Sauces & Condiments

Tomato Salsa #95

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Add this recipe to ZipList! Tomato Salsa #95 Makes approximately 2 1/2 cups salsa 4 large roma tomatoes, diced 1/2 large white onion, diced 3 tablespoons grape seed oil 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1. Heat the grape seed oil […]

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Habanero Soy Sauce—Sushi served with a souvenir from Cancun.

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Add this recipe to ZipList! Habanero Soy Sauce Makes about 1/2 cup 1 habanero pepper 1/2 cup soy sauce freshly squeezed lime juice, 1/2 lime 1. Cut open the habanero pepper and scrape out the seeds and membrane, being careful not to get the juices of the pepper on your skin.  Slice the pepper into […]

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Gold Kiwi Cream—Finger lickin’ good (don’t say I didn’t warn you)!

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Gold Kiwi Cream Adapted from Bell’alimento’s Panna Cotta Makes approximately 4 1/2 cups 4 gold kiwi (approximately 1 pound) 1 packet (.25 ounces) powdered gelatin 3 tablespoons cold water 2 cups heavy whipping cream 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1. Cut the kiwi in half and scoop out the flesh with a […]

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Miso Pickled Garlic (Ninniku Miso-zuke)—All you need is 3 ingredients and a glass jar!

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Add this recipe to ZipList! Miso Pickled Garlic (Ninniku Miso-zuke) Makes 1/2 pound 1/2 pound fresh garlic cloves 1 cup aka-miso paste (red/brown miso paste) 1/4 cup mirin 1 quart glass jar (wide mouth is easier to use)1. Separate the garlic cloves and then cut off the root ends.  Remove the outer skin, and then […]

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Squirrel’s Sweet & Sour Mushrooms

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Sweet and Sour Crimini Mushrooms Makes 4 servings Amazu (Sweet and Sour Sauce): 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Mushrooms: 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil 8 ounces crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, cleaned and sliced into 1/4-inch slices 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon amazu 1. Make the amazu: Combine […]

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Easy Peasy California Cuisine: Balsamic Vinaigrette & Black Bean Hummus

Hi Fujiphiles! My name is Julie, and I will be sharing some recipes with you today. Both of these recipes have that distinctive California Cuisine taste, which I just love and hope you will too. Balsamic VinaigretteFirst up we have a really fast and delicious balsamic vinaigrette, which is fantastic on salads or for dipping […]

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Baby, it’s hot in here! Make your own chili oil.

Tientsin chili peppers, have ya ever heard of ’em? Maybe not, but I bet you’ve seen them before! These are the peppers that most of you probably avoid when eating your kung pao chicken (I’m weird, I like to eat mine). These peppers are natives of the Tientsin (Tianjin) province in China. They are a […]

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Going Green with Sweet Sesame Seed Dressing

After all of the pumpkin that’s been flying around in my kitchen I figured it was time for a bit of green. So I went back to basics and made up a big bowl full of simple green salad with my favorite dressing. Growing up one of my favorite types of dressing was poppy seed […]

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Pumpkin Hummus

Thank you to everyone who entered my Pumpkin Palooza Giveaway! I really enjoyed reading about all of your favorite seasonal treats and traditions. Thanks to my trusty Random Integer Generator, we have a winner, Tamakikat! Tamakikat is writing to us from one of my favorite places on earth, Kyoto, Japan. As far as seasonal treats […]

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Easy Peasy Curry Dip

A few of you asked about the curry dip that I mentioned in my last post and because I am so eager to please, I thought I’d share it with you. This recipe came about because of a dip I tasted while we were in Malaysia earlier this year. We were staying on the island […]

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