I want to make meatloaf, and for me a meatloaf has a bacon wrapping and a ketchup glaze. I could buy the bacon and ketchup, I suppose, but really, where’s the fun in that?
Chipotle Ketchup
1 onion, chopped
1½ tablespoons oil from garlic confit or extra-virgin olive oil
Put the onion and oil into a deep saucepan and [...]

Categories: condiments, dairy-free, gluten-free, pantry, preserving, vegan, vegetarian
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Usually I avoid a complicated combination of multiple recipes in one post, but everything except the rub I put on the sirloin was made from scratch in class last Sunday so it certainly can be done in one post. Besides, the people attending the class insisted that I post it.
First, the rub. I created this [...]

Categories: Lunch, beef, condiments, entertaining, entrée, salad, searing, supper, technique
Tagged: condiments, entertaining, entrée, Lunch, main course, salad, supper, technique

Whether you’re serving a nice pâté or are putting together a charcuterie platter, want some crunch in your sandwich or just need a quick burst of flavor, a sweet pickle chip is just right! Michael Ruhlman published a recipe for a delightfully simple, wonderfully flavored sweet pickle chip in Charcuterie, a book I highly recommend [...]

Categories: charcuterie, condiments, dairy-free, entertaining, gluten-free, pantry, preserving, side dish, vegan, vegetarian
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Cranberry-Pear Salsa
12 ounces cranberries, fresh or frozen, roughly chopped
2 pears, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 serrano chile, seeded and diced
zest of 1 orange
1 tablespoon blue agave syrup or honey
1 tablespoon canola oil
salt to taste
Mix ingredients together and adjust the seasoning. If you want more heat, use the seeds or add another chile. Best [...]

Categories: Thanksgiving, condiments, dairy-free, entertaining, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian
Tagged: condiments, dairy-free, entertaining, gluten-free, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian

The challenge: make a BLT from scratch by growing the tomato, growing the lettuce, curing the bacon, baking the bread, and making the mayonnaise. The result: a delicious sandwich that took all summer to make but was worth the wait!

Categories: Lunch, bread, charcuterie, child friendly, condiments
Tagged: bread, charcuterie, child friendly, condiments, Lunch

Mayonnaise is deliciously simple to make and tastes nothing like the stuff you buy in a jar. All you need to make it is a bowl, a whisk, a squeeze bottle, and a few ingredients. It’s really handy to have a soft silicone pad that will keep the bowl from moving while you whisk. Alternatively, [...]

Categories: condiments, mother recipe
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Garlic confit is magical stuff. I keep some around to use in everything. I even warm up a clove or two and smear it on bread when I want garlic bread. It’s so easy to make that you should never be without some.

Categories: condiments, gluten-free, ingredients, pantry, vegan, vegetarian
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The oil you use to cook with will be the foundation flavor upon which you’ll build. Even though heat destroys some of the oil’s character, it will still play an important role in the final flavor profile of what you’re cooking.

Categories: condiments, ingredients, pantry
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When sweet onions are on special I set aside half a day to make caramelized onions because they add an incredible amount of flavor to any dish. Most recipes call for several minutes of cooking. I take at least four hours.

Categories: condiments, dairy-free, gluten-free, pantry, vegan, vegetarian
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Grenadine is used in many drinks, but the grenadine you can buy in grocery and liquor stores is, well, nasty. And it might not even have any pomegranate in it, but it may contain some “tasty” corn syrup and bright red dye. Unfortunately, pomegranate juice really isn’t bright red, and grenadine shouldn’t set your teeth on edge with sweetness.

Categories: beverage, condiments, dairy-free, dessert, entertaining, gluten-free, ingredients, pantry, vegan, vegetarian
Tagged: condiments, dairy-free, dessert, entertaining, gluten-free, ingredients, pantry, vegan, vegetarian