salted caramel sauce
we’re snowed in. and i LOVE every second of it. we’ve both been working from home, which is awesome. not any different for me, but it is very nice to have tom around! we’ve also been loving on our new puppy, lucy… and so now …
for the love of creating
condiments
cheese sauce
this cheese sauce is great. it is great with chili cheese fries, can be used for dunking pretzel bites, smothered on top of nachos… i’ll bet that it would be great mixed up with some pasta. the evaporated milk gives it a very smooth …
tartar sauce
i can eat ketchup on just about anything… french fries, hot dogs, pork chops, steak (though not as much since i have discovered longhorn’s crab stuffed filet), and fish sticks. especially fish sticks. considering i am not much of a fish fan, ketchup makes it …
ranch dressing
i love ranch dressing. i don’t love the calories, but i think that this may have an edge on store-bought varieties because it lacks preservatives. it’s also delicious. i think i might try using fresh chives next time and also mincing up green onion to use …
pear and greens salad
moving to a healthier part of thanksgiving 2010 🙂 pear and green salad was inspired partly by salad at my favorite chicken tender place: maniac’s, partly by strawberry spinach salad and partly because pears are now in season. the spiced pecans in this salad are …
pico de gallo
as mentioned in my previous post, i went a little crazy on the dips for quesadilla dinner last week. pico de gallo is very simple to make and this is just one example of several variations. This recipe makes about a cup and a …
chicken tacadillas w/ roasted corn pico de gallo
i am a big fan of rachael ray… and was very excited recently to watch her in the mornings on some extended time off from work. this was one of the recipes that she featured… which included fish. it almost made me want to try …
yum yum sauce
one of my favorite staples of hibachi grill is yum yum sauce. it’s not asian at all, and it isn’t really that healthy but it is so stinkin good. it’s pretty simple to make at home, as long as you let it refrigerate over …
grilled stuffed burrito knock-off
leftover alert! cooking for two can make for a lot of leftovers… last time i blogged about refried beans and nachos. this time, i dressed up the leftovers and created a beef grilled stuffed burrito, just like the ones from taco bell. flour tortillas refried …