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Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! For the last few weeks, I have used my blog to post articles about the foundational sauces of California Cuisine. Since California Cuisine doesn’t have an official set of foundational sauces like French Cuisine does, and I thought it should, I have chosen the following sauces: mayonnaise, vinaigrette, pesto, salsa, soy sauce, Hollandaise and tomato sauce. I started this exploration with mayonnaise. For …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! I’m so glad you’re here! St. Patrick’s Day is upon us yet again–the one time of the year when I (and probably a lot of you) tuck in for a meal of corned beef, potatoes and cabbage. I’ve never tried to make it myself, but the prepackaged beef I can get from the grocery store has always been pretty good. My problem is that I never …

Hello–happy Friday and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! Today, I’m temporarily shifting my focus from the foundational sauces of California Cuisine to share a cake that I know you’re going to love! Several weeks ago, I shared a recipe for chocolate mayonnaise cake, which was a big hit with my readers–I heard from several of you who had tried it and loved it. They all said the same things: it …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! For the last few weeks, I have used my blog to post articles about the foundational sauces of California Cuisine. Since California Cuisine doesn’t have an official set of foundational sauces like French Cuisine does, and I thought it should, I have chosen the following sauces: mayonnaise, vinaigrette, pesto, salsa, soy sauce, Hollandaise and tomato sauce. I started this exploration with mayonnaise. I …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! This week, I’m continuing my series on the “mother” sauces of California Cuisine. Since California Cuisine does not have an official list of foundational sauces, and I thought it should, I came up with the following list of sauces: mayonnaise, vinaigrette, salsa, Bernaise (or Hollandaise), pesto, soy sauce and basic tomato. I started my exploration of the mother sauce with mayonnaise and last …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–I’m so glad you’re here! The weather here in Northern California has turned clear, breezy and gorgeous! While spring is definitely on the way, the air is so dry it’s crackling–and not a drop of rain in sight until beyond the end of the month–not a good sign for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. Two acquaintances just today remarked that they are certain we will have …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cool–so glad you’re here! Today, I’m continuing my series on the mother sauces of California Cuisine. This week, I’m featuring vinaigrettes, which are an incredibly versatile dressing and sauce for not only salads, but also meats, fish, chicken and even sandwiches! Chimichurri sauce is at its heart, is a vinaigrette. The basic components of a vinaigrette are oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Chimichurri is a mixture of …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! This week, I’m continuing my series on the “mother” sauces of California Cuisine. Since California Cuisine does not have an official list of foundational sauces, and I thought it should, I came up with the following sauces: mayonnaise, vinaigrette, salsa, Bernaise (or Hollandaise), pesto, soy sauce and basic tomato. Having covered mayonnaise in posts a couple of weeks ago, last week, I took …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook–so glad you’re here! Today, I’m continuing my series on the foundational sauces of California Cuisine. In the last few weeks, I’ve shared recipes involving my first choice for a foundational sauce: mayonnaise. This week, I have started sharing thoughts and recipes on my second choice for a foundational sauce: vinaigrette. At its most basic, a vinaigrette is oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Olive oil and nut …