Condiments

Tzatziki Sauce

October 7, 2011
Tzatziki Sauce

What is one thing you always, always have in the fridge? For us, it’s a leftover bowl full of tzatziki. (And a bottle of Tobasco.) I love tzatziki sauce. It’s perfect for dipping everything from tortilla chips to carrot sticks. It’s also great smeared onto sandwich bread in place of mayo. Or dolloped onto tacos [...]

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Houston-Style Green Salsa

September 18, 2011
Houston-Style Green Salsa from The Homesick Texan Cookbook

I’ve been waiting for this day for over 2 years. Literally! In the fall of 2009, I had the pleasure of testing recipes for Lisa Fain’s cookbook, The Homesick Texan, one of my very favorite blogs, turned cookbook. And just shy of two weeks ago, a copy showed up in my mailbox. Christmas in September. [...]

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DIY: Pomegranate Molasses

August 30, 2011
Homemade Pomegranate Molasses

The very first time we made the Rather Sweet Sangria, I tried unsuccessfully to hunt down one of the ingredients: Pomegranate Molasses. It was just a tad too exotic for the grocery stores that we frequented so I took the approach recommended in The Pastry Queen to make it at home. The process couldn’t be [...]

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Peach Freezer Jam

August 25, 2011
Peach Freezer Jam

Current favorite breakfast? Biscuits & jam. Homemade peach jam. Peaches are one of the best things to come out of summer. With the end of the season nearing, they’re amazingly fresh, incredibly juicy, and super inexpensive. We took advantage of the sales and made peach freezer jam to stretch out peach season a little longer. [...]

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Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

July 19, 2011
Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Homemade barbecue sauce is really easy to make. And you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry to make your own jar right now. We like our barbecue sauce a little on the spicy side. A heaping dose of minced chipotles in adobo adds just the right amount of heat and smokiness to the [...]

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DIY: How to Make Homemade Dulce de Leche

July 7, 2011
Homemade Dulce de Leche

Making homemade dulce de leche (which I never seem to pronounce correctly) is super easy and so much more economical than buying it at the store. And you have a number of options when it comes to method. A quick Google search will yield recipes that can be baked, cooked over double-boiler, microwaved, and even [...]

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