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Welcome to Prep My Recipe!
I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
Micheline
Prep My Recipe is a food blog featuring California-style recipes, step-by-step instructions for how to make delicious food and drinks, printable recipe cards, helpful recipe videos and tips & tricks, as well as recommended products for all budgets. Blog pages also spotlight “Pimp My Recipe” ideas for how to customize each recipe for a variety of dietary preferences. Please go to the Recipes menu at the top of this website to browse all categories and access all recipes.
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Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Brown sugar and a hint of bourbon give our Bourbon Caramel Sauce a rich and decadent flavor. This is the perfect topping for our Pumpkin Spice Brioche Bread Pudding. Combined with our Candied Cinnamon Pecans, it turns plain vanilla ice cream into an impressive and very easy dessert for entertaining. This easy caramel sauce is so delicious, you will likely want to put it on everything! And, it can easily be made kid-friendly.
White Bean Roasted Garlic Dip
A delicious alternative to hummus, this quick and easy White Bean Roasted Garlic Dip is healthy & so flavorful. We roasted garlic to mellow out its sharpness, used buttery cannellini beans, fresh herbs, added fresh lemon juice and zest to brighten up the flavor, and a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes to give it a little kick. Served with homemade crostini, our white bean dip can be made ahead of time and makes the perfect appetizer for any gathering.
Citrus Vinaigrette
Our Citrus Vinaigrette has a beautifully bright flavor that will perk up any salad. What gives this salad dressing its uniqueness? We used fresh ingredients, as well as sweet and savory elements, to create this lovely vinaigrette. For a twist on the typical citrus salad dressing recipes, we used the juice and zest of clementines, lemon, fresh rosemary, coarse Dijon mustard, and a beautiful extra virgin olive oil. Simple ingredients, but when combined, they make the perfect vinaigrette to dress our Fresh Citrus Salad. This recipe is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, healthy, and super delicious!
Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is the perfect complement to fish, chicken, gnocchi, and pasta. Fresh red peppers are roasted (or grilled), then simmered with garlic, fresh herbs, wine, and a few other ingredients to bring out the amazing flavor in this sauce. It’s a great make ahead recipe, and gets better over time. Easy, delicious, and versatile, this recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free! We also offer a few variations of this recipe to make it richer, or more refined.
Ginger Simple Syrup
Our Ginger Simple Syrup has the perfect depth of ginger flavor, without being overly pungent. It’s delicious in hot tea, a wonderful sweetener for cocktails, and a refreshing change when drizzled on pancakes. Whether you like a light touch, or a major punch of ginger, this recipe is easily customizable. The bonus is you end up with candied or crystallized ginger for snacking!
Kumquat Marmalade
This Kumquat Marmalade is bright in both color and flavor! It’s tart and sweet, and can be used in a variety of ways. Our small batch freezer jam recipe requires no canning, and uses no pectin or refined sugar! For a treat, try topping some vanilla bean ice cream with slightly warmed kumquat marmalade. If you have never made jam, this is a great place to start!
Mild Three Chile Salsa
This quick, smoky salsa can easily be made extra mild or super spicy, and is delicious as a dip or a topping on tacos, tamales, enchiladas, and more. Crank up the heat and use it as a hot sauce for anything that needs some extra flavor! Our 3 step recipe is really tasty and so ridiculously quick and easy, that you will likely never want to buy salsa again!
Quick Orange Glaze
This Quick Orange Glaze is wonderful on everything from quick bread, spice cake, and sweet loaf, to pastries. With all natural ingredients, this 3-ingredient glaze makes everything it’s drizzled on taste like you are biting into a fresh orange!
Chipotle Mayo
This 2 ingredient recipe couldn’t be easier and it can be made as mild or spicy as you want! Our Chipotle Mayo is quick and easy and transforms plain mayonnaise into a slightly spicy and delicious spread for sliders, sandwiches, and even tacos!
Zesty Honey Roasted Almonds
These Zesty Honey Roasted Almonds are incredibly easy to make and absolutely addicting! They have a secret ingredient, along with just a hint of spiciness. With the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and spicy, they are a healthy and tasty snack. They can easily be made kid friendly, too!
Easy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This simple and quick sauce is not only beautiful, but absolutely delicious! It’s slightly tangy and really scrumptious and great with white fish, chicken, or even pasta.
Easy Perfectly Plum Jam
This fresh, perfectly plum jam is quick and easy and done in less than one hour. It’s amazing on toast, waffles, yogurt, and even better served slightly warm as a topping on vanilla bean ice cream.