Checca
Checca is a traditional Roman uncooked condiment that I make with a combination of chopped heirloom cherry tomatoes, green olives, garlic, fresh basil, salt, and pepper.
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Sauces, Dressings & Spice Mixes
This is a kind of blanket category covering all different kinds of spice blends and sauces that I hope to eventually package and make available under the Rob’s Little Kitchen label. The secrets behind the best dishes are the spices and sauces that imbue them with deep and rich flavors.
Barbecue Dry Rub
This blend of spices rubbed on any meat or chicken and left to marinate before barbecuing, infuses it with sweet, savory, hot and spicy notes that work perfectly when grilled with any barbecue sauce.
Authentic Enchilada Sauce
Rich and robust and a thousand times better than store-bought, this authentic, enchilada sauce packs some serious FLAVORS! Perfect on my Great Chicken Enchiladas.
Quick Easy Enchilada Sauce
This easy to make enchilada sauce takes a lot less time than the traditional version and can be done with ingredients you already have in your pantry. It’s perfect on my Great Chicken Enchiladas and a lot easier than the Authentic Enchilada Sauce.
Super Simple Great Pasta Sauce
This is Rob’s Little Cheat for making amazing pasta sauce, fast and easy. The trick is instead of using crushed tomatoes, use your favorite flavor store brand bottled sauce for the tomatoes. They cost a little more, but are already loaded with tons of flavor. …
Caesar Salad Dressing
As it turns out, this exotic Italian dressing, that we have been brainwashed to believe is only attainable in restaurants is a super simple easy dressing that anyone can make at home. All you need is a food processor, that most of us have.
Basil Pesto
A rich puree made from basil, pine nuts, parmigiano-reggiano and garlic is perfect with almost any shaped pasta and can be served with a variety of proteins. (see pasta recipes).
Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette
You will love this condiment of warm cherry tomatoes with chives that has the richness of a lightly sauteed shallot. It can be served over Ricotta Omelets, Marinated Flank Steak, with some crumbled feta tossed with pasta, or over a grilled twist on Ratatouille. We …