Sauce

For this green cocktail sauce recipe, salsa verde gets amped up with fresh cilantro, lime juice, green hot sauce, and horseradish to embolden its color and add a bright, herby flavor. 

This remoulade recipe is punctuated with mustard, garlic, capers, and hot sauce and is ideal for cutting through the richness of seafood.

This easy blender béarnaise sauce stems from classic creamy hollandaise. A combination of vinegar, lemon juice, and tarragon gives it a bit of bright, fresh flavor.

Goat cheese can easily swing sweet with the right fruit, so serve this alongside scones or poached pears.

This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.

Call it garlic mayonnaise or aioli, this zhuzhed-up condiment brings a boost of flavor to just about everything it touches.

Find out why one reviewer calls it “the holy grail of BBQ sauces.”

If you’ve ever looked at a jar of mayo and wondered, “So what is this stuff exactly?” this homemade mayonnaise recipe is for you.

This Japanese sesame-based dressing is great on salads, seafood, and grilled meat.

This versatile Chinese black bean sauce adds intense umami to a dish.

Chili oil is a Chinese pantry staple that's easy to make at home. 

This herby buttermilk vinaigrette was first made for Aretha Franklin when she used to come into Le Bernardin.

This is a sauce for lemon lovers, who crave sinking their teeth into lemon wedges even though they know it could ruin their enamel.

Rosé and lemon juice highlight the fruity, tart notes of this retro cranberry jelly mold from Gourmet.

Sweet, tart homemade cranberry sauce is the key to a bright and balanced Thanksgiving meal—and it’s easy to whip up in just 20 minutes.

This easy turkey gravy recipe uses the drippings from the bird (deglazed right in the roasting pan) to give you maximum flavor with just three ingredients.

This Italian pesto recipe comes together quickly thanks to a food processor. Freeze extra for homemade pesto well beyond basil season.