Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Sauce Financière Sauce Financière is a ‘fork-list’ addition to my Sauce Series –– it’s something I’ve always wanted to…
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Saucy Series X: Bechamel Mornay
Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Sauce Béchamel Mornay I discovered Filet of Sole Verdi when I read a description of it that made me…
A Saucy Conversation with Deana
“Sauces are the splendor and the glory of French cooking” ~ Julia Child We will glory in any sauce. Sriracha. Marinara. Fra Diavolo. Bechamel. Bourbon barbecue sauce. Tartar. Chimichurri. Mole. We believe there should be sauce on everything. But when it comes to sauces, the mother lode is in French cuisine, and we are going…
Saucy Series VIII: Bordelaise
Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Bordelaise Sauce Sam Ward was one of the great entertainers of the 19th century. He virtually invented lobbying in…
A Saucy Series, Part II: Sauce Madame
Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Sauce Madame As part of my series on sauces, this goes to the top of the pack as…
A Saucy Series, Part I: Espagnole
Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series, she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Holy Mother of Sauces Lots of people are a bit afraid of French sauces because they think they…