Category Archives: Condiments and Sauces Recipes

Quick and Easy Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jen

I have been trying lately to seriously limit my use of canned goods because of BPA, however that has been hard with tomatoes. I tend to use a lot of canned tomato products since my garden tomatoes never seem to last until the next harvest. I have a yummy oven roasted tomato sauce recipe, but I usually don’t make it very often due to the mess and time involved. In the past, after the tomatoes have roasted, I ran the whole pan through a juicer to extract the yummy sauce. Messy, Messy, Messy! Since getting my Vitamix, it has made making my oven roasted tomato sauce much easier. With no mess and no fuss, I get a wonderfully rich sauce even when I have started with bland grocery store tomatoes. The beauty of this recipe is that you can use what you have and adjust it to your tastes. I … Continue reading →

Easy Hollandaise Sauce in a Blender

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jen

Shhhh. I have a secret…. When I make Eggs Benedict, I use a mix packet to make my hollandaise sauce. There! I feel so much better for admitting that! Eggs Benedict is one of my absolute favorite recipes but I have never even bothered to look up the recipe for hollandaise sauce. As I am increasingly looking for ways to cut all processed foods out of my family’s life, I knew I needed to figure out how to make it myself. I mean I already make English muffins from scratch, could hollandaise sauce really be that hard? Turns out it wasn’t. In fact it was pretty darn easy. By using your blender, you can churn out a rich hollandaise sauce in a matter of minutes. Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe 1/2 cup butter (from pastured cows if you can find it) 3 egg yolks (from pastured chickens if you have … Continue reading →