Category Archives: SAUCES AND GRAVIES
Sharon’s Chimichurri Sauce – GOAT
Sharon’s Chimichurri Sauce – GOAT I use less oil to reduce calories, scallion instead of onion for the gelatinous quality of the stalks, and roasted garlic plus some granulated instead of the fresh to mute the garlic and add a softer texture. The result was worthy of praise. It’s easier to use and store when you canContinue reading “Sharon’s Chimichurri Sauce – GOAT”
Sharon’s Birthday Repast
Yesterday on my birthday we ate out, tonight we eat at home and Steve’s cooking. Always red, used to be red and greasy, now it’s streamlined for more healthy yet equally delicious. Those canned seasoned diced tomatoes by GIA RUSSA were perfectly seasoned. I could drink that sauce. Simple, easy to make and fun toContinue reading “Sharon’s Birthday Repast”
AFC Green Olive Roasted Pepper Cheese Sauce
GREEN OLIVE ROASTED PEPPER CHEESE SAUCE When you want an easy to make yellow cheese sauce for all occasions, this is your baby! Hits all the scream notes and melodies of tender! Can a sauce be tender? Where’s your imagination, leave it at the bank did you? Well, not a problem when Chef Sharon isContinue reading “AFC Green Olive Roasted Pepper Cheese Sauce”
Italian Green Bean And Cauliflower Barbecue
ITALIAN GREEN BEAN AND CAULIFLOWER BARBECUE Sauteed Italian green beans and cauliflower with onion, sweet red roasted peppers and Kalamata olive tossed with a sweet sour smoky barbecue sauce! This dish as is needs no accompaniments, however if you want to extend the dish then serve over steamed rice. I could have veggies like theseContinue reading “Italian Green Bean And Cauliflower Barbecue”
Vegetal Side Dish Feast Ala Sharon
Vegetal Side Dish Feast Ala Sharon I love side dishes when they get the attention to detail they deserve. So why not make a holiday meal out of elevating just the side dish? No sooner spoken than done! Here’s three that once seen need no further introduction. I’ll take some of each please! The Animal-FreeContinue reading “Vegetal Side Dish Feast Ala Sharon”
Boiled Red Skin Peanut Spread
BOILED RED SKIN PEANUT SPREAD A multi-purpose red skin peanut spread. Topper, spread, dip, gravy, salad dressing, sauce! Peanuts and ginger beer make it happen! Makes 5-1/2 cups
Green Beans And Mushroom Gravy
Green Beans And Mushroom Gravy Except for the green beans, everything else major is canned, bottled or boxed. No slicing and dicing. A great comfort gravy with stellar canned mushrooms and peas from the DOLLAR STORE! I’ll be going back for more! More gravy too. This won’t last long in this house! Total dish makesContinue reading “Green Beans And Mushroom Gravy”
FRESH HERB WALNUT SAUCE
FRESH HERB WALNUT SAUCE Raw herbs blended with roasted peppers, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, citrus and maple syrup! Served over asparagus with fresh ginger and vegan parmesan or macaroni, asparagus, ginger and parm!! You can take this to the bank!! Makes 2-1/2 cups
Peanut Cider Sauce
PEANUT CIDER SAUCE Sweet, sour, spicy, salty. Easy to make. Serve over animal-free meats, pan-fried tofu planks or cooked veggies, cauliflower, green beans! Or spoon it over shredded green cabbage! Makes 2-3/4 cups
AFC Stroganoff
AFC PRIVATE RESERVE AFC STROGANOFF
AFC Mexican Tofu Rice
AFC PRIVATE RESERVE AFC MEXICAN TOFU RICE
AFC Plant Pepperoni Sauce
PLANT PEPPERONI SAUCE For subs, pasta or muffin/bun pizzas. A simple, thick tomato sauce with Italian seasonings and Pepperoni Crumble! If serving with pasta it’s best to use penne or elbow, shell or bow tie macaroni. If you want more liquid add more tomato product or tomato juice. Due to the thickness it does notContinue reading “AFC Plant Pepperoni Sauce”
AFC CHICKEN FRICASSEE – GOAT
AFC CHICKEN FRICASSEE RECIPE
AFC Collaborative Tomato Sauce
COLLABORATIVE TOMATO SAUCE A collaborative effort on Steve’s birthday. He selected the ingredients; I made the dish. Pasta sauce with all our favorite ingredients over thin spaghetti, topped with pan-fried Portobella mushroom. Drizzle with Truffle oil and sprinkle with plant parmesan cheese shreds! Extra toppers included fresh basil and daiya blue cheeze dressing! Taste TheContinue reading “AFC Collaborative Tomato Sauce”
