SALTED COCONUT SUGAR CARAMEL SAUCE
This vegan caramel sauce is sure to please everyone with its hint of coconut taste and salty notes. We like to use Hawaiian pink sea salt in this sauce, but the more readily available Himalayan pink sea salt works well too. Serve this sauce over angel food cake, pound cake or vanilla ice cream, or […]
GUINNESS CHOCOLATE SAUCE
This unusual version of chocolate sauce uses Guinness stout with its caramel and honey notes and underlying toastiness. This sauce is as delicious mixed with milk for chocolate milk as it is over ice cream. 1 cup (240 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS ¾ cup (150 […]
CANDIED RHUBARB SAUCE
This is a saucy version of strawberry rhubarb pie filling, enlivened with ginger, a spice we love for its warmth and brightness. In this preparation, we are using crystallized rather than fresh ginger, which adds an almost jammy quality to this sauce, which is more like a compote. Use this over pancakes, waffles, pound cake […]
PASSION FRUIT AND COGNAC SYRUP
Passion fruit is brightly colored yellow, sweet-tart tropical fruit that is quite nice with vanilla custard, panna cotta or a lemon mousse. The fruit is pulpy and full of seeds, however, so we like to use a passion fruit purée concentrate, like the one available at Perfect Purée, for this preparation, which is more syrup […]
RUM AND ORANGE GLAZE
This wonderfully simple dessert sauce has a lovely orange flavor and hue that is made even more tropical with the spicy sweetness of rum, star anise cinnamon. It is quite nice for dressing up simple desserts like pound cake or angel food cake. The rum is a key flavor component so use the best quality […]
SWEET ALMOND AND CARDAMOM CREAM SAUCE
This sauce is an essentially crème anglaise enriched with almond butter and almond extract. Crème anglaise is the classic French vanilla sweet cream sauce that is the base for vanilla ice cream and crème brûlée. You must use whole milk rather than lower fat varieties or the sauce won’t set. Almond butter is available in […]
GRILLED JAPANESE EGGPLANT AND ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE
We like to grill the eggplant for this sauce because it lends a smoky, almost meaty quality to the sauce. This is an excellent do-ahead sauce because you can cook the eggplant earlier in the day or the day before and complete the sauce after the tomatoes come out of the oven. We use Japanese […]
SPICY RED PEPPER AIOLI
Aioli is essentially a mayonnaise to which garlic paste has been added. It’s very easy to make but is sure to impress your guests. We use this spicy aioli as a drizzle on fish stew and steamed clams. It adds a delicious layer of heat and creaminess to the dish. If you want the spice […]
SAGE BROWN BUTTER SAUCE
Incredibly easy sauce that is good with all manner of vegetables and pasta. Nutty from the browned butter with the comforting flavor of herby sage, this sauce packs a lot of flavor while still being light. We particularly like to serve this with pan-fried gnocchi, but it is excellent with couscous, quinoa and almost any […]
CURRY BUTTER SAUCE
This incredibly easy sauce is great on all kinds of vegetables from roasted potatoes and other root vegetables to baked squash, lightly sautéed or steamed zucchini, green beans, red peppers and more. It is particularly excellent on roasted cauliflower—simply drizzle the sauce on the cauliflower before baking and reserve some for serving. It is also […]