This is not your average mayonnaise. Not even for homemade. Made with rice vinegar, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil, it is delicious as a dip for asparagus, snap and snow peas, radishes and other spring vegetables. I’ve made this many times, especially for large-scale spring gatherings, where I can arrange lightly blanched asparagus bouquet-style [...]
Archive for the ‘Condiments’ Category
Homemade Sesame Mayonnaise: Vegetable Dip and a Chicken and Pepper Salad
Posted in Appetizers, Asparagus, Chicken, Condiments, tagged Homemade mayonnaise on May 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Greatest Hits of 2011
Posted in Appetizers, Celery and celeriac, Condiments, Flowers, Paper Chef, Preserving, Quick breads and muffins, Soup, Tigress Can Jam on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So what clicked the most with my readers this year? A few conspicuous trends, heavy on the cannin’ and jammin’ as you would expect from a blog with the word “pantry” in the title. It was definitely a good year for the pantry, with over 250 jars added, not counting the ones I already gave [...]
Homemade Tomato-Ginger Ketchup and Sweet Potato Fries
Posted in Condiments, Preserving, Tomato, tagged Homemade tomato ketchup, Parsi cooking on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During one of my final canning sessions to use up all of the paste tomatoes I harvested at our CSA this year, I developed a new ketchup recipe and I’m very excited about it. Last year’s sweet ketchup was very good, flavorful but not robust, although it’s one of my staples now. Last year, I [...]
Two Pots of Homemade Mustard
Posted in Condiments, Spice Rack Challenge, tagged DIY Dijon mustard, Homemade mustard on September 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
My antique German cobalt blue and white mustard pots with hinged with pewter hardware – charming miniatures of beer mugs from the same manufacturer – showcase my latest attempts at mustard. Making your own mustard is a snap and happens in a matter of a few minutes, with waiting time between. No one in her [...]