AFC 48th Anniversary Sauce
48th ANNIVERSARY SAUCE For Sharon and Steve A sauce that has defined us forever. We must be Italian! Add the portobella mushroom, animal-free chicken and Meyer’s lemon and it’s an extra special treat. Just what we like and deserve! Fresh herbs and San Marzano tomatoes – Wow! Cauliflower and fresh beefsteak tomatoes too? You betcha!Continue reading “AFC 48th Anniversary Sauce”
AFC Coriander Pineapple Sauce
CORIANDER PINEAPPLE SAUCE A simple sauce of crushed pineapple and pineapple juice. Flavored with soy sauce, brown sugar and liquid smoke. Seasoned with coriander, garlic, onion, dry mustard powders. Lightly thickened. This time we serve it over pan-fried CHICK’N strips, cauliflower buds and green beans. Old country taste made animal-free! Ouch she did it again!Continue reading “AFC Coriander Pineapple Sauce”
TOMATO SAFFRON BISQUE SAUCE – GOAT
Tomato Saffron Bisque Sauce – GOAT This is TOMATO SAFFRON CAULIFLOWER BISQUE. I didn’t know it was also a sauce. Heated some leftover soup, poured it over green pasta, topped with animal-free parmesan, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, fresh grind black pepper and I WAS in GOAT Heaven!! This dish made from aContinue reading “TOMATO SAFFRON BISQUE SAUCE – GOAT”
Tomato Green Chili Saffron Sauce – GOAT
TOMATO SAFFRON SAUCE – GOAT Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, Roland Classic Coconut Milk, cilantro, garlic, coriander, saffron. Ladle over your favorite pasta. Top with fresh cilantro garnish and a wedge of fresh lemon! Makes approx. 6 cups sauce
TommyAlfredo Bleu – GOAT
TommyAlfredo Bleu – GOAT After decades of turning its collective back on ketchup with a sneer and an arrogant laugh, France accepted American ketchup as a legitimate culinary sauce. The Animal-Free Chef elevates this culinary marvel of condiments to the level of cuisine in her recently released TommyAlfredo Bleu! Makes 5 cups
Mustard Sage Red Grape Sauce
MUSTARD SAGE RED GRAPE SAUCE with Kalamata olive THE PERFECT GRAVY SAUCE FOR HOLIDAY VEGGIE | PLANT-BASED MEATS and holiday stuffing. Make a holiday roast sandwich on a lightly toasted English muffin, topped with this sauce and a thick slice of veggie roast of your choice, more sauce, then garnish with fresh sage strips. AContinue reading “Mustard Sage Red Grape Sauce”
AFC Chicken Piccata Benedict – GOAT
AFC CHICKEN PICCATA BENEDICT – GOAT The Animal-Free Chef’s take on Chicken Piccata served over toasted English muffin as a Benedict breakfast preparation. Wow! Surprise ingredient? Apple cider in the piccata sauce. Ni-i-ce! Makes 6 servings
AFC ASIAN CIDER GRAVY
AFC ASIAN CIDER GRAVY Gravy doesn’t get much better than this! Sweet, tart, smoky, salty with a little heat. Perfection is on the menu tonight! Makes 4 cups
Asian American Fried Rice And Cider Gravy
ASIAN AMERICAN FRIED RICE AND CIDER GRAVY Cider gravy – who would think? Soy sauce with vegan cream cheese? You betcha. How could such unlikely ingredients show up in the same dish to make such a grand entrance while looking and tasting so good doing it? Because ‘you know who’ dared to try something new!Continue reading “Asian American Fried Rice And Cider Gravy”
Smoky Apple Cider Marinara Sauce
SMOKY APPLE CIDER MARINARA SAUCE If you’re wondering what apples and tomatoes have in common it’s this superbly engineered simple marinara sauce. Hey, they’re both fruits; they’re both acidic and sweet and they just happen to compliment each other. Serve over your favorite pasta, with pan-fried veggie chicken or use in any recipe calling forContinue reading “Smoky Apple Cider Marinara Sauce”
Tomato Soupy Sauce
TOMATO SOUPY SAUCE Halfway between a soup and a sauce with multiple uses. It’s one of those rare sauces that totally consumes your attention while consuming it. No matter if used for dipping, for saucing potatoes, pasta or rice or as a soup, it’s not easily forgotten! Makes about 17 cups
AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE
AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE © Okay, so what’s this now? The AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE! Okay it doesn’t look exactly like a poached egg that you put on toast. YET, cut up a chicken poached egg and mix it on itself, and preTTy close. The flavors and textures are there. It’s the best yet.Continue reading “AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE”
AFC Mushroom Bolognese Sauce
AFC MUSHROOM BOLOGNESE SAUCE © One of Steve’s favorite sauces was a bolognese sauce, essentially meat sauce with tomatoes, garlic and a bunch of other stuff. Both our mothers made it, but didn’t call it that. Spaghetti sauce they called it. All spaghetti sauce back then had meat in it. Times change, but sometimes we stillContinue reading “AFC Mushroom Bolognese Sauce”
Pink Lentil Cream
PINK LENTIL CREAM Serve as an elegant first course appetizer soup, use as gravy or a thickener for other sauces instead of cornstarch or flour and bouillon. Easy, cheap and super smooth! Makes 4 cups
AFC Red Turkey Cheese Sauce
AFC RED TURKEY CHEESE SAUCE Wow. This is some nice sauce. Easy to make too! A joy. Great Turkey peppers – long tough and flavorful. Dairy-free cheese sauce of course. So where does the cheese come in? Beats me. All I know is I can taste the cheese. Chee-ee-zzz-y! These cashews don’t need to beContinue reading “AFC Red Turkey Cheese Sauce”
Diet Coke Coffee Gravy
DIET COKE COFFEE GRAVY © BUBBLING GOODNESS. DIET COKE. COFFEE. GRAVY. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Makes 5-3/4 cups 3 c. water 2 c. Berry Cherry Blend (dried cherry, cranberry, blueberry by Traverse Bay Fruit Co.) 1 t. pink Himalayan salt 2 c. fresh brewed robust coffee (I used Zack’s Brews Cowell & Hubbard) 2 T. liquid smokeContinue reading “Diet Coke Coffee Gravy”
Saffron Walnut Pesto
SAFFRON WALNUT PESTO Made with fresh basil and mint, garlic and mustard, Almond Breeze AlmondMilk, Daiya Pepperjack Style Shredded vegan Cheese and extra virgin olive oil. A powerfully expressed avant-guarde version of pesto! Makes 4-1/2 cups
African Tomato Nut Pesto Linguini
AFRICAN TOMATO NUT PESTO LINGUINI #4 Made with veggie pepperoni, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Powerful flavors that pack a powerful pasta punch. Serve with red wine, beer or lemonade! This is my Vincent van Gogh of pesto pasta dishes. Rich, filling, satisfies on all levels. Serves 6-8
MARINARA MARINARA
MARINARA MARINARA The perfect sauce for lasagna, manicotti and all other pasta shapes! Also good on hot subs, over rice, mashed potatoes and veggie meats! Or serve it in appetizer bowls with hot toasted bread strips! Makes 5-1/4 cups
CASHEW PAPRIKASH CHEESE SAUCE
CASHEW PAPRIKASH CHEESE SAUCE An easy to make, delicious cheese sauce using raw cashews that have been cooked till soft, then blended with flavor enhancing ingredients – carrot juice being one of them! Take a look! Makes 4 cups
ROASTED GARLIC SPINACH PESTO
ROASTED GARLIC SPINACH PESTO This is the best of alfredo and pesto. Lots of flavor, and creamy texture throughout. Tastes good at room temperature. You’re going to love this one! Pesto makes 4 cups; pasta dish serves 8-10
ROASTED BEET STEAKS – GOAT
ROASTED BEET STEAKS – GOAT This is my Filet Mignon. Serve with mushroom gravy and your favorite mashed potatoes. Top the beet steaks with chopped sweet cherries and serve red beet horseradish as a side condiment. Perfect! Serves 4
MADEIRA MARINARA
MADEIRA MARINARA A rich but impressively light marinara flavored with Madeira wine, fresh garlic, rosemary and tarragon! Served over spiralized zucchini noodles! Makes about 8 cups
AFC MOSCATO GRAPE SAUCE ©
AFC MOSCATO GRAPE SAUCE © from SECRET ASIAN WOMAN Sauce Collection Use to sauce veggies and veg meats. Also makes an elegant salad dressing for greens, fruit and veggies! Makes 3-1/4 cups
AFC STRAWBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE ©
AFC STRAWBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE © from SECRET ASIAN WOMAN Sauce Collection A light sweet sour strawberry mustard sauce for stir-fries and veggie meats! Makes 3-3/4 cups