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Condiments & Sauces Archive

In honor of Norman Drey

chocolate sauce

ketchup recipe

More rain and now we have had twice the amount of rain as in a typical year. What does all this rain mean? Nothing has been planted this spring in our field of mud. The spring flowers look lush and marvelous, but the steady rain washes out the nectar in the flowers. The flowers need two […]

smoked pork tenderloin, pear marmalade, spaetzle, angel food cake

caramel sauce recipe

how to make mayonnaise

the last day of summer

The culinary book club, “Novel Cuisine,” met this afternoon for an enjoyable feast and discussion. The chosen book, “The Perfectionist,” had some admirers and others who said that reading it was “like eating dry toast.” The cooking part of the class did not include dry toast, but a tasting of French food in the early 1990s, […]

All cooks want to make food that is full of flavor. Do not add water, because water does not add flavor. When a recipe calls for water, substitute stock (chicken, beef, or fish) or wine or other flavorful liquids.
Stock is the foundation of cooking, because it is necessary in soup, sauces, and so many other […]