Lorilynn Bauer, Iron Chef America sous-chef, and Ramin Ganeshram, chef and author, share secrets on how to make the perfect sauce to transform any dish into something that will wow your palate.

Bring out wonderful flavours and aromas in your food with sauces, salsas, dips and dressings.

Whisk up perfection in no time! Elevate your next culinary creation from forgettable to fantastic by crafting your own signature concoction. You know the saying: Behind every great salad stands an even greater dressing. With Dressings, you're sure to never run out of options! This is the only dressing bible you'll ever need -- full of useful ideas for any season and for any occasion. New to making dressings, sauces, and dips of your own? No problem! Dressings includes: Over 200 recipes for marinades, dips, and sauces, many of which include less than four ingredients and take less than five minutes to prepare Chapters dedicated to vinaigrettes, creamy dressings, bold flavors, sauces and dips, the sweet stuff, and oil infusions Classic favorites such as Pesto Potato Salad Dressing, No-vinegar Vinaigrette, Lemon-Thyme dressing, and many more From rose water vinaigrette to smoky ranch, Dressings gives you the tools to spice up any meal. Fresh ingredients deserve a dressing to match, and the recipes inside couldn't be easier to make. Save yourself a trip to the store (not to mention the expense of store-bought dressings) and give your meal a much-needed kick with dressings!

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Add flair and elevate your culinary creations with sensational sauces Sauces are fun ways to finish dishes with originality and exciting cultural variations. From vinaigrettes to barbeque to curries and even dessert finishings, The Essential Homemade Sauces Cookbook is filled with blends based on cream, eggs, herbs, tomatoes, and much more. Learn how each base ingredient works to create sauces with equally delicious and specific purposes. From Classic Marinara to Chile-Rubbed Hanger Steak with Classic Chimichurri, each sauce family begins with a basic version before branching out into more unique and interestingly delectable derivatives. Use the pairing charts to learn ideal matches with beef, chicken, lamb—even tofu! As you try each homemade sauce, your familiarity and confidence for sauce making will increase as well. It’s time to get saucy! Inside you’ll find: Sauce galore—Discover 15 sauce types with 3 recipes for each to appeal to a wide array of tastes, plus 2 companion dishes for each sauce family. Organized by family—In every chapter, each sauce is divided into clear and distinguishable families, an ode to the French mother sauces. Make it your own—Don’t just follow these recipes—experiment with sauces and combinations to build something that’s truly yours. Learn how accenting flavors elevates meals and expands your options!

The first cookbook to explore the best, most authentic Italian pasta sauce recipes from a regional perspective, by food writer, cooking teacher, and Milan native Micol Negrin. The culinary odyssey begins in northern Italy, where rich sauces are prepared with fresh cream or local cheese: Creamy Fontina Sauce with Crushed Walnuts and White Truffle Oil; Parmigiano Sauce with Fresh Nutmeg; Pine Nut and Marjoram Pesto. Central Italy is known for sauces made with cured meats, sheep’s milk cheeses, and extra-virgin olive oil: Spicy Tomato, Onion, and Guanciale Sauce; Smashed Potato Sauce with Cracked Black Pepper and Olive Oil; Caramelized Fennel and Crumbled Sausage Sauce. In southern Italy, simple, frugal ingredients meld into satisfying and delicious flavors: Sweet Pepper and Lamb Ragù with Rosemary; Fresh Ricotta Sauce with Diced Prosciutto; Spicy Cannellini Bean Sauce with Pancetta and Arugula. The islands of Sicily and Sardinia take advantage of the bountiful seafood from the Mediterranean and game from the mountainous terrain: Pork Ragù with a Hint of Dark Chocolate and Cinnamon; Red Mullet Roe with Garlicky Bread Crumbs; Rich Lobster Sauce. Negrin also provides a primer on saucing the Italian way, the basics for handmade pastas, the key to cooking pasta al dente, vital ingredients for every Italian kitchen, perfect wine pairings, and the best food shopping sources around the United States. Complete with mouthwatering color photographs and detailed maps of the various regions, The Best Pasta Sauces lets you travel to Italy without ever leaving your kitchen.

Home cooks of all skill levels can dress up everyday dinners with these 500 sensational sauce recipes from all over the world. Whether a simple vinaigrette, a pasta sauce, or something more indulgent, nothing enhances, enlivens, and enriches a dish like a delicious sauce. Covering finishing touches from alfredo to zabaglione, from Asian dipping sauces to Southwestern salsas, this essential book can make mealtime magic, particularly for everyone who cooks every day and is always on the lookout for easy new ideas. Interspersed throughout Get Saucy are boxes on useful topics such as the best dressings to use for potato salad, the best barbecue sauces to add to chili, a dozen ways to use pestos, the best homemade hot dog condiments, and the best sauces to drizzle over pound cake or waffles. And there are suggestions for different ways to use the sauces themselves, such as making Sauce Newberg into a bisque with broth, or turning Pia Colada Dessert Sauce into homemade ice cream. Finally, a special index at the back lists every sauce according to what it pairs well with, be it poultry, fish, pork, eggs, vegetables, or another meal staple. Get Saucy revisits all the classics and creates even more brand-new ones. Comprehensive, accessible, and contemporary, it's an indispensable kitchen aid.