A Little Personal History: I do enjoy many Indian dishes, especially those with curry. Here’s my favorite Indian coconut curry sauce. Print Recipe Coconut Curry Sauce Curry (/ˈkʌri/, plural curries) is an umbrella term referring to a number of dishes originating in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. The common feature is the use of
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A Little Personal History: Cheddar beer sauce is a great spreadable for hot dogs, burgers, fries, etc. while also a great dip for pretzels, chips, bread and just about anything you’d use melted Velvetta for … only this cheese sauce tastes sooo much better. Print Recipe Cheddar Beer Sauce Chef Lars Votes: 1 Rating: 5
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A Little Personal History: I love New Year and whenever possible, always throw a party. However, the next day, there always seems to be leftover flat champagne. Got to thinking what I could use it for and Dijon Mustard came to mind. One particular year, had quite a bit of leftover flat champagne so after a
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A Little Personal History: If you make your own sauces, you need to know how to make White Sauce, one of the “Mother Sauces” Print Recipe White Sauce White Sauce is a common name for the classic Béchamel Sauce – one of the “Mother Sauces” of French Cuisine. Béchamel Sauce is rarely used on its
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A Little Personal History: Marinating poultry can make all the difference between tough and chewy vs. mouth watering and flavorful. Here’s my tried and true buttermilk marinade that delivers great results every time. Print Recipe Buttermilk Marinade Brining is the act of soaking ingredients in water with salt (and sometimes sugar). This soak causes salt
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A Little Personal History: I do love my Sunday brunch Blody Marys  and they just wouldn’t be the same without a couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce. However, this sauce enhances so many different dishes I decided I just had to make my own. After quite a bit of trial and error, here’s my version that
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