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Cooking Techniques: Hollandaise Sauce

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Cooking Techniques: Hollandaise Sauce

You’ve seen it spooned on top of poached eggs or over asparagus. It looks like a very light colored melted cheese sauce, but what it really is, however, is the infamous hollandaise sauce! This sauce is one that is fairly intimidating because not only is it French, but how can anything taste so incredible be easy to make?

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Beer Battered Shrimp with Lemon Dill Aioli

Friday, June 18, 2010

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Beer Battered Shrimp with Lemon Dill Aioli

Shrimp is one of the most loved shell fish. Shrimp coated in a beer batter and fried is even better! If you also through in a delicious dipping sauce like a slightly spicy lemon dill aioli sauce, then you have a huge winner!

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Chimichurri, a Great Sauce or Marinade!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

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Chimichurri, a Great Sauce or Marinade!

With it being grilling season and all, it’s always great to have some nice marinades for your meats or sauces that go beyond ketchup and mustard. This chimichurri sauce is an Argentinean favorite that is great as both a marinade and a condiment!

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Tzatziki, Cool and Refreshing Sauce or Dip!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Tzatziki, Cool and Refreshing Sauce or Dip!

The grilling and picnic season is about to begin with Victoria day this weekend in Canada and Memorial day next weekend in the US! Tzatziki is a cool, refreshing Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce that goes well with all kinds of grilled or picnic foods and it’s super healthy too!

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Cooking Technique: Homemade Ketchup!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Cooking Technique: Homemade Ketchup!

In continuing with the tomato theme, it just seemed right to have a technique today that had to do with tomatoes. Ketchup (catsup) is one of the most used condiments in the United States and also one of the most used forms of tomatoes.

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Fresh Cilantro and Mint Raita

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Fresh Cilantro and Mint Raita

Raita is a Indian or Pakistani sauce or dip that emphasizes the use of cilantro (coriander). It’s light and fresh taste goes well with flat breads, meats, kebabs and falafel. This recipe uses a lot of cilantro and a bit of mint!

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Carbonara Sauce

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Carbonara sauce and how to make it is featured in this video recipe submitted by Alessandra. Showing a step by step way to cook Carbonara sauce with commentary by the cook’s husband to help explain exactly what we are seeing!

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Basil Pesto

Saturday, February 20, 2010

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Basil Pesto

Pesto is one of those very versatile foods that can be used for and on many foods such as pasta, salads, spread on bread, in sauces for more flavor, on pizza for the sauce and many others. This is why it’s great to have a good simple pesto recipe for just about any occasion! This Basil Pesto is just one version that can liven up many foods.

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