Condiments

Creamy Jalapeno Ranch Dressing

June 23, 2011
Creamy Jalapeno Ranch

There’s a popular Tex-Mex chain here in town (Chuy’s) that serves a ranch dressing/dip that, upon tasting, invokes one of two responses: – Pure bliss, while the angels sing and you bathe in their heavenly light – Confusion, wondering what the hype is all about over extra salty ranch dressing They call it “Creamy Jalapeno.” [...]

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Chipotle Hollandaise Sauce

June 14, 2011
Chipotle Hollandaise Sauce

When we posted the Avocado Eggs Benedict recipe, I mentioned that one of the pieces were missing: Chipotle Hollandaise Sauce. I had everything ready to go to whip up a batch. Everything except the star ingredient – canned chipotles. It’s an absolutely delicious meal without it but it’s so much better with the sauce. To [...]

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Homemade Mango Chutney

January 26, 2011
Homemade Spicy Mango Chutney

When I was putting our weekly menu and shopping list together, I wrote “mango chutney” on the list… and then I crossed it off. Fruit chutneys (chutnies?) are super easy to make – you need fruit, some vinegar, sweetener to offset some of the vinegar, and seasonings of your choice to compliment the flavors. I [...]

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Brie & Brisket Quesadillas/Tacos with Mango Barbecue Sauce

January 16, 2011
Brie and Brisket Quesadillas with Mango Barbecue Sauce

Updated from the archives I was fortunate enough to not only grow up in southeast Texas amid an incredible abundance of Tex-Mex restaurants, but to grow up just down the street from an incredible Mexican woman. Homemade tortillas, migas, and tamales were just a very few of the authentic Mexican dishes that Martha turned out [...]

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Artichoke Pesto

December 30, 2010

Some condiments just go with everything. Like ranch dressing. Or, if you ask The Foodie Groom, barbecue sauce. Then there’s artichoke pesto. The Foodie Groom is a huge artichoke fan so I started making an artichoke pesto to go with our sandwiches on soup & panini night. We liked the pesto so much that we [...]

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Homemade Red Wine Vinegar

December 11, 2010

Ever end up with leftover red wine? Yeah, me neither. We’re hobbyist home vintners. Over the last 4 or 5 years, we’ve bottled (and drank!) several varietals. We started a merlot that promised to be outstanding. And then life got in the way… and I pushed that outstanding merlot too far. We were left with [...]

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