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July 23, 2016
Eggplant Lasagna When I am in the mood for comfort food, I can’t think of anything more satisfying than Eggplant Lasagna. Cutting into layers of tender pasta, gooey melted cheese, eggplant, tomato sauce, more cheese. . . Ummmm. Making my own mouth water. 🙂 The thing about a good Lasagna is letting it sit for a few minutes after removing it from the oven so it can firm up. Who can ever wait though? When I make Lasagna, we are...
April 13, 2016
Saffron Garlic Infused Olive Oil First of all, before going any further, I would like to address concerns about the price of Saffron. Several people had mentioned wanting a substitute for Saffron because of the price. I included a picture of my Saffron that I bought from TJMAXX with the sticker attached because I wanted to point something out. While Saffron is expensive, you can find bargains sometimes. Plus, if you are only using a pinch of it, the...
January 16, 2016
Garlic Yogurt Sauce Garlic Yogurt Sauce is one of my family’s favorite sauces. Because it is so versatile, we use it like most people use Ranch Dressing. It is so good on oven roast potatoes, french fries, kofte (Turkish meatballs) and sandwiches. It was especially good on the Falafel sandwiches I made recently. Honestly, I could almost drink this stuff. Another variation on this sauce would be to add some seeded and chopped cucumbers. You could make this a little thicker...
January 16, 2016
Tahini Sauce Tahini Sauce is a great sauce for Falafel Sandwiches and Kofte. The main ingredient in this sauce is tahini which is ground sesame paste. It adds loads of flavor to dishes like hummus. In Turkey, they even use tahini to make something called Tahin-pekmez, which is tahini mixed with pekmez (molasses) that is served at breakfast on bread or sometimes as a dessert. This sauce could also be used as a dressing for a chopped salad. You...
July 6, 2015
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Follow my blog with Bloglovin I wanted something a little different to top my Smoked and Slow Cooked Boston Butt Pulled Pork Sandwiches so I took an Alabama favorite and put my own spin on it. I don’t know about your family but mine loves garlic so adding garlic to the classic was a no brainer. Try April’s Alabama White Sauce the next time you grill. We like it combined with my Peach Habanero Barbecue Sauce....
July 6, 2015
As promised, here is my recipe for Peach Habanero Barbecue Sauce. This sauce was a hit on the 4th of July. We put it on our Smoked and Slow Cooked Boston Butt Pulled Pork Sandwiches. We also added a little April’s Alabama White Sauce and that really took the sandwiches to an even higher note! This sauce would be great on grilled chicken or even oven roasted chicken. It is a little spicy and a little sweet. The best of...
February 22, 2013
I am not crazy about sweet food. Don’t get me wrong, I love desserts and sweets but separately from my savory food. I will say though that sometimes, having a sweet sauce to accompany an appetizer or dish makes all the difference in the world. Rich dishes often need a little acidity and sweetness to cut through some of the heaviness. This was the case when I made my Arancini Alabama Style. My daughter’s Honey Mustard Sauce had just...
