Tomato-Onion Salsa

Date October 23, 2008

Warning: This salsa does not go well with chips.  It is better served as a sauce.
I’ll admit - I’ve always eaten jarred, store-brand plain salsa. It’s cheap and usually satisfies that salsa craving. One of my first experiences with really good salsa came last year, when my family was given two jars of [...]

How to Thicken a Sauce

Date September 17, 2008

Ed. Note: My apartment has been without power since Sunday afternoon, hence the delay in posting.
Sauces are a major part of tradition French cuisine, as I learned from The Making of a Chef. I don’t often make sauces at this point, but I’d like to discuss the basics of how to thicken them.
The Composition [...]