Salsas and Sauces
Old Lady Recipes #2: Homemade Applesauce
Homemade applesauce is one of those Old Lady recipes that’s been around forever practically. It’s great for breakfast or even a light dessert. It’s delicious with roasted meats or cabbage rolls. And it’s a classic accompaniment to potato latkes which are delicious. Making applesauce is such a cinch, you hardly need a recipe. But here’s…
Read MoreHomemade Cranberry Sauce Is Easy!
Cranberries grow in bogs. Bogs are like swamps. I’ve always had a thing for bogs and swamps. Did you know all that?
Read MoreHeads Up! Pico de Gallo!
Really quick before the new episodes start up tomorrow! Here’s how to make pico de gallo! “Pico de gallo” translates from Spanish to “beak of the rooster” and theories on that name mostly all revolve around the sharpness of a rooster’s beak being analogous to the spicy pop of pico de gallo. It’s a very…
Read MoreWest-Indian Pepper Sauce
Okay, y’all, I’ma be real with you: I don’t know dick about Jamaican food. I’ve never even had Jamaican food. But in my mind, I know that I would love it, namely because I love me some hot peppers. Scotch bonnets, habaneros, whatever you got: Bring It. Plus, allspice and citrus?? I bet it smells…
Read MoreSalsa Verde Recipe
Pace Picante sauce was a staple in my house growing up. Remember those “Get a rope” commercials? Ahaha. Those were the days. The days when Pace was a decent salsa. Then something happened, I don’t know, I guess I was around eight, and my parents quit buying Pace because they “changed the formula”. Well, that…
Read MoreHow to Make Kimchi
My maternal grandmother gets most of the credit for broadening my palate and introducing me to strange things that I probably would never have tasted otherwise, or at least not until I was much older. She fed my brother and me things like nori sheets toasted with parmesan, curried pumpkin seeds, spicy dried mango, Swiss…
Read MoreYucca Fries and Raisin Ketchup!
I’ve been broadening my horizons. I’ve been trying new things. I’ve been buying all those unusual vegetables I’ve never bought before. And I’ve got two words for you. Yucca Root. Here’s two more: Eat It. Why? ‘Cause it’s fuckin’ yummy-as-hell. How? I’ll tell you right now. From the outside, yucca (or yuca?) roots are brown…
Read MoreHow to Make Gravy
You must know how to make cream gravy if you eat biscuits! Or mashed potatoes. Or chicken fried steak. And I guarantee it’s easier than you think. Hooray for easy gravy recipes!
Read MoreHow To Make Salsa
A quick and easy recipe for making homemade salsa using a blender. This salsa is super-simple and uses fresh tomatoes – no BPA from canned tomatoes.
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