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Sauces


Spring "Bolognese"
This is my spring/summer edition of the Bolognese!
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Apr 292 min read
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Ajvar Sauce
This is a Serbian (well, generally Balkan) sauce that is fantastic with any grilled or boiled meat, or also on crusty bread. It keeps...
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Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Tuna Pasta
So extremely quick and easy! I made it first when I was 15 with my brother Borys (he was 5! and already a born cook!), and have been...
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Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Sugo "alla Norma"
This is by far my favourite sauce, I just adore aubergines (egg plant) and cannot have enough of them! It's a Sicilian sauce, and there...
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Dec 14, 20233 min read
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Il Sugo di Papa' (basic tomato sauce)
This is somewhat different than what my Dad taught me (he didn't use anchovie paste, nor chilli) but it makes for a simple, quick, and...
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Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Apricot and Almond Chutney
Chutney originated in India, apparently back in the 17th century. Loved by the English, it is also used in Ireland. Like most people, I...
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Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Garlic Butter
Again, I cannot have a steak without garlic butter! But of course, I also use it over warm crostini, or to make my own garlic bread....
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
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Pepper Sauce
I cannot have a steak without a good pepper sauce. I've been working at this recipe for years, and talking to the chefs at various...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Béarnaise sauce
Wonderful with steak, it can be served also with grilled or baked white fish such as seabass. This will make 250ml sauce. Ingredients:...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Plum sauce
I use it for duck, but it would also work quite well with a venison rack or steak Ingredients: 2 plums chopped (no need to peel them,...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Bechamel sauce
Bechamel sauce is not one of the easiest sauces if you don't know the trick, but if you learn how to make it you'll use it often in a...
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Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Bolognese sauce (ragu')
No deviation is allowed if you want to make the real Italian thing, this recipe comes directly from my granny Nonna Lu (born in 1896, you...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
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