Tag: condiment

Homemade Catsup

Homemade Catsup

This is an incredibly flavorful condiment. I will forever use it for our homemade catsup (or ketchup, as my spell check prefers!)

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Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Fresh Cranberry Sauce

I do not enjoy eating turkey without cranberry sauce. It’s just part of that whole dinner to me. Once I tasted cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries, I just can’t imagine going back to the canned kind. The orange in it cuts the tartness of the berries perfectly.

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Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

My children love ranch dressing. I keep a jar in my refrigerator to put in Kaylee’s lunches with carrot sticks, a snack for the boys with cucumber slices, or for salads at dinner time. I played with the spices and seasonings until I got it just right for my family.

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Tasty Traditional Tahini Paste

Tasty Traditional Tahini Paste

I spent years buying tahini paste that I used to make my Hummus bi Tahini, until one day I read the ingredients: sesame seeds, olive oil. Well, goodness, I thought, I can do that. And it’s truly that simple.

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Sunflower Seed Tahini Paste

Sunflower Seed Tahini Paste

When I was out of sesame seeds to whip up a quick batch of tahini, I explored a frugal substitute and made a perfect paste using organic roasted sunflower seeds that was both pure and delicious. Neither I nor anyone in my family noticed a difference in the consistency, and the taste was, if anything, a little milder in my go-to hummus recipe.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute

Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute

While making Tres Leches Cake at 5:00 in the morning, with two sleeping toddlers upstairs and a husband in Afghanistan, I discovered I didn’t have any sweetened condensed milk. So I discovered a good emergency substitution. The cake tasted fantastic, so I’m calling this one a success.

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