Meal Prep

This chutney is well worth the 1-month wait it takes for the spices to mellow. Try it with grilled shrimp or fish, or on grilled chicken or cheese sandwiches. Active time: 2 hr Start to finish: 31/2 hr (plus 1 month for flavors to develop)

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 45 min

French Dressing for Green Salads, Combination Salads, and Marinades The basic French dressing of France is very simple indeed — oil, wine vinegar or lemon juice, salt, and pepper; mustard, herbs, and garlic are optional. Although dressing will keep for a day or two, it is usually best when freshly made.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 10 min

This delicious custard sauce, which accompanies the Rote Grütze, also goes well with summer fruit tarts.

This relish is an appealing condiment and makes a quick hors d'oeuvre — spread toasts with goat cheese and top with the relish. Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 10 min

Apples did so well in the colonies that they were exported to the West Indies, and Virginians eventually sold Pippins back to the mother country.

In this procedure we used a metal bowl that fits snugly on top of a saucepan, but a double boiler will also work.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

(Vanilla Custard Sauce)Use the left-over eggs yolks from Rosewater Angel Food Cake to make this dessert sauce. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Great with grilled chicken, tuna, salmon, swordfish or shrimp.

Dashi is a subtly flavored soup stock that is used throughout Japanese cooking.

These crumbs are used in both the <epirecipelink id="106249">clams oreganata</epirecipelink> and the <epirecipelink id="106281">stuffed baby bell peppers</epirecipelink>. Leftover crumbs are delicious sprinkled over pesto pasta .

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