Vegan Mayonnaise

Vegan Mayonnaise

This recipe is shocking…it actually tastes like regular mayonnaise! I was expecting it be a pretty rough alternative, but we’ve just made a batch to go with our lunch and it’s 100% on point. It’s also inexpensive and super-easy to make which...
Lemon Butter Pasta Sauce

Lemon Butter Pasta Sauce

I found this recipe from those folks over at Endless Simmer. It’s a very easy sauce to make, takes about 5 minutes and brings a lot of flavour. This recipe was enough for 24 large ravioli. I made this last night to complement some amazing aubergine and...

No-Fail Professional Hollandaise Sauce

Professional Hollandaise Sauce Professional hollandaise sauce because this is the method used in a professional kitchen that my son was apprenticed to. I’ve not come across this method before, even though I have tried many different ways of cooking hollandaise....

Bordelaise Sauce Recipe

Bordelaise sauce is a child of the espagnole mother sauce – you can see the espagnole sauce recipe here. The bordelaise sauce recipe is a red wine sauce that takes its name from the Bordeaux wine region of France. Traditionally, bordelaise sauce goes beautifully...

Espagnole Sauce Recipe

I recently had a go at making my own Escoffier demi-glace. If you’re sticking to the the true Escoffier version of demi-glace then you will be needing a recipe for Escoffier’s espagnole sauce, one of the 5 mother sauces. Many chefs today skip the espagnole...