Barbeque Sauce
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup Xagave or honey 1/2 Tbsp onion powder 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil; immediately reduce to a simmer and let simmer until thickness desired. Simmer on low heat for about 2 hours. Stir occasionally. Stores well in the refrigerator for weeks. 
Chocolate Sauce
1 cup cocoa 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 cup hot water 1 cup Xagave 1 to 2 Tbsp Ultra Gel 2 Tbsp powdered milk (optional) Mix the cocoa, vanilla and hot water until smooth. Add Xagave and blend well. For a thicker sauce, add Ultra Gel and blend well. For a milk chocolate syrup, add powdered milk. Cilantro Lime Dressing
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, chopped
1 clove garlic 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 cup lime juice 1/3 cup honey or Xagave 2 tsp rice vinegar 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste 1-1/2 Tbsp dried cilantro leaves 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil Place the jalapeno, garlic, and ginger into a food processor or blender; pulse until the jalapeno and garlic are finely chopped. Pour in the lime juice, honey, rice vinegar, salt, and cilantro; pulse a few times to blend. Turn on low and slowly drizzle in the olive oil until incorporated into the dressing. Season to taste with salt before serving. Makes 1-1/2 cups. Stores in refrigerator for weeks. Bragg's Salad Dressing
1 cup Bragg's apple cider vinegar
2/3 cup light virgin olive oil 6 cloves garlic, minced 3 - 4 tsp honey or Xagave 1 tsp bragg's liquid aminos 2 pinches Bragg's Sprinkle Combine all ingredients in jar and mix thoroughly. Adjust liquid aminos and Sprinkle to taste. Store in refrigerator. |
Salsa
1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes
2 to 4 Roma tomatoes, diced 1 (4 oz) can green chilies 1/4 cup onions, diced 1 jalapeno, diced 1 lime, squeezed Or 1 to 2 Tbsp of lime juice 1 handful cilantro leaves, chopped Or 3 to 4 Tbsp dried cilantro leaves 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp oregano leaves Crushed red chili flakes, to taste 1 to 1-1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper Drain diced tomatoes. Stir together all ingredients. Best if made one day ahead for flavors to blend. Teriyaki Sauce
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water 2 Tbsp white rice vinegar 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp Xagave 1 tsp dried minced garlic 1 tsp ground ginger 1 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1 Tbsp water Combine ingredients (except cornstarch) in a blender and blend. Pour blended ingredients in pan and bring to a boil. Once sauce begins to boil, immediately reduce to simmer. Mix corn starch and water and add to sauce, stirring constantly until thickens (less than one minute). NOTE: Prepare sauce without the cornstarch to make a wonderful meat marinade. Apple Orange Cranberry Sauce
3 cups (12-oz) fresh cranberries
1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup Xagave or honey 3/4 cup all-fruit orange marmalade 2 apples, finely chopped 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves Wash and pick over the cranberries. Discard stems and soft berries. In a saucepan, place the cranberries in boiling water on high heat. After starting the cranberries, add the other ingredients right away, and continue to cook until both cranberries and apples are soft. Mash the mixture a bit with the back of a wooden spoon to break up some of the fruits, but still leave it chunky. Allow sauce to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cool. Sauce will set up as it cools. May add or substitute: dried or canned cherries, crushed pineapple, mandarin orange sections. Apple Cinnamon Topping
2 cups reconstituted apples slice s
1 cup water 1/3 cup Xagave 1 tsp cinnamon 2 Tbsp cornstarch 2 Tbsp water Put apples, water, Xagave and cinnamon in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer about 5 minutes until apples soften. Mix cornstarch in 2 Tbsp water and stir until all lumps are gone. Pour cornstarch mixture into apple mixture while stirring slowly. Stir until topping thickens and begins to bubble. If it does not thicken to desired level quickly, repeat cornstarch and water step. Serve hot over pancakes and waffles. |
| The Planned Pantry |
|
|