Give It Flavour

Tomato mexican sauce

Great for pasta, crusty bread, pies, quiche and breakfast egg wraps or like my husband just eat it out of the jar.

This recipe was given to me by a gorgeous customer who loved Chicken BBQ pizzas. So easy to make. 1 tbs butter 1 brown medium onion, finely chopped ¼ cup celery, finely chopped 1 tbs vinegar 1 ½ tbs Worchester sauce ½ cup tomato sauce ½ cup water Pinch salt Tiny dash of cayenne pepperContinue reading “Bar-be-que Sauce”

Sun-dried tomato pesto

This pesto is so good on roasted vegetable focaccia. This was Jamie Oliver’s recipe from his first invention “The Flavour Shaker” which we use to demonstrate in store. 1 clove garlic, peeled a handful of sun-dried tomatoes in oil, torn into pieces 1 tbs pinenuts, lightly toasted a handful of freshly grated Parmesan cheese extraContinue reading “Sun-dried tomato pesto”

Beef stock – pressure cooker

Demonstrated in store by “Eugenia” for Fissler pressure cookers 1 kg beef bones, sawed by the butcher into 1-2 inch pieces 500g cross-cut meaty beef shanks 1 tbs vegetable oil 1 small onion, coarsely chopped 1 small carrot, coarsely chopped 1 small celery rib with leaves, coarsely chopped 1 clove garlic 1 tbs tomato pasteContinue reading “Beef stock – pressure cooker”

Chicken stock – pressure cooker

Demonstrated in store by “Eugenia” for Fissler pressure cookers 1 kg chicken backs, all visible fat and excess skin removed 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, halved 1 small carrot, coarsely chopped 1 small celery rib with leaves, coarsely chopped ¼ tsp dried thyme ¼ tsp black peppercorns 4 parsley sprigs 1 bay leafContinue reading “Chicken stock – pressure cooker”

Green goddess sauce

Demonstrated in store by Scottish Chef “Alan Taylor” who specialised in flavors and sauces. 2 tsp anchovy paste or 2-4 canned anchovies 1 small garlic clove, minced 3/4 cup mayonnaise 3/4 cup sour cream 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1/4 cup chopped tarragon 3 tbs chopped chives 2 tbs lemon juice Salt and black pepper toContinue reading “Green goddess sauce”

Basic Brodo

This basic brodo was from a series of Italian cooking classes from Chef Daniela. 1 large carrot 2 celery sticks 1 large onion 2 ½ litres water 1 dessert spoon salt 1 dessert spoon chicken booster 1 large Maryland chicken Roughly chop vegetables and add to water and chicken. Bring to the boil and simmerContinue reading “Basic Brodo”

Thai green curry paste

This is a spicy but yummy curry paste that was demonstrated in my store by Scottish Chef “Alan Taylor” who specialised in flavors and sauces. 1 tbs shrimp paste 1 tbs coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 long stalk of lemongrass, sliced into rings 1″ piece of galangal, peeled (or ginger) 10 Thai basilContinue reading “Thai green curry paste”