I’ve done many variations of spaghetti and meat sauce over the years, like this 30 minute meat sauce or this cook all afternoon “Sunday Gravy” from The Sopranos Cookbook. If you have time to cook the sauce a long time, you can use canned diced tomatoes or whole tomatoes that you squeeze with your hand…
Sauces, Dressing, etc.
Ranch Dressing Made with Yogurt
I’ve been spoiled by this homemade Ranch Dressing now. We all like Ranch dressing in restaurants but could never find one in the store we liked so well. I have several variations I like but this one is the girls’ favorite. I’ve simplified the measurements as I got them from America’s Test Kitchen. If you…
Homemade Ranch Dressing
This recipe came from America’s Test Kitchen, via a comment here on the blog. It is a tad bit garlicky, which we love. If you’re not so fond of garlic, you might want to use a small clove or just half a medium one. I’ve made it without the fresh cilantro several times. I like…
French Fry Dipping Sauce
We are die-hard ketchup fans as far as French fries go, but periodically I like to experiment a bit. This mayonnaise, mustard, garlic and vinegar sauce was a hit with everyone here. I usually serve French fries with burgers and this makes a nice spread on your burger as well. Oh, and here are some…
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipes
After I published my post on planning ahead for pizza night, it occurred to me that you all might want some ideas for making pizza sauce. So here are ones I regularly use, depending on what I have on hand. The options are almost endless for a good tomato pizza sauce. Or you might prefer…