condiments, dips & sauces – The Glutton Life

Easy Homemade Fresh Apricot Jam with Vanilla

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, sweetsJuly 18, 2023July 18, 2023 thegluttonlife

Fresh apricot jam is one of my favourite jams because its flavour and aroma are exactly what I imagine summer to taste and smell like: bright, sweet, yet slightly tangy,…
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Appelmoes / Easy Dutch Apple Sauce for Meat and Sweets

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, recipes, sides, sweetsJune 7, 2023June 6, 2023 thegluttonlife

Appelmoes, basically meaning 'apple mush' in Dutch, is a popular (side) dish made with, well, you probably guessed it: apples. Traditionally, in The Netherlands, goudreinet (‘golden rennet’, also called goudreinette…
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Mushroom Pâté (Vegetarian Mushroom Spread)

appetizers, condiments, dips & sauces, festive, mushrooms, party food, recipes, snacks, special occasionsDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022 thegluttonlife

While some people might be of the opinion that a real pâté can only be prepared by using minced meat, offal, or fish, the word pâté does simply mean 'paste'…
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Making Compound Butter at Home: Six Flavours

browse by ingredient, butter, condiments, dips & sauces, dairy, recipesJuly 19, 2022July 18, 2022 thegluttonlife

In this article you will find six suggestions for some of my favourite flavoured butters to help you on your way. My favourite out of all of them? That’s a…
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Fava / Φάβα (Greek Yellow Split Pea Dip)

appetizers, condiments, dips & sauces, legumes and pulses, Lent, mezedes, recipes, snacksMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022 thegluttonlife

Traditional Greek fava dip is made with yellow split peas and not with beans as the name might imply. To make fava, yellow split peas are cooked until they fall…
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Stroopvet / Stroopjesvet / Stropiesvet (Dutch Lard or Bacon Drippings and Sugar Syrup Bread Spread)

breakfasts, condiments, dips & sauces, meat, other, pork, recipesFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022 thegluttonlife

On the kitchen counter of my parental home, my father always used to keep a large glass jar with what to my knowledge was mostly leftover fat rendered from smoked…
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Raw Oysters on the Half-Shell with Kumquat Mignonette and Garden Cress

appetizers, clams and mussels, condiments, dips & sauces, festive, fish and seafood, fruit, other, party food, recipes, special occasionsDecember 31, 2021December 31, 2021 thegluttonlife

Not sure if this really counts as a recipe. Even if it does, I am well aware that this is basically the recipe for raw oysters on the half with…
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Sambal Jahe / Sambal Djahé (Sweet and Spicy Chili-Ginger Sauce)

condiments, dips & sauces, recipesNovember 16, 2021November 16, 2021 thegluttonlife

Ginger flavoured (and scented) anything has always been one of my father’s favourite things and while I used to have a slight aversion to the aromatic rhizome as a child,…
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Fig and Port Wine Jam with Pistachios (Fig Preserves)

breakfasts, condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, nuts, recipes, sweetsOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021 thegluttonlife

I don’t have much of a sweet-tooth, but I do really enjoy a few scoops of fruit jam or chutney with a cheese platter and I can really appreciate a…
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Tomato Sambal / Sambal Tomat (Chili Paste with Tomato)

condiments, dips & sauces, recipes, vegetablesJune 22, 2021June 11, 2023 thegluttonlife

If you love chili sauces and pastes as much as I do, you’ll probably benefit from learning how to make your own, so you can always have a large stash…
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Anchovy and Fennel Seed Butter (Compound Butter)

appetizers, butter, condiments, dips & sauces, dairy, recipes, snacksMay 11, 2021May 31, 2023 thegluttonlife

I love butter. I love it on hot toast, melted over veggies and steaks, mashed into fluffy potatoes and baked into buttery biscuits and cakes (including the buttercream frosting, naturally).…
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Skordalia me Karidia / Σκορδαλιά με Καρύδια (Greek Garlic Dip with Walnuts)

appetizers, bread, condiments, dips & sauces, Lent, mezedes, nuts, quick and easy, recipes, sides, snacksMarch 25, 2021June 23, 2021 thegluttonlife

