Archive for the 'Sauces' Category

Mushroom gravy

08Dec08

1/2c. vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic
3 slices onion
1/2c. white flour
4t. nutritional yeast
3T soy sauce
2c. water
1/4t. black pepper
handful of brown mushrooms (such as baby bella, shitake, etc)
Saute garlic and onion until tender.
Add soy sauce, nutritional yeast and flour to make a paste.
Throw in some spices for added flavor: oregano, basil, thyme, sage
Add water gradually, stirring constantly, until [...]


I saw Emeril make this cranberry sauce on the food network, then visited their recipe to get the recipe.
6oz. fresh cranberries – sort through them, pull out any that look suspicious
1Tbs. orange zest
1/2cup sugar
1cup water
a pinch of salt
a pinch of cinnamon (optional: nutmeg!)
2Tbs. cornstarch
1/4cup fresh orange juice.
optional: 1/4cup chopped pecans
Combine the cranberries, zest, sugar, water, [...]


Cheese Sauce

19Aug07

Melt 2 Tbs. of butter over low heat
Whisk in 2 Tbs. flour, continue stirring for 1 minute after flour dissolves
Add 2 cups warm milk and cook about 5 minutes until thickened
Add 1 cup of packed grated cheese (sharp cheddar is tasty) and continue stirring until cheese is melted
Season to taste with salt and pepper, or [...]


Peanut Sauce

04Aug07

1/2 cup of good peanut butter (if you use something like Jiff, the sauce will taste like Jiff)
1/2 cup water
2 Tbs. soy sauce / tamari
1 Tbs sugar or maple syrup
3 cloves of minced garlic (medium sized)
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1-2 Tbs. minced fresh cilantro
cayenne and salt (if peanut butter is unsalted) to taste


2-3 tbs olive oil
2 chopped yellow onions
1 diced bell pepper
2 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1-2 tsp salt
7 tomatoes
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 tbs honey
lots of black pepper
5 large cloves garlic, minced
½ cup fresh minced parsley
1 yellow zucchini / 1 green zucchini
3 small carrots
6 leaves chard