Sauce
The 5 Rules to Using Jarred Pasta Sauce
Cooking with a jar of store-bought marinara can be a serious time saver. And by deploying a few easy tricks, you can make it taste great, too.
43 Ways to Use a Can of Crushed Tomatoes
Let that can of crushed tomatoes inspire your dinner tonight.
Cooking Your Tomato Paste? Good. Now Cook It Longer.
The way to get the most out of this flavor-boosting ingredient is to brown it until deep maroon and concentrated.
Smoky Yogurt Is My New Favorite All-Purpose Sauce
And if you want to serve it as a Super Bowl dip, that works too.
This Recipe Convinced Me I Could Do COOK90
I thought it had to be perfect to be good. I was wrong.
Pansit Palabok
Pansit palabok is a luscious, buttery, bisque–like shrimp sauce tossed with white rice noodles and topped with tsitsaron, crisp-fried pork rinds.
Besciamella
Use this rich, creamy Italian white sauce for lasagna, gratins, and mac and cheese.
Why-Is-It-So-Good Gravy
A make-ahead gravy that doesn’t rely on turkey drippings or a roux. The gravy’s depth of flavor comes from roasted poultry bones and—surprise!—a sprinkle of MSG, which has an umami-to-the-max effect.
Fancy Cranberry Sauce
This sliceable, jiggly sauce is spiced with bay leaves and cardamom, set in a gelatin mold, and crowned with sugared orange zest and cranberries.
37 Easy Halloween Appetizer & Snack Recipes
From bright orange dips to spicy popcorn and spooky party mixes, these quick snack recipes will make Halloween party planning a breeze.
A Second Life for Your Favorite Sauce
So you made too much pesto? Or hummus? Or yogurt sauce? Don't let it languish in the back of your fridge—just thin it out and suddenly it's salad dressing.
Want to Start Improvising In the Kitchen? Make a Sauce.
It's nearly impossible to screw up.
Are We Messing Up Our Tomato Sauce by...Cooking It?
If it's peak tomato season, yes. Yes, you are.
How to Make Apple Butter, the Easier, Tastier Version of Applesauce
Roast that bushel into apple butter.
Raw Tomato Sauce
Newsflash: you're messing up your tomato sauce by cooking it.
All Day Every Day Sauce
Once you’ve paired this sauce with all sorts of vegetables and proteins, reinvent it. Try adding chopped toasted nuts, minced tender herbs, spices (such as cumin, turmeric, or coriander), and/or finely chopped dried fruit (like raisins, apricots, and/or dates).
Tomato and Walnut Pesto
This pesto is a little different—the grilled tomato base brings a sweet smokiness.
How to Turn Marinated Red Peppers into 14 Different Dinners
Grilled peppers go everywhere from sauce to salad topper in these 14 ideas for weeknight dinner.
The Better Way to Toast Your Nuts
You need toasted nuts. You need melted butter. Achieve both tasks with one method and end up with a sauce you can put on almost anything.
The Big Batch of Green Sauce You Can Turn Into 9 Different Dinners
Garlicky, herb-packed chermoula can go anywhere pesto goes.