Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce #OurFamilyTable

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce works with meat, fish, or vegetables. Use it anywhere you want a nutty sesame kick. I like it as a dipping sauce too!

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce

Thanks Christie from A Kitchen Hoors Adventures for hosting our event! Don’t forget to page down to the end of my post for more great sauce ideas from Our Dinner Table Group!

Sauces can make or break a dish. I don’t mean literally “break” the dish, at least I hope not! šŸ™‚
A sauce can add depth of flavor. Sometimes it can bring the dish together by adding moisture to dry vegetables or meats. Sauces can be thin, almost like a glaze or thick and clingy.
Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce can be either. You can thin it by adding extra Meyer Lemon juice or even regular lemon juice or a bit more water.
Black garlic balances out the sauce with a bit of sweetness. I add parsley for some texture and color. You can substitute cilantro if you like.
serve it on the thick side with fresh vegetables or toasted pita for a tasty appetizer.

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce

Meyer Lemon Tahini Sauce

5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup Meyer Lemon juice (I used Melissa's Produce)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 2 cloves black garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all ingredients in a 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated. Sauce can also be served cold as a condiment or dipping sauce.

Sauce it up!

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Stacked Sweet Potato Steak with Gouda Cheese Sauce #OldAmsterdam #ad #recipes

I received samples of Old Amsterdam Classic Gouda and Goat Gouda to review. I receive no further compensation. All opinions are my own.

Stacked Sweet Potato Steak with Gouda Cheese Sauce offers cinnamon sweet potatoes topped with tender steak slices and drenched in smooth, tangy Old Amsterdam Classic Gouda cheese sauce. Serve as an appetizer or main dish.
Be sure to check out the bonus recipe for Goat Gouda from Old Amsterdam at the end of the post.
stacked sweet potato steak with gouda cheese sauce
I’m a big fan of cheese. I can eat it as a snack as well as incorporated in dishes.
Fruit and cheese boards are fun. It can be a nice change from meat.
fruit and cheese

One of my favorite ways to enjoy cheese is cheese sauce.
Old Amsterdam Classic Gouda melts easily. It’s tangy flavor doesn’t get lost in a rich sauce. Classic Gouda pairs beautifully with steak.
stacked sweet potato steak with gouda cheese sauce

Sweet potatoes cooked with onion then mashed with butter and cinnamon works with steak and cheese. You get a burst of umami, a bit of sweet and salty and tang from the gouda. Delicious!

Stacked Sweet Potatoes Steak with Gouda Cheese Sauce

Stacked Sweet Potato Steak with Gouda Cheese Sauce

Stacked Sweet Potato Steak with Gouda Cheese Sauce

Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Sweet Potatoes

  • 2 cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice (I used blood oranges)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

Steak

  • 1 pound skirt or flat iron steak cut into thin strips
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Cheese Sauce

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded Old Amsterdam Classic Gouda

Garnish

  • 1/4 cup shredded Old Amsterdam Classic Gouda
  • orange zest
  • fresh thyme leaves

Instructions
 

Sweet Potatoes

  • Bring sweet potatoes and onions and enough water to cover it to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook until tender, about 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Turn off heat. Drain and return sweet potatoes and onion to the burner. Add butter, orange juice, salt and mash. Fold in cinnamon and thyme. Keep warm. While sweet potatoes cook, prepare steak and cheese sauce.

Steak

  • Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute. Add oil and heat until oil shimmers, about a minute. Salt and pepper steak strips. Add steak to pan in a single layer and fry about 1 to 2 minutes per side to reach desired doneness. keep warm.

Cheese Sauce

  • Add flour to a 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add butter and continue cooking, stirring constantly to form a roux, about 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in milk. return to stove, reduce heat to low-medium and cook, stirring constantly until sauce starts to thicken, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add cheese, stirring until melted in and thoroughly blended.

Assemble

  • Use a ring mold or just mound desired amount of sweet potatoes onto a plate. Next, drape steak over top. Add cheese sauce over steak. Garnish as desired with zest, thyme and shredded cheese. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon if desired.

