I am a foodie. I love different flavors, so when my husband arrived to the United States, I was excited to share with him all the flavors of California. He didn't like my food at first. I tried recipe after recipe for him, and night after night the response was mediocre at best. I soon tired of cooking food that went to waste because he didn't like it. I stopped cooking and I love to cook. But cooking is no fun when there isn't any enjoyment when it is eaten. After about 3 years of marriage, he began to experiment with food. He started trying different items and became willing to eat things he had never eaten. AND, he started to like food. Yay- and with that, I started to cook again. Now, he always asks me, "When did you learn to cook?" As if this is a new thing for me. My answer- "It isn't when did I learn to cook, it is when did you learn to eat?" This blog is a collection of recipes that I have created. I make new things all the time, but I don't write anything down and then I either forget that I made it, or I forget how to make it. I don't know if anyone is out there that will read this- but if you do, I hope you enjoy trying my recipes. Buen Provecho!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Bleu Cheese Cream Sauce

Oh MAN!!! I don't love cream sauces, but my husband does so I created a sauce for him the other day and I have to say it was delicious. I was inspired by a burger he had eaten a few nights prior. It was a bleu cheese burger so as I was at the grocery store, I saw the bleu cheese and wondered what can I do with that?
The sauce- so I'm not good with measurements so this is just eyeballing. I need to start measuring.
1/2 package of cream cheese
3/4 stick of butter
about 2 tbls of flour
Garlic powder
parsley flakes
1 cup White wine
1 cup of crumbled bleu cheese
1 cup heavy cream
Parmesan cheese
Melt the butter and cream cheese in a saucepan on medium to medium high heat stirring constantly so as not to let the butter burn and to break up the cream cheese so there are not lumps. Add about 2 tbls of flour (I like the Wonder flour because it doesn't lump easily). It should create a rue with a paste like consistency. Add garlic powder and stir so it does't burn but you want it to toast in the pan. Add parsley flakes. Add the white wine while stirring so as not to get lumpy. Add cream and continue stirring. Add blue cheese and continue to stir so it can melt. I don't like blue cheese so this amount isn't too strong a blue cheese taste. If you want a stronger bleu cheese taste you can increase the amount of bleu cheese. Add a little parmesan cheese and salt to taste. YUMMY!

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