I don't particularly like chicken, but my family does, so when I grill it, I always rub my boob(s) with my standard dry rub.

this isn't anything new, but my go to for the grilled chicken is either the amogio sauce I mentioned above, or a fifty fifty mix of soy sauce and italian dressing.

I LOVE chicken.

I've been trying to eat smarter, so I've been eating more chicken.

I've tried three separate, store bought dry rubs.

Kickin chicken, maple steakhouse and roasted herb and garlic.

All three have been good.

Pretty much any combo of acid/heat/sweet, spiced to fit the dish. I do more finishing glazes/marinades that sauces.

I like making spreads for sandwiches when I get tired of just mayo.

I just made a pretty sweet roasted red pepper spread

Roasted Red peppers (I just used canned)
plain yogurt
lite mayo
salt/pepper
garlic paste
parsley
distilled vinegar

I pureed the red peppers, garlic paste and parsley together and then added it to the yogurt/mayo mix

Came out pretty damn good, I just spread on whatever sandwich I'm eating. Came out nice.


I live on the coast so whenever I make steam clams, I always take the leftover from the steamer and make a sauce to go with my meal. On a sautee pan, that broth from the clams, white wine, salt, pepper, lemon, parsley and then I turn the heat up pretty high and reduce it just a tad and it comes out pretty good, I guess I only do that when I make pasta to go with my clams or mussels or whatever

Basic mustard sauce*:

1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup sesame oil
3 tablespoons japanese rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar
pinch fine sea salt


* recipe courtesy of the late Barbara Tropp

Right there. Good stuff

Serious albeit possibly stupid question... Are there any sauce mixes that you can buy that don't suck? I don't cook a lot since I live on my own and what I do cook is usually pretty simple just for me. I eat out a lot. I like cooking I just don't do it for myself much. But if that changed I'm wondering about the pre-packaged mixes rather than going all from scratch and making my own to start with.

Thanks in advance.

Been playing with a marinade that's equal parts dark rum, lime juice, and soy sauce. I like it, but may try to add some cayenne for heat, and adjust the soy so it doesn't overpower.

Can't help you there. I make everything from scratch. I have seen those packet things and have been tempted to try them, but I never do.

A base marinade:

8 parts soy sauce (I use Kikkoman)
7 parts japanese rice vinegar (I use Maruchan)
2 parts sesame oil (I use Kadoya)
1 part sugar (adjust, or leave out, according to your tastes)

I understand the temptation, but there are some seriously good sauces that take absolutely no skill whatsoever and are infinitely better than the mixes. I've tried a few of them, and they suck in comparison to scratch-made sauces.

I kind of figured that, thanks.

I tend to do just a simple dusting of salt, pepper and granulated garlic on my chicken. And I'm not much of a marinade guy.

Multiple taste tests have the Knorr turkey gravy as the best turkey gravy, especially if you add pan drippings to it.