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Asian Peanut Sauce
This sauce can be used in a variety of Asian dishes. You can toss it with noodles or use it as a condiment with satay, lettuce wraps, or raw veggies.
Asian Spicy Lime & Ginger Dipping Sauce
This flavorful sauce can be used for dipping or drizzling with lettuce wraps, pot stickers, dumplings, or spring rolls. It also makes a great meat ...
Avocado and Grilled Corn Pico de Gallo
This healthy, fresh, easy salsa has unlimited variations and uses. It's a beautiful, delicious combination of ingredients.
Baked Chicken Parmesan Pasta Sauce
The delicious flavors of this sauce make it hard to believe it's a quick and easy dinner. This is a great way to use leftover chicken or turkey. Or...
Barbecue Sauce--Sweet & Tangy, Spicy, or Smoky
This is a versatile barbecue sauce that is delicious on grilled meats and added to pulled pork, chicken or beef. This recipe is suitable for canning.
Classic Basil Pesto
Pesto has many uses. It is easy to make and freeze to have ready to enhance foods for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Classic Cranberry Sauce
This is a simple, classic cranberry sauce recipe. Leave it plain, or include a few of the optional add-ins. It's easy to customize this sauce for y...
Classic Pico de Gallo Salsa
This traditional fresh salsa is loaded with nutrients, yet low in calories and fat. Serve it as a dip or condiment with Mexican food, stir it into ...
Cranberry Ginger Pear Relish
This fresh, seasonal relish is a sweet/tart combination that is delicious with turkey, on cheese and crackers, or spread on a turkey sandwich.
Cranberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
This is a tangy, festive dressing that is the delicious tossed with your favorite salad greens.
Creamy Avocado Yogurt Dip, Spread, or Dressing
This recipe is a healthy alternative to sour cream- and mayonnaise-based dips, sandwich spreads, and salad dressings. It's creamy & mild and is the...
Dulce de Leche -- Oven Method
It's easy to make this delicious, creamy, spreadable topping that's always a treat for serving, cooking, or gift-giving. Go to main blog post for s...
Dulce de Leche -- Slow Cooker Method
You can cook this delicious, creamy spreadable topping right in the jars that are used for serving or gift-giving. Go to main blog post for step-by...
Easy Fire Roasted Salsa
This salsa has the deep flavor of roasted chiles and tomatoes, but can be prepared in only 10 minutes. Recipe can be easily halved for a smaller qu...
Everyday Vinaigrette
This is a simple, go-to vinaigrette that is perfect tossed with any bowl of salad greens. It is similar to Pasta House Famous Salad Dressing, a ver...
Healthy Sour Cream Substitute
Simply blend two ingredients and the result is amazingly similar to sour cream. Serve a dollop on baked potatoes, chili, nachos, enchiladas, or sti...
Honey Citrus Syrups
Use these syrups to soothe a cough or sore throat; or stir them into hot tea or water to add yummy flavor.
Honey Lime Vinaigrette
Toss this dressing with salad greens for a refreshing tang of lime juice with a hint of sweetness from honey.
Low-Fat Blue Cheese Salad Dressing & Dip
This dressing is delicious drizzled on salad greens, as a dip for raw veggies & hot wings, or as a condiment for burgers and sandwiches. Versatile,...
Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
No more stressing about making turkey gravy at the last minute. Here's a delicious recipe that is low fat and can be made days or weeks before meal...
Mango Pico de Gallo Salsa
This traditional fresh salsa is loaded with nutrients, yet low in calories and fat. Serve it as a dip or condiment with Mexican food, stir it into ...
Maple Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
This sweet, nutty dressing is delicious tossed with your favorite salad greens. It's perfect with a harvest salad.
Marinara Sauce
This is a classic Italian pasta sauce that can be made with either fresh or canned tomatoes. It is good served as is or with browned ground meat ad...
Melted Chocolate for Dipping and Drizzling (Microwave Method)
It is so easy to melt chocolate chips (or other baking chip flavors) in the microwave and use them for dipping strawberries, cookies or pretzels. T...
Melted Chocolate for Dipping and Drizzling (Slow Cooker Method)
A foolproof, easy way to melt chocolate for drizzling, dipping, and candy making. It stays at a perfect melted consistency for hours.
Microwave Blueberry Sauce
Make this delicious, flavorful sauce in under 10 minutes using fresh or frozen blueberries.
Microwave Raspberry Sauce
Make this delicious, flavorful sauce in under 10 minutes using fresh or frozen raspberries. 3 simple ingredients are all you need.
Pesto Vinaigrette
Add some quick flavor to a plain vinaigrette with this easy recipe.
Raspberry Poppy Seed Salad Dressing
This dressing is delicious, sweet, tangy, and a beautiful color.
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Serve this favorite dressing on greens topped with berries, toasted nuts, and crumbled cheese.
Raspberry Vinegar
This recipe is so easy--no mixing, stirring, or fussing. Simply combine 2 ingredients in a jar and wait two weeks. The beautiful result has a varie...
Roasted Salsa
This salsa is made from fresh ingredients and has a deep roasted flavor. The heat can be adjusted by omitting or leaving the seeds from the chiles.
Roasted Salsa for Canning
Take advantage of summer's bounty of vegetables and can this salsa to enjoy throughout the year. Jars of salsa make great gifts, too!

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Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
A recipe with tomatillos, green chiles, and jalapenos to eat fresh now or can or freeze for later. Great with chips, as an enchilada sauce, or stir...
Simple Sugar Syrup
This syrup is used in making liqueurs, mixed drinks, iced tea, and lemonade.
Strained Yogurt (Greek Yogurt)
It's easy to turn regular yogurt into Greek yogurt using this simple technique. Strained yogurt adds a creamy, nutritional boost to dips, dressings...
Strawberry Pico de Gallo Salsa
This sweet/tart/spicy fresh salsa is loaded with nutrients, yet low in calories and fat. Serve it as a dip or condiment with Mexican food, stir it ...
Velvet Hot Fudge Sauce
This is a thick, smooth, easy sauce to make and will keep in the fridge for months. It's great to have on hand for last minute desserts.


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