Enchilada Sauce

Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter 1/2 diced Onion 1 tsp Paprika 2 tsp Chili Powder (or 1 1/2 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp ground chipotle for spicier sauce) 3 tbsp Cocoa  Juice from 1 Lime 8 oz of Tomato Sauce 1 cup Chicken Broth 1/2 tsp Salt Directions: Melt the butter in a sauce pan….

Bacon Dijon Vinaigrette

Bacon Dijon Vinaigrette is a good way to use up day old pre-cooked bacon, or bacon left over from that mornings breakfast.  It is a great dressing for kale salads, but can also be used on other salad greens.  A simple way to dress up your salad and make it shine. Ingredients: 2-3 pieces of…

Orange Ginger Marmalade

Orange marmalade is always in high demand in this household.  It is not unusual to find me experimenting with different variations of it.  The lemon rose petal marmalade I made a few summers ago has been, by far, my favorite, but this one is not far off.  This time around I went grated ginger root…

Bolognese Sauce

While not the most visually attractive of sauces, this hearty sauce satisfies through its warm, rich, and comfortingly familiar flavors. Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1 Onion 4 Cloves Garlic 2 Carrots 1 Celery Stalk 2 tbsp Tomato Paste 1 lb. ground Beef (substitute with ground turkey and a splash of worcestershire sauce for a…