Critter Chronicles
Sauce
Recipe: Baked Chicken Strips with Polynesian Dipping Sauce
At the beginning of the year I told The Critters we wouldn’t be eating fast food for all of 2012. The only exceptions to that rule would be Chipotle and Subway, as they do not fall into the deep fried, sitting-under-a-heat-lamp category, and I wanted to have an option left for lunches out and evenings … Continue reading
Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Sauce for Pasta
I found this recipe on Pinterest a few weeks back and immediately pinned it for future use. There are some recipes that I pin that I have a marginal interest in, but this one I fully intended to try out. I’m SO glad I did – it was delicious. This is a true made-from-scratch recipe; … Continue reading
Recipe: Spicy Creamy Tomato Sauce
>I needed a fast and easy recipe for a creamy tomato sauce this past weekend and happened across this one. Unlike traditional Italian tomato sauces this one has a smooth feel coming from the mascarpone cheese with a bit of a kick coming from both the red pepper flakes and the balsamic vinegar. Together it … Continue reading
Recipe: Lightened Classic Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta
>I really like a good meat sauce, but in looking through my cookbooks it’s disheartening to see just how rich and fat- and calorie-laden many of those recipes are. One of the best investments I made several years ago was to buy The Best Light Cookbook from the editors of Cook’s Illustrated, my all-time favorite … Continue reading
Recipe: Strawberry & Agave Nectar Jam
>Last week I bought a huge 5 lb. container of fresh strawberries at Costco. No, they weren’t organic but yes, they were a good price and I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be able to find them before the season is completely over. The problem with buying so many strawberries, however, is that no … Continue reading
Recipe: Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
>My good friend, Mary, who taught me that it’s “cool” to cook, especially when you’re making your own “super 17″ dinner to share with your high school friends, made me a recipe book when I got married. She included her own version of homemade teriyaki sauce, and I’ve since done some research and modified it … Continue reading
Recipe: Homemade Tomato Sauce
>For several years now I’ve been trying to figure out how to make my own tomato sauce, so I could control the ingredients in it, rather than eating sauce with high fructose corn syrup and tons of sodium. Many of the recipes I read were for a quick, no-cook chunky tomato sauce, and that’s not … Continue reading
Recipe: Whole Berry Cranberry-Orange Sauce
>If you’ve never made homemade cranberry sauce before, now’s the time to give it a try. It’s incredibly easy – just takes a little time and pre-planning – and tastes so much better than canned. I got the recipe from the Ocean Spray website and have modified it a bit to add my own orange-y … Continue reading
