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Better than store-bought bottled – yes you can make your own BBQ sauce at home!

Karen’s All Natural Smoky Apricot-Tomato Barbecue Sauce

Chock full of flavor from the brine with mustard seeds, red pepper flakes and freshly cracked black pepper.

Karen’s Zesty Quick Dill Refrigerator Pickles

Spinach, Feta and Tomato Quiche with Wild & Brown Rice Crust

Spinach, Feta and Tomato Quiche with Wild & Brown Rice Crust

Prepare an easy tart dough that is so flaky, you won’t believe it’s gluten-free. Hemp seeds add interest and extra protein.

Hemp Seed Pate Brisee ~ Gluten–Free

Sunflower Satay Sauce ~ for Noodles and Grilled Chicken Skewers (Peanut-Free)

Sunflower Satay Sauce ~ for Noodles and Grilled Chicken Skewers (Peanut-Free)

Simply Delicious ~ Wood Fired Infused Smoked Beets easily prepared on your grill. Finish the Salad with Petite Greens and a Zesty Avocado-Citrus Vinaigrette.

Wood Fired Beet Salad with Avocado-Citrus Vinaigrette

A zesty, simple emulsified vinaigrette with lemon and lime and little cubes of fresh avocados

Avocado-Citrus Vinaigrette

Modern Shrimp Louis: A Comeback for a Classic Dish

Modern Shrimp Louis Salad: A Comeback for a Classic Dish

Modern Shrimp Louis Dressing

Modern Shrimp Louis Dressing

Yes, you have been making hard boiled eggs all wrong! This single technique, you will steam them – SO EASY TO PEEL!!

How to Hard-Boil Eggs: Best Way Is To Steam Them!

My Favorite Deviled Eggs: Grainy Mustard, Purple Scallions, Thyme and a Crisp and Lacy Baked Cheese Frico Makes Them Pungent and Zesty

Deviled Eggs with Purple Scallions and Crisp Cheese Frico

Making Gluten Free Matzo Balls: Scoop the matzo balls for poaching; use an ice cream scoop for uniform size

Karen’s Gluten-Free Matzo Balls – Large and Mini

A quick Vegetable stock, great to have on hand in the freezer for your culinary creations.

Vegetable Stock in a Wok

This delicious chutney provides a great balance to a rich, spicy curry. Grating the mango creates an interesting texture.

Sweet and Sour Grated Mango Chutney

Yes, even the cherished recipe for guacamole can be modified, respectfully, for a deeper flavor and other favorable nuances.

New Guacamole with Roasted Zucchini and Lime Zest

Pickled Vegetables perk up many dishes with their assertive flavor. Use the juices too!

Karen’s Quick Pickled Radishes (with Cubanelle Peppers)

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