Let Me Tell You About My Microwave Cheese Sauce So you know those evenings when you randomly crave something melty and gooey (and everything in your kitchen looks a bit sad)? That’s me, at least three times a week, desperately scavenging bits of cheese and milk to whip up my not-so-secret weapon: microwave cheese sauce. …
That Time Béarnaise Nearly Broke Me (But Didn’t) Okay, let me set the scene: Saturday night, steak’s sizzling, my partner is eyeing me like I’ve promised to conjure magic on his plate, and I’m standing in the kitchen panicking slightly over a bowl of egg yolks and butter that’s threatening mutiny. Béarnaise sauce, my friends, …
So, the first time I made this Cabernet Cranberry Sauce, I was actually just trying to impress my in-laws—let’s just say that every Thanksgiving since, I’ve been required to bring the sauce. (Though honestly, my husband insists it was his smooth turkey-carving that won them over. Yeah, right.) Funny thing is, it’s become the one …