How to Make Pesto Sauce & How to Store it
Our favorite no-cook sauce is easy to make and full of flavor. I’ll show you how to make pesto sauce and how to store it. This is one of those recipes that I can’t believe I haven’t shared yet. It’s been on my “to do” list for years now. Why? It’s my son’s absolute favorite…
Easy, Homemade Fermented Ketchup: Fermented Foods at Every Meal
It’s easy to add fermented foods to every meal when you serve this homemade fermented ketchup that everybody in the family will love. By now, you know that I love to make pretty much everything I can myself. Right? There have been a few exceptions, though, and one of those is ketchup. I knew I could make…
Easy Homemade Tomato Paste Recipe
Conserve excess tomatoes with an easy, homemade tomato paste that can be made on the stove top, in your oven, or in a slow cooker. Well, I’m posting this a lot later than I would have liked. You see, this year I was able to get up a new fence around the area where I usually…
DIY Balsamic Reduction Recipe
This balsamic reduction recipe is simple, resulting in a sauce perfect for drizzling on salads and fruits. Learn how to make your own, and how to use it. Yesterday, I showed you how to make a beautiful Valentine’s Day salad which was drizzled with a homemade balsamic reduction, but I realized that I had never…
Salsa Rosa – The Pink Spanish Cocktail Sauce
Salsa rosa, a pink cocktail sauce that is extremely popular in Spain, is creamy, sweet, and tangy. It’s commonly used as a salad dressing or a sauce for seafood cocktails. Those of you who follow my blog may have noticed that I have been a bit absent lately. Not only was I concentrating on changing…
Easy Aioli Recipe (All-i-oli/Alioli): Traditional vs. Modern
The perfect accompaniment to fish, rice dishes, bread, or anything that could benefit from a creamy, garlic sauce, this easy aioli recipe will be ready in 5 minutes flat. If you’ve got more spare time, and are more adventurous, though, try the traditional vegan aioli made with mortar and pestle. Here in my region of…