Mon, Oct 26, 2009

The Secret Ingredient

Grandma, I was wondering how you make those delicious honey carrots of yours?

Well Joel, I cook the carrots, then I add some honey in.

Oh. So that's it? There's no secret special grandma indredient?

Nope. That's it.

Oh, OK, well what about thats cheesey white sauce you put on cauliflower - how do you make that?

Well Joel, I get some powder from a tin, and add some hot water to it.

Oh. So that's it? There's no recipe with secret herbs & spices or anything like that?

Well, there is, but I just usually do it from the tin.

Oh OK, well what about mushroom sauce - how do you make that? I suppose you just add mushrooms into your gravy?

No, no, no! All wrong! You fry up the onions, bacon and mushrooms, and then add some flour and water to thicken it up.

Ahhhh thanks Grandma :D You're the best! She did end up getting out her recipe book and I copied out a few of her other sauce recipes - including a recipe for caramel sauce... yum!

Guess I can tick that one off the list!!

• Learn how to cook honey carrots, cheese sauce / white sauce & mushroom sauce.