Sauces / Dips / Marinades

Chipotle sauce – spicy smoky versatile dressing for meat, vegetables, salads

October 20, 2012
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I gave this sauce to Nicola mixed in the black-eye bean salad last weekend, and to Monica  to add it to her fish dish this weekend and both of them raved about this sauce.  Monica who loves everything chili would happily add it to all her food.  A very versatile sauce can be used to […]

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Roasted fennel hummus (humous) with fennel and coriander seed flavoured oil

September 26, 2012
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It was Max who gave me the idea of making roasted fennel hummus, when I posted my roasted fennel mayonnaise he wondered if he could make it vegan by replacing the mayonnaise with tahini, lemon juice and water…which obviously made my brain immediately turn to the idea of hummus.  I ate this portion of fennel hummus […]

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Sweet pickled figs in cardamon, pickled plums in coriander and allspice, pickled mirabelles in vanilla and black cardamon

September 24, 2012
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This collection of sweet fruit pickles with different spices came about from a conversation with Gloria, she mentioned making pickled plums and how the sweeten spiced vinegar was very good to use in vinaigrettes.  As Gloria put that idea in my mind I could see how lovely it would be to use the pickled plum itself […]

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Yellow plum sauce, Victoria plum sauce

September 23, 2012
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I wanted to make a plum sauce Oriental style but one which allergy kid could eat which meant no soy sauce.  I thought it would be nice to use yellow plums and make it a golden colour.  I bought over 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds) of golden coloured plums below but unfortunately things didn’t quite go […]

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Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce for Spaghetti

September 9, 2012
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This recipe is to be filed under my category For My Kids, recipes I’m adding for when my girls leave home. Girls, this sauce as you know it’s a good one to have to hand and can be done pretty much the time it takes to put the pan of water on for the pasta…kind […]

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Roasted Red Pepper and Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise

September 6, 2012
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The problem with making food to photograph is that you eat it, and I had to slap my own hand here.  Originally I had roasted the peppers with the intent to make my red pepper hummus but as I had some mayonnaise left over after making my  roasted fennel mayonnaise, I decided to turn it into […]

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Roast Fennel Mayonnaise

September 5, 2012
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This mayonnaise has become my new favourite thing.  I’ve had it today spread thickly on toast.  And that was after having it for lunch as you see with pan fried seabass, new potatoes and sea aster.  I must tell you I’ve also tried it with cold chicken – delicious – there seems no end to […]

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How To Make Mayonnaise

September 5, 2012
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I have always made mayonnaise successfully by hand and the couple of times over the years I’ve tried making it in a food processor I’ve managed to curdle it.  I’m not sure how making it by machine saves time unless you’re making catering quantities.  The trick, whether by machine or by hand is to be […]

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Slow Fresh Tomato Sauce

June 30, 2009
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This is a really simple tomato recipe but like all simple things it requires a little bit of attention. The most important ingredient is obviously the tomatoes, more specifically the ripeness of the tomatoes. When I visit Portugal one of the single most enjoyable flavours I look forward to is the flavour of the tomatoes […]

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