Sweet Chili Sauce

Marshall loves sweet chili sauce and so I thought I better learn how to make it! I found a few recipes but this one is the best and most like the store bought type.

Note: If you want it more sweet then spicy don't use as much chilli sauce (at this amount is is pretty spicy). 

3 tbsp White Vinegar 
2 tbsp Water
2 tsp Corn Starch
1/4 cup Light Corn Syrup
6 tbsp White Sugar
2 tsp Chilli Sauce
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
Pinch of Chilli Pepper Flakes


Combine vinegar and water. Whisk in corn starch.

Add the rest of the ingredients and put into a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat. Bring sauce up to a boil for one minute. Take off heat and let cool. Sauce will thicken as it cools.

Store in a air tight jar or bottle. 

Makes 1/2 cup


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Alfredo Sauce

There aren’t a lot of options in the grocery store for Alfredo sauce, and the options that are out there are super expensive (to me at least). I’ve never really been good at sauces so I started to give up when I got a few wrong, but I had a lot of confidence I couldn’t screw this one up so I tried it the other night. It turned out great! It’s really easy, and sort of fun, and you can add whatever sort of spices you want and it seems to just make it better (sort of like a blank canvas for sauces). So give it a try and see if you like it!


1/2 cup Cream Cheese (or sour cream)
1 cup Milk 0-2 %
3 tbsp. Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Clove Garlic
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
3 tbsp. Dry Parsley or 1/2 cup fresh

The best way to make this consistent is to use a blender. Put cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt and pepper in blender. Blend until there are no clumps, pour into saucepan on medium heat, cook for about 10 minutes (or longer to make the flavour really take!). While cooking add parsley (if fresh chop finely) and save some for garnish.

Have any good ideas, or substitutes for this....share them, leave a comment, I’d love to hear from you!!

Homemade Ketchup

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Ingredients
1 can chopped tomatoes (28 oz)
1 can tomato paste (small)
1 large chopped onion
1 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 spoonfuls nutmeg (heaping)
2 pinches ground allspice
2 bay leaves (or 3)
a sprinkle or two of salt and pepper


Directions
Pour everything into a sauce pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Continue cooking until the mixture reduces by half, about 45 minutes. Puree until smooth with an immersion blender or in a stand blender or food processor.