Sour Cream
Yes, you can make your own sour cream. I did it years ago for fun but recently thought I should add it here out of pity for a friend who worries that, in their travels, she and her husband won’t be able to find good sour cream....
Savory Relish
WORK IN PROGRESS Found a similar recipe — horribly written — on another site. They called it “Million Dollar Relish” or something. Apparently it was $1,000,001 to write it well. This is great on hot dogs and bratwurst....
Basic Chili
We had to make a quick, simple chili for a sick friend recently and decided to write out the basics that people can spice up or add to as needed....
Thai Sesame Dressing
A local market makes a version of this I really like, but they’re always out of it. So I thought I’d try to reproduce the recipe. And if you want to make a larger quantity, an easily scalable version:...
Moretum Cheese Spread
I read about this herbed cheese spread and thought, “I like garlic. I like herbs.” So… If you look online at 10 sites that have recipes for this, you’ll fine ten different recipes. I’m sure 80% of them claim to be authentic. Whatever. This is mine....