National Sauce Month:
March
When I think of Sauce, I automatically think of pasta. Red sauce, marinara, and how it never seems proper without a neckbone, a menagerie of Italian herbs and spices, and some hard-boiled eggs hidden in the pot, it's just how my Italian-American grandmother made it, and yes, she'd add a dash of sugar to cut the acidity.
Of course, there is way more than just marinara in the sauce spectrum. Taste of Home gives a list of 7 need-to-know sauces, with 5 of them being what is referred to as "mother sauces".
Béchamel
Velouté
Espagnole.
Sauce Tomate.
Hollandaise.
My cooking skills being incredibly limited, are best left to things like slow cookers. SuperBowl Sunday I was determined to make something (and not spend more than can be afforded on whatever weird craving my husband had decided on). I was also determined not to put too much effort into it. So into the slow cooker went a package of chicken tenderloin and bbq sauce. My husband was iffy on the bbq sauce, as were the kids, apparently, I live with a bunch of people who think saucy things should just be attitudes. Undeterred, I thought, well, let's experiment, of course, I lack many of the ingredients that recipe books say to use for bbq sauce. Instead of bbq sauce from scratch, I just doctored a bottle of hickory-smoked bbq sauce. In went ketchup, brown sugar, some Jack Daniels, more bbq sauce, and some more brown sugar. I thought it was excellent and my husband reluctantly agreed, though seemed to not want to admit that I had been right all along.
Featuring over 400 step-by-step recipes in 1500 fabulous photographs, make every meal memorable with this practical and accessible guide to the complementary sauces, salsas and accompaniments.
Presents a look into the kitchens and smokehouses of the South's most revered pitmasters, exploring how the marriage of meat, cooking method, and sauce varies from place to place based on history and culture, climate, available ingredients, and wood.
"Can't you just smell the sizzle? Is your mouth watering yet? Here are more than 50 tested and beloved recipes from the founder of one of the top ten barbecue restaurants in the United States! Get the expert's advice on choosing a grill or smoker; secrets of super sauces; tips on turning out mouthwatering meat, seafood, and veggies; and just about everything else any grill chef would want to know. Whether outdoor cooking is your summertime hobby or your year-round passion, this book belongs with your favorite grilling tools."--Back cover.
Living Lively: 80 Plant-Based Recipes to Activate Your Power & Feed Your Potential by Thomas, Haile
When her father developed Type 2 diabetes, the family began looking into ways to improve his condition without having to rely on medication with dangerous potential side effects. Changing their dietary habits improved her dad's health, and radically transformed Thomas' life. Learning everything she could about nutrition, Thomas expanded her reach to make the biggest positive impact possible in the world-- particularly in under-served and at-risk communities. She believes that by incorporating healthy, plant-based dishes into our daily routine, we can boost qualities such as confidence, happiness, and positivity, giving us the energy we need to change our lives and the world. -- adapted from Amazon info
"Drew Barrymore has always done things in her own unique way--including how she cooks, lives, and finds happiness at home. In her first lifestyle and cookbook, Drew shares recipes, stories from her life, and personal photos that show how she lives a healthy, delicious, and joyful life through her own rebellious brand of homemaking"--. Provided by publisher.
During the early months of the pandemic, Ray and her husband John went to work in their home kitchen, hosting the cooking show on broadcast TV, with John as the iPhone cameraman. This is a scrapbook of the year, in recipes and words. She focused on foods that could be made from pantry items, that would make people happy: comfort foods in a difficult time. Cooking became the discipline, diversion, and devotion that got Rachel and John through the year. -- adapted from back cover and Introduction.
The co-owner of two Latin restaurants in Hoboken, New Jersey, presents 500 recipes from the Latin world ranging from Mexico to Argentina and all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean including adobos, sofritos, empanadas, tamales, ceviches, moles and flan.
"A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour"--. Provided by publisher.
"Murphy's Mercantile, known as the Merc, has been a staple in Jewel Bay for over a hundred years. To celebrate their recent makeover as a gourmet food market, Erin has organized a town festival, Festa di Pasta, featuring the culinary goods of Jewel Bay's finest--including her mother Fresca's delicious Italian specialties. But Erin's sweet success is soured when the shop's former manager, Claudette, is found dead behind the Merc on the Festa's opening night. With rival chef James Angelo stirring up rumors that Fresca's sauce recipes were stolen from Claudette, Erin's mother is under close scrutiny. Now Erin will have to hunt down some new suspects, or both her family and her store might wind up in hot water..."--P. [4] of cover.
"Spices are flying off the shelves of Spice It Up!, and Piper Prescott couldn't be happier. It's that time of year again--time for the annual Brandywine Creek Barbecue Festival. Soon contestants and BBQ aficionados from all over the Southeast will converge on the town. Many of Brandywine Creek's citizens plan to participate in the week-long festivities and are busily concocting savory rubs and sassy sauces. Among the locals vying for the grand prize are Becca Dapkins and Maybelle Humphries. The women have been arch enemies ever since Buzz Oliver dumped Maybelle after a thirteen-year courtship and started seeing Becca. When Becca's body is found near one of the festival booths, bludgeoned by a brisket, Maybelle becomes one of Chief Wyatt McBride's top suspects. Determined to help clear her friend's name, Piper begins her own investigation, much to McBride's consternation. As the festival draws closer, will Piper and Reba Mae be able to find the real killer and clear Maybelle's name? Will Piper make it to the annual shag contest with Doug Winters, the mild-mannered vet she's been seeing? And, who will win the BBQ cook-off? A mouth-watering entry in Gail Oust's "must-read" (Publishers Weekly) spice shop series featuring an unstoppably fabulous crime-solving heroine, a colorful cast of small-town characters, and more than a pinch of Georgia charm, Kill 'Em with Cayenne is sure to delight cozy fans of all stripes"-- Provided by publisher.
.png)
What a great group of books -- thanks for including me! In keeping with your barbecue theme, the second Food Lovers' Village Mystery is called "Crime Rib," set at an arts festival and steak grill-off! I hope you and your readers enjoy the trip to Montana, on the page.
ReplyDelete