Which of Vivian Howard's sauces are pour-and-shake?

8 of the 10 sauces cited to Vivian Howard in the PantryFlex catalog fit a pour-and-shake jar, including Little Green Dress, Brown-Butter Hot-Sauce Vinaigrette, and Broken-Egg Dressing.

Where does Vivian Howard cook?

Howard runs Lenoir in Kinston, North Carolina. She formerly ran Chef & the Farmer there.

Are these Vivian Howard's actual recipes?

The sauces are adapted from recipes Vivian Howard published, with Vivian Howard cited as the source on every recipe page. PantryFlex is independent and not affiliated with Vivian Howard.

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Vivian Howard Sauce Recipes

Independent adaptations of Vivian Howard's publicly published recipes. Not created by, affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vivian Howard.

Vivian Howard is an Eastern North Carolina chef who ran Chef & the Farmer in Kinston before opening Lenoir, her current restaurant. She holds the James Beard Outstanding Cookbook award and the Best Chef Southeast recognition. PantryFlex adapts recipes Vivian Howard published and cites Vivian Howard as the source for each one.

The PBS series A Chef's Life documented her work with local produce and hog cookery in Kinston. Both of her Kinston restaurants, past and present, appear across that documented body of work. PantryFlex adapts recipes Vivian Howard published and cites Vivian Howard as the source for each one.

By the numbers

recipes

80%

pour-and-shake ready

0.8:1 fat to acid

field median 2.7:1

7.4

ingredients per recipe, field average 6.8

Lemon juice is Vivian's acid of choice, showing up in 9 of 10 recipes.

Compared with the whole catalog, Vivian reaches more often for lemon juice (90% vs 23%), lemon zest (30% vs 5%), and hot sauce (30% vs 1%).

How Vivian builds a sauce

Vivian Howard's 10 sauces in the catalog lean toward 4 vinaigrettes, 1 herb sauce, and 1 dressing. Of that total, 8 are jar-ready as a pour-and-shake or simmer sauce, 1 needs a blender, and 1 is cooked fully on the stove. Recipes cited to Vivian Howard include Little Green Dress, Brown-Butter Hot-Sauce Vinaigrette, and Broken-Egg Dressing.

Recipes

Shallot-Garlic Herb SauceOn the jar: SHALLOT HERBVivian Howard's little green dress for biscuits, eggs.Brown-Butter Hot-Sauce VinaigretteOn the jar: BROWN-BUTTERA bright dressing for salads and vegetables.Broken-Egg DressingOn the jar: BROKEN-EGGVivian Howard's broken-egg dressing for tomato-avocado salad.Lemon Vanilla VinaigretteOn the jar: CITRUS-HONEYHoward's lemon vanilla vinaigrette for strawberry-beet salad.Eastern Carolina Vinegar SauceOn the jar: EASTERN CAROVivian Howard's classic Eastern Carolina vinegar sauce.Garlic Lemon Juice RemouladeOn the jar: GARLICVivian Howard's Southern comeback-style sauce.Blue Cheese Honey VinaigretteOn the jar: CITRUS-HONEYVivian Howard's blue cheese vinaigrette for sprouts & pear.Creamy Scallion DipOn the jar: CREAMYVivian Howard's creamy scallion dip for okra fries.PonzuOn the jar: ORANGEMAPLEVivian Howard's orange-maple ponzu for seafood and salads.Muscadine-Apple MignonetteOn the jar: MUSCADINEAPPVivian Howard's muscadine-apple mignonette for raw oysters.

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1 kitchen · 2 national awards

Broken-Egg DressingNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: BROKEN-EGG
Eastern Carolina Vinegar SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: EASTERN CARO
Garlic Lemon Juice RemouladeNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: GARLIC
Blue Cheese Honey VinaigretteNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CITRUS-HONEY

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Kitchens

Chef & the Farmer · Kinston
Lenoir · Kinston

Awards

James Beard Outstanding Cookbook
James Beard Best Chef: Southeast

Common questions

Which of Vivian Howard's sauces are pour-and-shake?: 8 of the 10 sauces cited to Vivian Howard in the PantryFlex catalog fit a pour-and-shake jar, including Little Green Dress, Brown-Butter Hot-Sauce Vinaigrette, and Broken-Egg Dressing.
Where does Vivian Howard cook?: Howard runs Lenoir in Kinston, North Carolina. She formerly ran Chef & the Farmer there.
Are these Vivian Howard's actual recipes?: The sauces are adapted from recipes Vivian Howard published, with Vivian Howard cited as the source on every recipe page. PantryFlex is independent and not affiliated with Vivian Howard.

Citations

Shallot-Garlic Herb Sauce · adapted from This Will Make It Taste Good / Splendid Table
Brown-Butter Hot-Sauce Vinaigrette · adapted from Deep Run Roots / Charleston Living Mag
Broken-Egg Dressing · adapted from Deep Run Roots / vivianhoward.com
Lemon Vanilla Vinaigrette · adapted from Vivian Howard / Cary Magazine
Eastern Carolina Vinegar Sauce · adapted from Deep Run Roots / Vivian Howard
Garlic Lemon Juice Remoulade · adapted from Deep Run Roots Southern pantry
Blue Cheese Honey Vinaigrette · adapted from Vivian Howard / CBS The Dish (Brussels sprout and pear salad)
Creamy Scallion Dip · adapted from Vivian Howard / CBS The Dish (okra oven fries)
Ponzu · adapted from Vivian Howard / PBS Food
Muscadine-Apple Mignonette · adapted from Vivian Howard / PBS A Chef's Life

Every recipe lists its source and original title in the Provenance section of the recipe page.

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