Are you tired of the same old sour cream & onion chi dip for your party? Are you a lover of garlic dill pickles? Well then, you need to get on the dill pickle dip bus! As you no doubt are aware, homemade dill pickles have a complex flavor which […]
Condiments
Kefir Green Goddess Dressing
Who else loves that combo of fresh, tangy & creamy that is Green Goddess dressing? Green Goddess originated in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, in 1923, and utilized mayonnaise as the base for its smooth, creamy consistency. Newer recipes often replace the mayo in part or whole with sour cream […]
Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) & Salad
The combination of fish sauce, vinegar & lime juice, and sugar creates a dipping sauce that is simple to make and yet so wonderfully balanced and tasty. A perfect blend of savory, sweet, and sour. \ This recipe also adds to that some garlic and chili, bringing in some spicy […]
Kvass Hummus (with Beet-Garlic-Cumin Kvass Recipe)
Got Purp?! This take on hummus brings the brilliant color of beet kvass to the dish. While a “hummus” made from beets will give that deep purple color, it doesn’t really taste like hummus. (Not to say it’s bad at all.) In this recipe, we will use good ol’ chickpeas […]
Fermented Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca Fermentada)
Are you a lover of salsa fresca, aka pico de gallo, and wondered if it would be any good fermented? Hell yes it’s good fermented. The funny thing is, if you just make your regular salsa fresca (assuming you already make it, which is really straightforward to do without a […]
Probiotic Pickle Relish (Or, What to Do With My Mushy Pickles?)
(Preface: this recipe can be made using crunchy or mushy pickles!) Do you just hate losing your pickles to the mush monster? Pickles going mushy on you, during the fermentation or pickling process, or as a result of natural softening over time, is a problem just about all of us […]
Peach Cobbler Hot Sauce (vinegar-based)
This is it folks, my very own, currently one-of-a-kind (so it appears) recipe for hot sauce that tastes just like delicious peach cobbler. Except after the initial cobbler flavor, your face melts with the fiery inferno of orange habaneros (or whatever orange hot peppers you choose… Scotch Bonnets are widely […]
Fermented Dill Pickle Hot Sauce (and spicy pickle powder!)
Each summer I grow a lot of cucumbers to make all kinds of pickles. Of course, several of the pickle recipes I developed can be found on this site. Mostly though I just throw different herbs and things in that are available from my garden at the time I pick […]
“Chicken & Waffles” Hot Sauce (vinegar-based)
First of all, of course a hot sauce named “Chicken & Waffles” should be absolutely delicious on a plate of chicken and waffles. That might be more meta than my taste buds can handle but I’m going to have to try it! (After all, my “Hot Apple Pie” hot sauce […]
Red Oil (Chinese-Style Chili Oil)
There’s really no end to what you can use this versatile yet nuanced condiment with. On fried eggs. In soup. In dressing. Tossed with veggies like cucumbers or slaw. With bacon. On burgers and sandwiches. With noodles. As a meat or seafood dip (in place of butter). You get the […]