A really good fig chutney
I first discovered making fig chutney last year when we moved to southern France. In this part of the country, the luscious fruit starts appearing
Category: Dips and sauces
Mast o Khiar
“Mast o Khiar” (literal translation is Yogurt and Cucumber) is an Iranian side dish that is somewhere between a dip and a proper salad. As
Fresh herb pesto
Nothing beats homemade herb pesto. It is a lot tastier than the store-bought kind as well as filled with phytonutrients and vitamins. I have a
Incredible celery pesto
This incredible celery pesto is exactly what you should make the next time you end up with a ton of leftover leaves. I for one
Traditional anchoïade
In Southern France, summer appetizer parties always include a variety of spreads (olive tapenade, tuna rillettes, taramasalata, etc) and one of the quintessentially ” Provençal
It’s-a-snap green olive tapenade
It’s-a-snap green olive tapenade really is. As you may know, I am a big fan of dips and spreads because they are a great way
Med-style artichoke dip
Med-style artichoke dip was a discovery for me. The only artichoke dip I knew before the age 40 was the warm kind that looked like
Superb aubergine “pkhali”
While touring Georgia last week, we ate about 5 different versions of eggplant “pkhali”, which is what they call their savory dips. You’ll find it
Sauce gribiche: the wicked woman’s sauce
“Sauce gribiche” is as vintage French as it gets. Right up there with cheese souffle and duck a l’orange. Except it’s a condiment: a hybrid
Exquisite salmon and green apple “rillettes”
In winter, classic duck rillettes spread on toasted sourdough canapés are my jam, but once summer rolls around, I prefer something lighter. Last year, you