Archive for the ‘Sauces, Dressings, etc.’ Category

No Soy Peanut Sauce

Monday, January 7th, 2008

I just whipped this up to go with home made Satay Wings and must admit to being pretty smug about it. In fact, I sampled it enough that now I look like a cat with peanut butter in her whiskers; I just keep on lickin' my lips and finding ...

Pickled Mixed Peppers

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

I eat these on all kinds of things; burgers, pizza, eggs. Anywhere you might want to spice things up, just spread on a little of this pepper mix. you can adjust the spiciness by adjusting the ratio of sweet to hot peppers. One of the things I ...

Creamy Chicken Soup

Friday, December 21st, 2007

This is a very comforting soup on a cold night.  The cream combined with home made broth is soothing and fills up little tummies. Ingredients: 2 T butter 2 T coconut oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup chopped celery 1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms 6 cups home made chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 pounds raw ...

Organic Schmaltz and Gribenes

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Here is yet another way to benefit from the purchase of organic chickens.  Schmaltz is rendered chicken fat served in Germany as a spread for bread and used as a cooking fat.  Schmaltz started as a Jewish recipe and became a staple in other European cuisines.   It is great for ...

Super Easy Chicken Stock

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Chicken stock is really good for you. Making your own stretches your grocery dollars, and makes dinner clean up easier when you have had roast chicken;  all the unused pan drippings go into the pot.  Be sure to start with an organic chicken, your stock will be much better.   ...

Gluten Free Chicken Gravy

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

This gravy is easy to make and extra nutritious, especially if you start with organic chickens.  Roast 2 chickens and let them rest 10-15 minutes or so standing up in the roasting pan.  You don't want to miss out on any of that good juice, so catch it all.  Remove ...

Cucumber Yogurt

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

I use this for dipping veggies or chips, as a salad all by itself or along side Indian inspired dishes.  If you use dripped yogurt, make sure to drip it till it is really rich.  If you live near a Trader Joes, the Mediterranean cheese style yogurt is perfect. Ingredients: 2 cups ...

Chili Powder

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Even if we could eat spice packages I wouldn't want to, they taste so blechy.  Here is my basic chili spice recipe.  I use it for making chili and tacos. Ingredients: 1 oz ground Pasilla peppers 1 oz ground medium spicy peppers, such as new Mexican or Californian 4 tsp cumin seeds 4 tsp mexican ...