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Archive for the ‘Sauces, Salsas, and Spreads’ Category

July 29th, 2008

Mustard rub and sauce for grilled flank steak

This spice rub and sauce is great for other cuts of steak too, but I particularly like it for flank steak, where you have a lot of surface to soak up sauce, due to the thin slicing technique. (See my post on Flank steak techniques to refresh your skills!)
This recipe is enough for one steak, […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 25th, 2008

Pineapple salsa for your grilling pleasure!

Pineapple salsa makes a great appetizer when served with tortilla chips, and also tastes great served with your grilled meats and vegetables. An all-purpose little mixture!
You can make this salsa way ahead of time and simple keep it chilled until ready to serve. In fact, it should be allowed to sit for at least 1/2 […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 22nd, 2008

Citrus pesto for your fish dish

Oh, how delicious this pesto is! You can make it in a snap, starting with a good quality packaged basil pesto, or you can make it totally from scratch if you’ve got the time, using our Basic Basil Pesto recipe. It’s fun to do that in the spring and early summer when fresh basil is […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 2 comments

July 21st, 2008

Basic basil pesto

There are are a gazillion different ways to make pesto, so here is a very basic recipe along with the how-tos. When basil is plentiful in the spring and summer, it’s tempting to get out your food processor and whip up some batches both for now and for later. Pesto freezes quite well, […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 2 comments

July 16th, 2008

Artichoke pesto

I love this with a good hearty pasta like penne! We had it the other night along with a piece of salmon…just perfect! It also makes a wonderful vegetarian entree if you serve it with some crusty rolls and sliced tomatoes instead. And either way, it’ll be done in less than thirty minutes. Start […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 5 comments

July 15th, 2008

Sun-dried tomato sauce for pasta

We had this sauce with spaghetti, but I think it would be really good with rotini or penne too. It doesn’t stick to the pasta quite as well as some sauces, so my thoughts are that it would be fun to have with a more robust pasta. However you serve it, it’s delicious! Fast and […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 14th, 2008

Spicy tomato sauce…a fabulous OAMC treat

Although I’d like to call this spaghetti sauce, it really needs a more robust pasta to hold up under the weight of it :-) I’ve served it with both fettucini and with penne , and both are well-suited to this amazing sauce. You can also use it with chicken, meatloaf, or baked potatoes…either out of […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 10th, 2008

Cranberry ham grill (OAMC)

Even though ham is already cooked, it tastes so good when done on the grill that it’s worth introducing this recipe to your family. All the advanced preparation can be done way ahead of time, making this a great OAMC recipe. You can prepare multiple thick ham slices with the sauce and stick […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

July 8th, 2008

Chicken skewers with pineapple-macadamia nut sauce!

One of the nicest things about these skewers is that they can be as plain or as dressed up as you’d like. If you’ve got kids who don’t like “sophisticated” taste combinations, there’s a sauce mixture that is served with these that they can skip (leaving more for you!).
If you set these skewers up in […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 6 comments

July 4th, 2008

Question of the month: What’s your favorite marinade?

Grilling Sauce from Hannaford’s
Do you pour it straight from the bottle, or do you mix your own? My friend Dan, part of our infamous Grill Team, marinates his steak tips in Wishbone Robusto Italian salad dressing. They’re terrific. Me? I tend to use spice rubs on the meat and then add […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 3 comments