About Old Amsterdam Cheese

Old Amsterdam Cheese, the market leader in Branded Aged Gouda in Holland, offers a delicious lineup of quality Gouda cheeses includingĀ Old Amsterdam Classic Aged GoudaĀ andĀ Old Amsterdam Goat Gouda:

  • Old Amsterdam Aged Gouda is known as The Classic the #1 Aged Gouda in Holland. Classic Gouda is aged for a minimum of 8 months and has a perfect balance between sweet and savory.Ā Ā It has rich butterscotch undertones and a dense, smooth texture sparked with fine ripening crystals. This popular and well-loved favorite from Holland has won numerous awards and is loved internationally. It is ideal for cheese platters, recipes, and other pairings such as almonds, jam, fruit chutney, fruits, raisin nut bread, and crackers as well as paired with a favorite wine, beer, or cocktail.
  • Old Amsterdam GoatĀ GoudaĀ has been voted the number one Hard Goatā€™s Milk cheese in the world. Goat Gouda is aged for a minimum of 8 months and has a very surprising and pleasant flavor profile and is refreshingly sweet with caramel undertones and a smooth, creamy texture with fine ripening crystals.Ā Ā The sweetness and texture make this great on salads, sandwiches, and in many recipes. It pairs well on a platter with hazelnuts, figs, fruits, and your favorite IPAā€™s.

Old AmsterdamĀ can be purchased through e-commerce atĀ Shop Old AmsterdamĀ and at such retailers as Kingā€™s, Raleyā€™s, ShopRite, Albertsons, Trader Joes, Gelsonā€™s, HEB, Hy-Vee, Lunds & Byerlys, Marianoā€™s, Pavilions, Safeway, and Sprouts.

Here’s a perfect salad recipe to try with Old Amsterdam Goat Gouda courtesy of Old Amsterdam. A healthy salad with radicchio and chicken and shaved Old Amsterdam.

Old Amsterdam Goat Cheese Chicken SaladRadicchio

This salad is packed full of vitamins! The black grapes are a delicious, sweet complement to the salty cheese. Ideal for leftover chicken, but if you donā€™t have any, you can also use chicken thighs.
60 minutesā€“Serves 4
Ingredients
ā€¢2 chicken thighs
ā€¢5 tablespoons olive oil
ā€¢4 radicchio stalks
ā€¢2 sticks of celery
ā€¢1 tablespoon mustard
ā€¢1 tablespoon mayonnaise
ā€¢1 tablespoon vinegar
ā€¢Salt and pepper
ā€¢1 head of curly endive
ā€¢A few sprigs of flat parsley
ā€¢2 handfuls of seedless black grapes
ā€¢A piece of Old Amsterdam
Season the chicken. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a thick-bottomed pan and fry the drumsticks so they are brown all over. Put the heat down to a low setting, add a splash of water and leave the chicken to cook for 30 minutes (you may need to add more water if the chicken gets dry). Leave it to cool and cut the meat into pieces.
Cut the radicchio stalks lengthways down the middle and remove the core. Then cut them into strips. Remove the strings from the celery sticks and slice them diagonally into thin rings.
Make a vinaigrette with the mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the rest of the olive oil and beat it into a smooth dressing.
In a bowl, mix the radicchio, curly endive and celery and then add the dressing. Divide it between 4 plates, put the chicken and grapes on top, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and finish with shavings of Old Amsterdam.

