Tag: sauces

Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counter Culture Cook by Alice Waters
Cook the Books read Coming to My Senses by Alice Waters. I delved into one of her cookbooks and Grilled Chicken au Poivre.

Cookbook review: The Kitchen Cookbook—Cooking for Your Community by Kimbal Musk
A review and a riff on a couple of his recipes: Salsa Verde and Comeback Sauce. Not the most chef-like recipes but super easy and good!

Summer Salad
Not the most creative of titles but this is a good way to use up cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden. I also threw in a bonus recipe nod for another way to use shishito peppers. Keep reading.

Carnitas Tamales with Manchamantel Sauce
So, tamales are not that hard. Here’s a recipe for a scrumptious pork filling, a delicious masa dough, and an interesting fruity sauce (all from Mark Miller and his Coyote Cafe Cookbook

Pretzel Sticks with Two Sauces for #10DaysofTailgate
Try these make-ahead pretzel sticks with two easy sauces, an easy beer cheese sauce and a delicious mustard dip.

Chorizo Stuffed Chiles in Walnut Sauce
This dish was inspired by Like Water for Chocolate, this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film. Read on for my thoughts on the film and a delicious stuffed pepper recipe.

A Helluva Pork Sauce
And a helluva smoked pork loin. Are you grilling out today?

Chicken Saltimbocca with Caponata
Chef Marcus’ modern take on traditional Italian recipes.

Chocolate Spaetzle with Butterscotch Sauce and Candied Citrus
Recipes for chocolate spaetzle, butterscotch sauce and candied citrus.

Alone in the kitchen with leftover eggplant…
The title of this post is an allusion to an essay in Laurie Colwin’s book Home Cooking, a book that Cook the Books Club recently featured. Colwin’s ‘s essay is actually entitled “Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant” and I referenced it in my latest CTB post. This recipe is another homage to the late…