Condiments

Hollandaise Sauce

May 25, 2011 By jenniepaige 2 Comments
hollandaise sauceThanks for checking back at Pure Homemaking, I hope you make yourself at home!

Oh just think of freshly made Hollandaise sauce all over those spring asparagus you’ve been getting. Why not top it over your steak or chicken you just grilled up too? Why not, if made at home using healthy fats like grass-fed butter and local pastured eggs it’s very good for you! I LOVE real food. It’s so liberating once you know that you can enjoy the types of foods that you enjoy while not only not feeling bad about it, but good about it. Know that you are are doing your family a service by providing them with foods that build your body up right and keep them slim and healthy. Plus real food taste better. God gave us all these wonderful gifts of food for us to enjoy, not to mutilate into food like particles. So dig in and take part in the bounty of the season!  Oh, the freedom!

So, please let me share with you this really very simple sauce that can be prepared as in about 5 minutes. I just made it this past weekend in the time it took our grass-fed steaks to rest before we cut into them.  (This recipe is originally found on all recipes) [Read more...]

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Homemade Mayonnaise

May 25, 2011 By jenniepaige 1 Comment
Homemade Mayonnaise

Have you ever been getting ready to make chicken salad or anything else that requires you to use mayo but you found that you are out? Have you ever wondered what was really in mayo and wonder if you could just make your own but thought it was some sort of big deal to make it? Or are you tired of spending five-plus dollars on the “good” mayo and are looking for an alternative? Well, making your own mayonnaise just like a lot of condiments is really very easy! If you have some basic pantry essentials and a blender then you can make mayo. Oh, and about 5 minutes. You do need to clear out a good five minutes to whip this up. [Read more...]

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What’s on Your Plate Tonight?

May 15, 2011 By jenniepaige 9 Comments

Tonight (provided the weather holds out) we are grilling up a few grass-fed Delmonico and Porterhouse steaks. We are serving it with some left-over mashed potatoes that my lovely husband made last night, and a fresh salad. I got many of the ingredients for the salad including the lettuce in my CSA share this week, and I can’t wait to use it up! I just made up this yummy dressing to top the salad with:

1/4 cup good balsamic vinegar
3/4 cups cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
few squirts lemon juice
2ish tsp. Dijon mustard
dried herbs to taste:
basil, thyme, rosemary
pinch of sea salt, dried onion, and freshly ground pepper
1 crushed garlic clove
1 tsp. raw honey

Put in a jar or salad dressing carafe and shake well. Best if made at least an hour in advance so the flavors can mix together.

Thank you Plus Other Good Stuff for the inspiration for the dressing!

Oh and I forgot to add that we will be drinking Kefir soda to go with it! I have three different flavors all ready to go. We have ginger-ale, cream soda, and grape! YUM!

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