Skordalia is a Greek dip that is usually made with lots of garlic, olive oil and either mashed potato, or bread. You can already find a recipe for a simple…
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Reggosalata / Ρεγγοσαλάτα (Greek Smoked Herring Roe Dip)

appetizers, condiments, dips & sauces, fish, fish and seafood, Lent, mezedes, other, recipesNovember 3, 2020November 2, 2020 thegluttonlife

My recipe here is not so different from the one for my taramosalata that I’ve already got on this site; the amount of roe, onion and olive oil are basically…
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Prickly Pear Barbecue Sauce

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, recipesSeptember 22, 2020September 19, 2020 thegluttonlife

there’s no better way to say goodbye to the final days of summer and to welcome the first days of autumn than having a nice garden barbecue, so I believe…
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Spicy Strawberry Pico de Gallo / Strawberry Salsa Fresca

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, party food, recipes, snacksJune 30, 2020March 14, 2023 thegluttonlife

This strawberry salsa, or pico de gallo (not quite sure which it is) with it’s refreshing combination of sweet, savory and spicy, in particular, is my new favorite summer snack.…
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Miso Mayonnaise

condiments, dips & sauces, eggs, recipesMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020 thegluttonlife

This miso mayo is full of flavor and has an almost salty caramel-y flavor to it. It is, perhaps, too overpowering when paired with something as delicate as sushi, but…
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Preserved Lemon (Lemon Pickle)

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, pickles, recipesApril 21, 2020April 20, 2020 thegluttonlife

Preserved lemons – both rind and pulp – are mostly used as a condiment in North-African, Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines. The salty pickled fruits add a unique pungent lemon-y…
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Real Aioli / Toum / Garlic Sauce (Vegan/Plant-Based)

condiments, dips & sauces, Lent, mezedes, recipes, snacksApril 3, 2020April 2, 2020 thegluttonlife

Some will know this sauce as aioli. Others may know it as toum. While others simply refer to it as ‘garlic sauce’. No matter what you call it, this is…
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Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino with Pangrattato (Poor Man’s Parmesan)

bread, condiments, dips & sauces, Lent, mains, pasta, pasta, quick and easy, recipes, vegetarianMarch 27, 2020May 11, 2020 thegluttonlife

At times, pangrattato is referred to as ‘the poor man’s Parmesan’ as it is said it was used to replace expensive grated cheeses in various recipes. I am not sure…
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Pumpkin Hummus

appetizers, condiments, dips & sauces, legumes and pulses, mezedes, recipes, snacksDecember 3, 2019January 13, 2021 thegluttonlife

This delicious creamy pumpkin hummus is perfect for the coming Holidays and darker autumn and winter weeks – It’s a bit more vibrant, a little toastier and slightly sweeter (with…
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Pumpkin Seed Pesto

condiments, dips & sauces, mains, pasta, pasta, quick and easy, recipes, vegetarianOctober 15, 2019November 9, 2020 thegluttonlife

This pumpkin seed and basil pesto is a twist on the classic ‘pesto alla Genovese’, which is usually made with crushed garlic, fresh basil leaves, Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Pecorino and pine…
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Spicy Spiced Fresh Fig Chutney

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, recipesOctober 8, 2019October 8, 2019 thegluttonlife

This sweet and slightly tangy fresh fig chutney is a perfect addition to cheese and crackers, charcuterie boards, white meat such as chicken and turkey, or sandwiches. The chutney is…
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Goat’s Cheese Mousse and Edible Flowers Wreath / Ένα βρώσιμο μαγιάτικο στεφάνι

appetizers, cheese, condiments, dips & sauces, dairy, festive, party food, recipes, snacks, special occasionsMay 1, 2019November 4, 2022 thegluttonlife

In order to celebrate this special day and it’s coinciding holidays, I made a wreath of my own... My flower wreath is a bit different, since it’s made of soft…
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Kalamata Olive Hummus

condiments, dips & sauces, legumes and pulses, mezedes, recipes, snacksApril 9, 2019January 13, 2021 thegluttonlife

Only in some terribly wicked and inhumane world where I’d have to pick between creamy hummus and salty olive tapenade, hummus would never triumph. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got…
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