21, Oct 2008
Wasabi-Honey Yogurt Sauce

We’re working on dipping sauces for fun and kid-friendliness. I like wasabi and have always wanted to figure out how to work it into cooking, but have never had much success. A yogurt base with a bit of wasabi and some honey to balance seemed like it would make a…

21, Oct 2008
Chinese Barbecue Sauce

Of course, if you’re going to make dipping sauces you have to consider barbecue sauce. I wanted a homemade ketchup-barbecue sort of sauce, with a strong Chinese foundation in hoisin sauce and other flavors. This one came out pretty much as I hoped, with the color and consistency of traditional…

21, Oct 2008
Spicy Peanut Sauce

We’re working on dipping sauces because dipping stuff in other stuff is always fun and we especially think Betty might enjoy it. Peanut sauce is popular in general and seems kid-friendly. There are lots of recipes for spicy peanut sauce floating around out there. I wanted one which involved peanuts…