Sauces & Condiments

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Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip w/ Yoplait Lactose Free Yogurt

February 22, 2012

Since yesterday was Fat Tuesday it would probably be more appropriate to post a recipe full of eggs, cream, bacon, butter or other digestible forms of animal lard, but instead you’re getting something moderately healthy that I created for Yoplait Lactose Free Yogurt. First, let’s get one thing straight. I love lactose. Just as I [...]

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Easy Homemade Blueberry Jam

August 16, 2011

Guest Post by Esther Reisinger Do you feel like lately there has been a return to our homemade roots? Do you even know what I mean by homemade roots? I make up phrases. Let me explain: I feel that I’m seeing so much more from our modern kitchens made the old-fashioned way: from scratch. We’re [...]

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Impromptu Dinner Party Recipe: Crab Cakes with Spicy Remoulade

August 14, 2011

I am not an easy person to cook for. It isn’t because I am picky, because I have dietary restrictions or because I’m a food snob. It’s because when you’re cooking for me, my requirement is that I be able to put the recipe on my blog (assuming, of course, that said recipe will be [...]

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Fresh Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

August 9, 2011

My name is Maris and I’m addicted to chips and salsa. This is not a new addiction by any means. I’ve always loved the fact that Mexican restaurants give you the opportunity to eat endless amounts of corn chips and I have the jeans size to prove it. But more than chips, which would be [...]

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Easy Entertaining: Spinach and White Bean Pesto Sauce

July 29, 2011

I know, back-to-back pasta sauces. But you see, it’s hot out. We need these sauces. In the winter, it’s easy to make dinner for a big group of friends. You pop a pot on the stove and make a big batch of lemon basil marinara sauce or kalamata olive marinara sauce with your favorite pasta [...]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: No-Cook Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce

July 28, 2011

It’s a scorching 98 degrees today.  And you know the house rules: the oven stays at OFF. I wish I were one of those girls who could say It’s summer! I’ll just eat “FroYo” for dinner.  But no, not me. If I don’t sit down at a table to enjoy a proper meal, I am [...]

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Staple Sauce: Lemon Basil Marinara Sauce

January 29, 2011

Making your own marinara sauce is one of those cooking-isms that sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. Marinara sauce is an Italian-American red sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, basil, herbs and onion. Traditional Italian cuisine utilizes this sauce to complement dishes, while Americans have found use for it as a basic [...]

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