My Dad’s family used to have a cabin in the Brainerd Lakes area. Growing up at least one weekend in the summer my grandparents, and all four of my dad’s siblings and my cousins used to try to get together there. We’d swim, waterski, jump off the rope swing, play badminton, enjoy cocktail hour and …
Classic Tartar Sauce
My husband’s grandparents used to own a restaurant in our hometown that specialized in made from scratch comfort food. As a result my mother-in-law has a lot of great make from scratch recipes, from full meals to simple sauces like this tartar sauce. I’ll be posting walleye fingers tomorrow and before I could post those,…
Tomato-Basil Sauce
This simple tomato basil sauce is a go-to recipe for me when I’m looking for a quick sauce to throw on Chicken Parmesan and it’s great to have around to dip on things like cheese bread. The thing that makes this sauce unique is the addition of roasted red peppers. I don’t add enough to…
Chili Garlic Dipping Sauce
This is the fifth and final sauce that I served with my Southern Style Fried Chicken Strips on New Year’s Eve. When we were looking for sauce recipes this one caught my eye because it reminded me of this burger sauce Derek created a few weeks ago (I’ll post it sometime once we make it…
Sweet & Sour Sweet Tea Sauce
In our quest to find the perfect dipping sauces for our New Year’s Eve chicken strips, I stumbled upon this recipe for Sweet Tea dipping sauce on Thirsty for Tea. I was drawn in by the description of perfect southern-style chicken tenders and the traditional southern way of eating them with a little honey and…
Sweet & Tangy Dipping Sauce
This sweet & tangy dipping sauce is the third of five sauces I served with our New Year’s Eve Southern Style Fried Chicken Strips. On our way home from Christmas, we were googling sauce recipes and stumbled upon this one for a sweet and tangy version. We adapted it a little as we made it…