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Chocolate Funnel Cake #ChocolateWeek

Chocolate Funnel Cake takes a new twist on an old favorite for #ChocolateWeek . Delicate batter kissed with a bit of cocoa. Free form drizzles make any shape you like. Go ahead, it’s time to play with your food!
Chocolate Funnel Cake
Funnel Cakes got their name by the way theyā€™re made. The batter was dropped into a vat of oil by filling a funnel and removing and replacing your finger over the hole to adjust the flow. You can use a measuring cup with a spout, but it gives you less control. I like to use a squeeze bottle. The bottle keeps my hands farther away from the hot oil and splashes.
Chocolate Funnel Cake
Chocolate Funnel Cake is one of dozens of chocolate recipes for #ChocolateWeek from our fun loving, chocolate loving, group of bloggers links below! Thanks Jolene and Christie for hosting this deliciously fun event!
I grew up eating funnel cakes my mom made and some we bought at local fairs. Vendors barked, “Come and get it, hot, fresh funnel cakes!” Each one doused in powdered sugar. Messy but oh so good!
Chocolate Funnel Cake
Making funnel cakes at home gave me the opportunity to experiment with flavors and toppings. Adding strawberries for example, I needed to adjust the amount of liquid. A bit of cocoa and adjust the sweetness produced these chocolate goodies I’m sharing with you today.
Chocolate Funnel Cake

Chocolate Funnel Cake

Chocolate Funnel Cake

5 from 2 votes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup flour plus 2 tablespoons
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Mix together egg and milk. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Slowly add wet mix to dry mix and stir until you have a smooth batter. While batter rests, heat oil to 375 degrees.
  • Place batter in funnel (remember to keep your finger in place), spouted measuring cup or squeeze bottle. Drizzle batter into oil making circular patterns.

Okay chocolate lovers, here more delicious chocolate recipe ideas to enjoy!

More Chocolate Recipes

Thanks for joining us today for Day Three of Chocolate Week! What’s your favorite way to enjoy chocolate? In baked goods, chili, maybe as a glaze for meat or in pasta? I’d love to hear your ideas in a comment below!

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Chocolate Meringue Pie #ChocolateWeek

Chocolate Meringue Pie unites the best of both worlds in a tender, flaky pie crust. Creamy chocolate pudding topped with tender toasted meringue. Making your own pudding or custard is easy and so worth the effort!

One of dozens of chocolate recipes for #ChocolateWeek from our fun loving, chocolate loving, group of bloggers links below! Thanks Jolene and Christie for hosting this deliciously fun event!


There’s advantages to making your own pudding for the filling. You can use either whole or 2 percent milk. Try it with dark cocoa or regular cocoa. Add vanilla or almond or even mint flavoring. All great choices!
Chocolate Meringue Pie
This pie uses a baked crust. Homemade or store bought works fine as long as you gently pierce the bottom and sides with a fork before baking.
People worry about eating meringue with undercooked eggs. The trick to make sure the meringue is cooked is using hot filling. Hot filling helps bake the egg whites from underneath. Baking meringue to brown it instead of top broiling helps cook it evenly. So that’s a win, win!

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie

5 from 2 votes
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9-inch pie crust, baked

pudding

  • 3 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark or regular cocoa
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened

meringue

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup fine sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350

Pudding

  • In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks and vanilla. Set aside.
  • Whisk together in a medium-sized saucepan, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Slowly whisk in half the milk. Add the rest of the milk and whisk until sugar dissolves, about a minute. Bring mixture to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly and cook about a minute. Remove from heat.
  • Add about a teaspoon of hot mixture to whisked yolks to temper and avoid eggs precooking. Add egg mixture to chocolate mixture. Cook about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and whisk in butter.
  • Pour pudding mixture into baked pie shell.

meringue

  • Beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy., about 1 minute. Beat in sugar a little at a time, scrape down sides as needed. Turn up mixer to high and beat whites into stiff peaks.
  • Top hot pudding with meringue. Be careful to completely cover top of pie with meringue right up to the crust. Bake about 12 to 15 minutes until meringue browns.

Because you like Chocolate Meringue Pie, here’s more meringue pies to try!

Orange Meringue slice

Orange Meringue Pie

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Blueberry Cream Pie with Almond Meringue

More Chocolate Recipes

Thanks for joining us today for Day One of Chocolate Week! What’s your favorite way to enjoy chocolate? In baked goods, chili, maybe as a glaze for meat or in pasta? I’d love to hear your ideas in a comment below!

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