Description White sauce is one of the “mother sauces” in traditional culinary training and is used in many popular dishes. Ingredients ½ cup butter ½ cup flour 1 quart milk 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg salt 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: … Read more
Description Usually making something like fresh cheese at home is done because it’s higher quality, and much cheaper. This recipe for fromage blanc, or farmer’s cheese, flies in the face of that conventional culinary wisdom. So why bother? Because, for any self-respecting foodie, making a batch of homemade cheese is definitely on the culinary ‘bucket … Read more
Description This is one of my most requested food wishes, my all-purpose basic tomato sauce. Whenever I make a meat sauce, this is my base. You can only stir this with a wooden spoon, otherwise it’s bad luck. Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 1 rib celery, finely diced 1 pinch salt … Read more