Category: Sauces, Dressing, etc.
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Pork Carnitas and Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)
These are both repeats but WORTH repeating! First the pork carnitas. Keep an eye out for pork roasts on sale and this is cheap gourmet! I usually cut a roast in half and just cook up half at a time. If you’re working with the half you froze before don’t defrost it all the way.…
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Salsa Verde Recipe / Tomatillo Salsa
I got the basis of this recipe from my niece’s boyfriend but I kicked it up a notch after tasting. Maybe he toned it down a notch, knowing I’m a gringo. 😉 Anyway, thanks to Daniel for the basis and encouragement! Lots of tomatillo recipes I saw online called for starting with the raw tomatillos…
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Make Your Own Taco Seasoning Mix
I haven’t bought a packet of taco seasoning mix in years because when I make tacos I do this. But sometimes recipes call for a packet of taco seasoning mix and just a bit of cumin doesn’t seem like it will do the trick. Try this instead, courtesy of the book Make-A-Mix. Actually that’s a…
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Sunday Gravy aka Meat Sauce from The Sopranos
I somehow ended up with a great dinner (and then breakfast) based on two cookbooks based on fictional families, The Sopranos Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco and Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta’s Kitchen. First, was the Sunday Gravy from The Soprano’s cookbook, modified only slightly to make smooth sauce rather…
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Pizza Sauce with Fennel
I hadn’t made pizza in a while and decided to try a new sauce last week. I started with this one, dubbed the Ultimate Pizza Sauce. It seemed like it would be way too thick as written but I was especially intrigued by the fennel seed. Unfortunately, after I started making the sauce I realized…