Aioli Recipe

I think of aioli as the spicier older sister to mayonnaise. Anywhere you would use mayonnaise, you can use aioli, and in my opinion, without regret.

Green Harissa Recipe

This season my goal is to explore and test dips and sauces. In my kitchen, they have become such a game-changer. Especially in the heart of the season when time is so short, I am always looking for easy ways to make simple meals exciting. Try spooning this untraditional harissa over eggs, smashed fingerling potatoes, or use it to marinate shrimp… the options are endless.

Jalapeño Cilantro Yogurt Sauce Recipe

Use this beautiful green sauce as a dip for fritters, or as a dipping side to grilled chicken, or on top of smashed potatoes—the options are endless. An awesome dipping sauce to add contrast to any meal, creamy and citrusy with a kick.

Mango Salsa Recipe

Fresh, bright, and tangy. Great on tacos.

Salsa Verde Recipe

I love me a good salsa verde. To me, it walks the perfect balance of tangy and spicy. Especially good on hearty dishes like pork, the brightness of the salsa will elevate your whole dish.

Koch-kocha Recipe

I was visiting a friend’s family, who actually had immigrated to this area from Ethiopia. The grandmother, head of the family, came in with carrying some gourds filled with an array of delicious foods. Some sort of meat stew, a large piece of flatbread, and this spicy green sauce.

It was one of my favorite meals of that time. I will never forget the sensation of the sweat dripping off my body, a combination of the heat and the chiles, but it was so good that you just had to have one more bite…

Carrot Top Chimichurri Recipe

Carrot tops; one of the most under-appreciated greens in the garden. Let’s change that! This recipe showcases their herbal, earthy, subtly carrot-ish flavor. Try using this sauce as a top on grilled meat hot off the barbecue or a platter of roasted vegetables.

Gochujang Sauce Recipe

I love the kick and depth of flavor that gochujang adds to everything I stir it into. This Korean staple is made from chilies, glutinous rice, fermented soybeans, salt, and sweeteners that becomes a thick, sticky condiment that’s spicy and pungent in flavor. Totally delicious.

Mulberry Barbecue Sauce Recipe

There are so many recipes for mulberry pies, jams, and sweet deliciousness, but it is kind of more difficult to find some savory options. I think there is a lot of unexplored potential. Anything that you can use a blackberry for, you could use a mulberry for. I find that they work perfectly in this spicy, sweet, acidic barbecue sauce, and early summer has arrived! As the temperatures start climbing for us, our grilling season begins.

Carrot Top Salsa Verde Recipe

I had a really difficult time deciding whether to call this recipe Carrot Top Pesto, or Carrot Top Salsa Verde. As you can see, the salsa verde won, but it was a close tie. This is my fusion of pesto and salsa verde with carrots tops in center stage. Think of this sauce slathered on grilled meats, kebabs, or roasted vegetables….

Habanero Hot Sauce Master Recipe

Habanero Hot Sauce

Turnin’ up that heat.

This week I decided to make a batch of habanero hot sauce with some of the habaneros I have sitting in the freezer from last season. I use this master hot sauce recipe as a guideline to make almost all of my hot sauces because I believe it creates the perfect base for you to create your hot sauce masterpiece.