condiments
Sauces, dressings, marinades and pastes used as condiment for other dishes.
Storing herbs and spices
White sauce
White sauce is one of the leading sauces and the base for many others. It is made with milk and a white roux. The milk may be flavored with bay leaf, onion, nutmeg and other spices.
Marinated chicken skewers
Ideal for an outdoor party. The recipe can be easily doubled and more.
Green bean sambal
A popular Indonesian side dish. Try this recipe with yard-long beans.
Easy peanut sauce
An easy peanut sauce as this recipe uses crunchy peanut butter as ingredient instead of peanuts.
Mashed bean salad from Armenia
Serve Armenian mashed bean salad in a round flat dish with all mashed beans distributed around the dressing. Eat with a spoon, taking a little mashed bean and some dressing in a spoonful.
Queso blanco dip from Mexico
Queso blanco means white cheese and, not surprisingly, this dip is made with cheese.
Flavoring foods with spices
Spices can be such a mystery to many people who are trying to put together a meal that has an enjoyable flavor. What tastes good with what food? Spices don’t look appetizing enough to have a spoonful of them to see how they taste. How they taste in their natural form is not necessarily the same flavors given when cooked in a meal.
Chocolate frosting
Home made chocolate frosting is so much better than store bought in a can. Here’s a basic recipe you can make using ingredients you probably already have on hand.