RECIPE: Beer Barbecue Sauce

Add beer to your homemade barbecue sauce. Photo by EasyBuy4U | IST.   Spell it barbecue, barbeque or BBQ: May is National Barbecue Month. Here’s a delicious homemade beer barbecue sauce from Samuel Adams. You don’t have to be a beer drinker to enjoy it: The malt and hops provide a subtle lift in flavor…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Homemade Ketchup With This Recipe

A while ago, we tasted 32 different tomato ketchups to find “the best” (here are the ketchup reviews). Many of these were small, artisanal brands and more pricey than supermarket ketchup. But one of the top winners, Muir Glen, is widely available (at most stores that sell natural and organic foods; we get it at…
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RECIPE: Barbecue Sauce Secrets Revealed

It’s easy to make your own barbecue sauce. Photo by Eddie Berman | IST.   If you want a balsamic vinaigrette, mix two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar with three tablespoons of olive oil and a pinch of salt. It’s that simple: You don’t have to spend $5.00 on a bottle of salad dressing. If you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Aïoli Recipe, Garlic-Flavored Mayonnaise

[1] Store-bought or homemade, aïoli, garlic mayonnaise, is a treat (photo © Viktor | Fotolia). [2] Pink garlic, originally from France and now grown elsewhere, is sweeter and milder than white garlic, and also keeps much longer (photo © South African Garlic Growers Association).   Last week we published easy asparagus recipes, suggesting an aïoli…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Onion Crunch, The New Condiment Sensation

From hot dogs to filet mignon, Onion Crunch adds something special to every dish it garnishes. Photo courtesy Loeb’s Onion Crunch.   It‘s not often that a new condiment appears. Generally, like salsa and wasabi, it enters our cuisine due to the popularity of a foreign cuisine in the U.S. In fact, the inspiration for…
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