Homemade Hot Sauce, Cocktail Bitters, Making Pie without a Recipe

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jul. 04, 2015 Food & Drink

This week the "queen of hot" teaches us various techniques for making homemade hot sauce. Plus, we discuss cocktail bitters and Michael Ruhlman tells us about no-fail ratios that every home cook needs to know.

From this Episode:

Jonathan Gold Reviews Jon & Vinny's

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Homemade Hot Sauce

Jennifer Trainer Thompson is the author of Hot Sauce: Techniques for Making Signature Hot Sauces, with 32 Recipes to Get You Started; Includes 60 Recipes for Using Your...

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The Truth about Bitters

Brad Thomas Parsons is the author of Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas . A recipe for Apple Bitters , as well...

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Salt: The Essential Ingredient

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Ruhlman's Ratios

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7 min

How to Eat Gluten-Free (and Well) Every Day

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9 min

Market Report

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7 min