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Sauces & Condiments

Herby cream cheese spread and crackers

Herby cream cheese spread

A no-cook appetizer to go with your New Year's Eve cocktail drinks, this herb-loaded cheese spread is ready in ten minutes …

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Pork burger steak and mashed potatoes with real mushroom gravy

Real mushroom gravy

My best tips for making the richest and most flavorful mushroom gravy: use fresh mushrooms (canned is a bad idea) and bone …

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Mashed potatoes and onion gravy

Onion gravy

Lots of onion, a dark roux, the best vegetable broth and a drizzle of Worcestershire sauce. These are what it takes to make …

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Hollandaise sauce, in ribbon stage, falling from a spoon

The silkiest Hollandaise sauce in 12 minutes

One of the Mother Sauces in French cuisine, Hollandaise sauce is an emulsion of egg yolks, melted butter and lemon juice.

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Ladling Béchamel sauce into a pan of lasagna with ragu

Béchamel sauce

We rarely make lasagna without Béchamel sauce. I used to prepare it but, these days, my daughter, Alex, has taken over that …

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Homemade Caesar salad dressing

Caesar salad dressing

You don’t need any fancy kitchen equipment to make Caesar salad dressing. Just a wire whisk, a sturdy bowl and plenty of arm …

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Chicken katsu with Thai-style mango dipping sauce

Thai-style mango dipping sauce

Fresh mangoes are pureed with chilies, ginger, shallot and cilantro, then fish sauce and coconut milk are stirred in to make …

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Pouring tomato sauce over stuffed tortillas to make enchilada

Homemade tomato sauce

One of the five mother sauces in French cuisine, tomato sauce is so widely available that we cooks often choose convenience …

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Spices for garam masala

What is garam masala?

Garam masala which translates to “warm spice mix” is an ingredient often used in South Asian cooking. It isn’t one spice but …

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Cheese pimiento

Cheese pimiento

The Filipino adaptation of the American pimiento cheese. It’s comfort food for a generation that was raised by parents who …

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Mango avocado salsa

Sweet, tangy, spicy and deliciously creamy, I made this salsa on a terribly humid summer day. I served it with tortilla chips …

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Guacamole

Guacamole

In this upgraded and non-traditional recipe, roasted bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, garlic and lime juice are added to mashed …

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