sauce/gravy

Note:  Many of these recipes are either directly from other sites (credited where I can find them), or are my own modifications on things I found on the web.

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Also note some useful kitchen resources at the bottom

Enjoy!

 

Here’s one of several cookbooks I plan to scan in and post:

CSA Czech-American Cuisine – A cookbook my Mom got in Chicagoland MAANNYY years ago.  don’t plan on finding a lot of tofu-health-conscious-crunchy-granola recipes in here….

 

 

Smoked Svíčková

I was considering calling this "Bohemian Brisket" or "Bohemian Barbecue" - but either way, I think this might be a true Czexan recipe...

This is grandma's recipe, but translated to the smoker... since I'm in Texas, EVERYTHING needs to be smoked, right?

The meat was not as tender as I liked the last time I did it in the oven, so I came up with this solution, and it did not disappoint.  Smoked over locally grown peach wood, everyone who has tried it loves this version.  

 

Soy-Garlic Cremaa bit of a fusion-type accessory for tacos, burritos and other such meals

Some basic measurement conversions – I will admit, some of my recipes call for 1/4 cup of one thing, then 4 tbsp of another…. i’ll work on that. In the meantime, this will help!

  • 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons = 1/2 tablespoon
  • 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
  • 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
  • 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
  • 1 cup = 1/2 pint
  • 2 cups = 1 pint
  • 4 cups = 1 quart
  • 2 pints = 1 quart
  • 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
  • 32 ounces = 1 quart
  • 2 quarts = 1/2 gallon
  • 4 quarts = 1 gallon
  • 1 stick of butter = 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

 
FDA Safe Cooking Guidelines – Click the thermometer to open the PDF