Posts Tagged Sauce maker
Trendy Colors For The Squeezo This Spring
Posted by Granny in Kitchen Products, Squeezo Strainer & Tomatoes on 02/28/2013
All Seasons Homestead Helpers is participating in the International Home & Housewares Show for the second year in a row this weekend, featuring, of course, our Squeezo Strainer. The event begins Saturday and lasts for 5 days.
Last year was the first time we were there to introduce the Squeezo. This time, we return with something new. As I point out again and again (as a matter of fact, I think I just did that a couple of days ago), time-honored design requires little, if any, improvement, but that does not mean one cannot be playful and trendy.
This year, then, The Squeezo Gets Trendy! We are introducing 3 NEW COLORS for a choice of complimentary accents to today’s modern kitchen: Green, Red and Textured Black (my personal favorite).
It is not surprising that, century after century, in spite of innovations and modern activities that take our attention in a multitude of directions at once, the kitchen remains the hub of our lives. It is the place to which we migrate early in the day to get sustenance and it is the place where we join others, family and friends, share stories and learn the time-honored skills that perpetuate our love for food and good company through the ages.
The kitchen is the most often renovated and redecorated room in homes across America. What this says is simple: we long to give it personality so that we may recognize that we are home the moment we step in.
Professional decorators agree: a touch of color in the right place can alter the mood in an instant. Since cooking is a playful and joyful activity that already honors color, it goes without saying that expanding the notion to the tools and appliances we use the most can only add to our pleasure.
The Squeezo Booklet – Page 6 – Tomato Sauce for Eggplant
Posted by Granny in Food Prep & Dehydration, Kitchen Products, Nutrition & Recipes, Squeezo Strainer & Tomatoes, The Squeezo Booklet on 12/04/2012
Tomatoes and the Squeezo go together like sweethearts holding hands (how do you like this analogy?). So do turkey and the holidays, but sometimes straying a bit from tradition is a welcome change. If you are expecting company at a traditional time of year, there is no hard-fast universal rule that you must stick with conventional dishes. In fact, a bit of variety can truly liven up the holiday table.
Roasted eggplant slices served with a tasty tomato sauce can make a very pleasant addition to the holiday buffet, and it’s healthy too. I especially like the simplicity of this dish. It allows you to add something different to the table without adding time-consuming steps to your holiday preparations.
You may want to review an earlier post pertaining to processing tomatoes with the Squeezo, if you feel you need a bit o a refresher. Here is a brief overview: Strain the tomatoes in the Squeezo Strainer to remove the skin and seeds. If canned tomatoes are used, put through the Squeezo Strainer for de-pulping and de-seeding. Now, to the sauce and eggplant. Adjust quantities to your needs. This recipe will serve 6, generously, when used as a side dish.
Ingredients
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp oil
1 1/2 cup tomato purée
1 cup beef broth
Salt and pepper
2 eggplants, sliced
Grated Parmesan (or Romano)
Preparation
Sauté onion in butter and oil until soft. Add tomato purée, broth, salt and pepper. Boil until reduced to 2 cups. Sauté eggplant slices in oil until golden. Arrange in overlapping rows in a shallow baking dish. Spoon ribbons of sauce over eggplant. You may also choose to layer. Your kitchen is your realm of creativity. Sprinkle with grated cheese if desired. Place in oven, under moderate heat, until cheese melts.
Serve as a side dish, serve with pasta, serve on toast with tomato and lettuce for a fresh take on a burger.
The Squeezo Booklet – to be continued…
Click HERE to view all entires for The Squeezo Booklet.
Click HERE if you would like the Squeezo Booklet in print.
Click HERE for Squeezo history, assembly, cleaning and use instructions.
The Squeezo Booklet – Page 7 – Tomato & Orange Sauce
Posted by Granny in Food Prep & Dehydration, Kitchen Products, Nutrition & Recipes, Squeezo Strainer & Tomatoes, The Squeezo Booklet on 11/12/2012
The Tomato & Orange Sauce jumped at me today. It is a spicy sauce, one that is perfect to pour over broiled of baked chicken just before serving. Both the color and flavor lend themselves perfectly to an autumn dish, or even for Thanksgiving if you are looking for something a bit different.
For the tomato purée used in this recipe, strain the tomatoes in the Squeezo Strainer to remove the skin and seeds. If canned tomatoes are used, put through the Squeezo Strainer for de-pulping and de-seeding.
As a general rule, it takes about 4 average-sized tomatoes to make 1 cup of purée. I like to make extra and freeze it. I later use this to make more sauce or as a base for soup.
Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
5 garlic cloves, peeled
1 1/2 cup tomato purée
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup bitter orange marmalade*
2 tsp chopped fresh ginger root
Preparation
Heat oil in heavy skillet and sauté garlic cloves for 10 minutes, until golden. Do not burn. Stir in tomato purée, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add marmalade and ginger. Cook for 20 minutes or until thick.
Remove garlic cloves before serving. This does seem like an unusually large amount of garlic, but the cloves remain mild in flavor because they are not chopped.
*Bitter orange marmalade is made from Seville oranges and will be labeled as such. If you cannot find it, use regular marmalade and add the juice of 1/2 lemon.
This sauce is excellent as a dressing on roasted root vegetables also. Sprinkle with Parmesan or even with pine nuts or bread crumbs. Or pour over chicken, as suggested above, but on a bed of orzo or pasta.
The Squeezo Booklet – to be continued…
Click HERE for the entire Squeezo Booklet Series
Click HERE if you would like the Squeezo Booklet in print.
Click HERE for Squeezo history, assembly, cleaning and use instructions.
GRANNY’S CHOICE 1
GRANNY’S CHOICE 2
GRANNY’S CHOICE 3
GRANNY’S CHOICE 4
We Carry Garden Way Cart Wheels
Your Host ~ Granny Wise
Granny Wise is All Seasons Homestead Helpers' writer and sustainability enthusiast. All Season's Homestead Helpers owns and distributes THE ORIGINAL SQUEEZO STRAINER since 2006. The Squeezo Strainer, a staple in kitchens for over 50 years, is the only all-metal sauce maker and it is entirely made in the US. We carry all Squeezo parts. We also carry a carefully selected line of kitchen, lawn and garden equipment including indoor and outdoor compost bins, rain barrels, water bath and steam canners, fruit and cider presses, greenhouses, cold frames, tool carts, kitchen and patio gardens, juicers, grain mills, weed mats and much more.
