Meatballs in Tomato Sauce is a classic in Italian cuisine. Much like Lasagna, each family modifies the ingredients to suit their taste. This is a particularly tasty version with moist meatballs that are cooked right in the sauce. Once prepared, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sauces
When the season turns to autumn, Ginger Apple Chutney is the perfect side to accompany grilled pork steaks or used as a topping for Baked Brie. For our Saturday dinner, I took a small pork loin roast, cut it into … Continue reading
A nice alternative to traditional Basil Pesto (see recipe), Parsley Pesto uses Italian parsley, instead of basil for a nice fresh herbal addition to pasta, pizza, Roasted Cauliflower (see recipe) and other cooked vegetables. Enjoy! … Continue reading
Sometimes, it is nice to take a break from regular vinaigrette mixtures of olive oil and vinegars and spices. Buttermilk Cucumber Dressing is a versatile and low cal creamy dressing that is delightful on mixed greens, arugula, and spinach salads. … Continue reading
Grammy’s Good Chocolate Sauce is made from simple everyday ingredients, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt. Commercial sauces often contain ingredients that cannot be pronounced and are artificially flavoured to enhance the taste. Grammy’s Good Chocolate Sauce is an easy … Continue reading
So, perhaps you are trying my recipe for Buttermilk Pancakes or French Toast or Brett’s Wonderful Waffles and you realize that you have no maple syrup or even pancake syrup. Fear not, you can always make Grammy’s Pancake Syrup. Grammy’s … Continue reading
Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner (the second Monday in October), so our thoughts turn to roast turkey or chicken. What would roast turkey or chicken be without Cranberry Sauce? This simple recipe is made in less than 15 … Continue reading
Freshly made Pesto is easily preserved by freezing it in ice cube trays and then popping out the cubes into a freezer container to use at a later time. Did you know that most commercial Pesto uses nuts of some … Continue reading
Gingerbread may bring to mind a crisp, flat cookie, but Gingerbread has several different culinary meanings. This recipe for Gingerbread is a soft, delicately spiced cake, that is served slightly warm with a rich Lemon Sauce. I think of Gingerbread … Continue reading
We had a Raclette dinner on Friday evening and along with the Lemon Chive Aioli, Tartar and Barbecue sauces, we served Bearnaise Sauce. I have to tell you that Bearnaise sauce is yummy on the grilled meats and the grilled … Continue reading