Spices, Sauces, and Dressings
Simple to make and cheaper than buying premade. | ||
This works great on all sorts of dishes. | ||
Barbecue
Tomato Sauce |
A wonderful chunky barbecue sauce that is great on anything. |
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This is a simple tomato based barbecue sauce. | ||
This works on any meat or fish. | ||
This cheese sauce can be kicked up with extra spices if you wish. |
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You can make any gravy with this recipe without having meat drippings. |
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A simple dressing that can be jazzed up. | ||
This is also called béchamel sauce. | ||
This is homemade gravy made from the drippings of a roast. |
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A cool dressing for a Summer salad. | ||
This has a nice heat to it and is so delicious. | ||
You can use this as a spice
or a rub. It has the fiery taste of New Orleans. |
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Cajun
Tomato Sauce |
Another great variation for the Chunky Tomato Sauce recipe. |
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A classic ketchup based dressing. | ||
With this mixture you can have Chai tea any time you want. | ||
A delicious barbecue sauce using either cherry coke or cherry Dr. Pepper. |
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This is homemade gravy made from the dripping of fried chicken. |
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Chili
Sauce |
A great tomato based chunky chili sauce. | |
A great tasting sauce with the flavors of the Orient. | ||
This is a traditional spice blend and adds a lovely, spicy, heat to your recipes. |
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The operative word here is hot. | ||
Chunky
Tomato Sauce |
This makes a lot of sauce. This is
the master recipe. There are nine recipes that use this as their base. |
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Easy to make and a classic dish. | ||
You can use your favorite cola or even Dr. Pepper to make this sauce. |
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So much better than the canned stuff. | ||
A lighter touch that still tastes full flavored. | ||
A classic dressing for salads or sandwiches. | ||
Apple butter is a delicious dark and sweet sauce that can be used in many different ways. |
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A quick and easy curry sauce. | ||
Dr. Pepper Sauce | A delicious sauce using cherry Dr. Pepper | |
If using a blender is good enough for Julia Child who am I to argue? |
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Easy to make and delicious. | ||
A traditional dip for crab cakes. | ||
This makes a great sauce for pasta or a dipping sauce for shrimp or lobster. |
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I use this spice a lot and here is a quick way to make it. | ||
This is a different recipe. I use it as
a rub for arthritis and my brother's neuropathy pain. |
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A classic Asian inspired dressing. | ||
This is easy to make and adds tons of flavor. | ||
This originated in San Francisco home to many wonderful dishes. |
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A very popular French spice blend. | ||
Easy to make and delicious. | ||
A quick and easy homemade chili sauce. | ||
This is easy to make and you can control the flavor better than buying the store brands. |
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This is a very popular Indian spice. | ||
This can be used is so many dishes. By making it yourself you can control the taste. |
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Easy to make and you control the ingredients. | ||
Easy to make and so much better than bottled dressing. | ||
Easy to make. | ||
A great spice blend that you can control the ingredients. | ||
A delicious sauce for dipping or salads. | ||
A classic salad dressing. | ||
Italian Tomato Sauce |
This is a perfect spaghetti sauce. | |
A spicy dry rub that can be used on many different dishes. | ||
This style of sauce is the thicker and sweeter version that most people think of barbecue sauce. |
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Easy to make and you control the amount of salt. | ||
This chunky sauce can go over all types of pasta. | ||
As we get farther from the Atlantic we see more tomato based sauces. |
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An easy to make mix that goes well with many dishes. | ||
An easy to make sauce using canned ingredients that taste like you worked hours on it. |
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The traditional Eastern North Carolina barbecue sauce does not have tomatoes. And you go farther West tomatoes are added. |
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This is the iconic seafood seasoning. | ||
Goes great on a Caprese Salad. | ||
This goes great with Coconut Shrimp. | ||
This is a great dip for chicken nuggets or egg rolls. | ||
Great for all your poultry dishes. | ||
A great and easy spice that you can use for a lot of recipes. |
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This is perfect for making pumpkin spice latté. | ||
An easy to make tomato sauce that you can use over spaghetti or in numerous other recipes. |
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This is a great dip for chicken satay. | ||
This light and flavorful dressing is good on salads and as a dip. |
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Sesame Ginger Tomato Sauce |
An Asian flavored sauce that is great with either rice or pasta. |
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This is a basis for a lot of recipes. | ||
In South Carolina they like their BBQ sauce with a yellow mustard base and no tomatoes. |
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Stir- Fry Tomato Sauce |
An Asian influenced tomato sauce that is great for stir-fries. |
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A delicious Chinese inspired sauce for anything you choose to use it on. |
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This spicy sauce can be used in lots of recipes. | ||
This is perfect for tacos and other Tex-Mex favorites. It can be used as a spice or a rub. |
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This is easy to make a little spicier than normal. | ||
Teriyaki Tomato Sauce |
A sweet version of tomato sauce. | |
Tex-Mex Tomato Sauce |
A way to kick up the tomato sauce the Tex-Mex way. | |
They like it with tomatoes and a little heat in Texas. | ||
This is a spicy sauce that is good as a dip or a sauce. | ||
The not so secret "secret" sauce. | ||
A recipe from my favorite sous chef my grandnephew Tristen. |
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Easy to make and you can do it while the turkey is resting. |
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A great gravy that can be served with many dishes. |