The most basic of all sauces to make is the White Sauce, also known in French as Béchamel. One will be amazed at just how handy and versatile this simple sauce can be to make a variety of recipes, and that would include making cream soups. Most cream soups, as the name implies uses cream, ...
Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine frozen meals have been a big part of my diet for the past two years. When Stouffer’s products go on sale, I generally buy 8-10 entrees, and on my last shopping trip I decided to give the Stouffer’s Homestyle Classics a try. Stouffer’s Homestyle Classics come in a bright red box, and ...
As I indicated in Part One of The Versatile Potato article, the potato is one of those vegetables that can be prepared in so many delicious ways, and I had started by giving several recipes for an all-time favorite, the mashed potato. Every once in awhile however, one wants to perhaps “jazz” up this wonderful ...
French cuisine has given us dozens of words and phrases that are now part of general English usage and new ones appear on restaurant menus all the time. Here’s a quick A-Z selection of some of them, including descriptions of classic French sauces for those who can’t remember the difference between Béchamel and Béarnaise. Amuse ...
Dinners can be incredibly expensive, especially when they have to be fancy dinners. Luckily, there are a number of tricks for cutting the costs of a dinner party. Below you will find these tricks revealed in five categories: drinks, appetizers, salad, main course, and dessert. While using these tricks to prepare your fancy dinner, keep ...
Ingredients: 1 can white tuna fish 1 cup of macaroni 4 Tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups of thin white sauce (recipe below) 1/2 tsp paprika (if you choose) To make white sauce you will need: 4 T butter 4 T flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 cups of milk Melt 4 ...
Do you know how to make a basic white sauce? If not, do you want to learn how to make one? If so, I can help. In my experience, there are two ways to prepare a basic white sauce. The first method involves making a roux. The second method is referred to as blending. It ...
