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Sauces & Condiments

Sundried Tomato Omelet with Creamy Basil Tomato Sauce

February 23, 2010

This vegetarian omelet (or omelette to be fancy) is savory, rich with a creamy tomato basil sauce.
And there’s not one ounce of cream.
In fact, this breakfast is certified healthy, i.e. it’s a recipe directly from the chefs at the famous Rancho La Puerta, where they know how to make healthy taste goooooood.
recipe for Rancho La [...]

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BBQ Pitmaster Chef Paul’s Sweet & Smoky Ribs

February 6, 2010

Another sweet and smoky recipe? Yep! I can sweet and smoky anything – even tofu (maybe next week!)
BBQ fans are loving the new BBQ Pitmasters Show on TLC and I was lucky enough to get a recipe for Chef Paul Peterson’s Sweet and Smoky Ribs.
New Twitter friend, Steve Wilson, who runs Grilling Companion website was [...]

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Creamy Mushroom Sauce with a bit-o-Whiskey

January 7, 2010

Every cook should have a great steak topping in their repertoire. Either because you
A) enjoy having a sauce smothering your steak
B) want to to stretch out a piece of meat to feed the family or
C) attempt cover up a botched steak job. I’m in category A, especially if it involves heavy cream and whisky, but [...]

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Scarpetta’s Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Garlic Basil Oil

December 28, 2009

Scarpetta in New York City is most famous for its Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil.
People pay $24 for a serving.
Yes, that’s right: twenty-four dollars.
And we’re not talking about the family-style mound you’d find in a sticky-floored Italian joint. This is one of those fancy-restaurant, daintily plated serving sizes. If you twirl your fork three times, [...]

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Warm Spinach Mascarpone Dip

December 22, 2009

Forget the sour cream.
Forget the cream cheese.
Spinach dip made with mascarpone cheese is an absolute winner! Lighter (texture…sorry…not in calories) and I bet you’ll love it.

I’ve adapted the Warm Spinach Mascarpone Dip recipe adapted from In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen by Allison Hooper, founder of the Vermont Butter and Cheese Company.
Click for the Warm Spinach Mascarpone Dip recipe [...]

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