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Roasted Garlic

Roasted garlic elevates any recipe that calls for garlic and creates a beautiful fragrant garlic paste that you can use in anything from sauces to soups to roasted veggies and of course garlic bread.

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Cajun Sauce

This cajun sauce has the perfect blend of creamy and spicy without any flavor being too overpowering. Serve it as a delicious dipping sauce for my Alligator Bites or Celery Root Hush Puppies.

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Cocktail Sauce

Most store bought cocktail sauces are loaded with sugar or undesirable ingredients. The good news is it is super easy to whip up your own cocktail sauce and be ready for your shrimp cocktail in no time!

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Pili Nut Pesto

Pili Nuts are a delicious and buttery nut from the Philippines and they are a great keto and paleo snack and also make a delicious Pesto!

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Cilantro Herb Sauce

This smooth cilantro sauce is perfect for when you have a lot of cilantro in the garden to use. The cilantro (leaves and stems) combine into a tasty blend with garlic and olive oil for something that is excellent drizzled over your favorite proteins. You can even pour this over eggs or roasted veggies like rainbow carrots or beets for something unique.

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Homemade Smokey Maple BBQ Sauce

Smoky bbq sauce with hints of garlic and onion in a rich maple blend, perfect for an amazing compliment to all your summertime meals. Turn meals into memories with the rich aroma and amazing taste of homemade bbq sauce.

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Bordelaise Sauce

This classic French Bordelaise sauce is made with red wine and beef bone broth for a velvety smooth rich sauce. You can serve this sauce with your favorite steak for a dinner that would rival any great steakhouse!

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Go-To Chimichuri Sauce

This classic Argentine sauce is full of healthy polyphenols from plenty of fresh herbs. Use this herby, garlicky blend as an accompaniment to any meat, such as grilled steak, pork or chicken.

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Tartar Sauce

You only need five simple ingredients to make your own tartar sauce. This tartar sauce is whipped up quickly and perfect to serve with your fish and chips.

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Pineapple Salsa

A fresh pineapple salsa, made with just 7 simple pantry ingredients, is the perfect topping for fish or a taco dinner!

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Garam Masala

This flavorful blend of spices will add some complexity to any Indian-inspired dish. It is a mixture of warm spices that are often infused into curries, but you could use it as a dry rub too. The bonus of making your own spice blend is that you can ensure that each component is super fresh, thus adding intense taste into whatever dishes you use it in.

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Lemon Tahini Sauce

This creamy tahini sauce is so delicious and has a multitude of uses. Serve it drizzled over roasted veggies like carrots or cauliflower, toss into robust kale salads, or even use as a dip for crudites. If you plan on keeping this in the fridge for any length of time, be wary that tahini absorbs liquid and you may have to adjust it with more water before serving to achieve the desired consistency.

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Simple Basil Pesto

There is nothing better than fresh basil to remind you of summer and ramp up every dish on the dinner table. Use this basil pesto as a sauce for pasta, a rub for grilled meat or roasted vegetables, or even to dollop into soup or stews before serving. If you don’t have basil on hand, but still want to make this, parsley and cilantro are also excellent options.

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Avocado Crema

You can’t go wrong with avocado anything. This crema has a nice, smooth texture from the avocado and coconut, and their rich flavors are balanced with tangy lime. Pour it on everything for a creamy, citrusy accent. 

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Lemon Dill Compound Butter

A compound butter is a wonderful way of infusing flavor into a dish with little effort. This one includes fresh dill and lemon zest, which makes it excellent for melting over meaty white fish or fatty rib-eye. You could even toss it with hot cooked pasta and seared scallops or shrimp for an easy, yet delicious, weeknight meal.

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Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce

This unique take on cranberry sauce includes vibrant, zesty blood orange. This sauce is bright and tangy, and the perfect addition to a rich holiday meal with hints of warming spices. If serving a crowd, be sure to scale this sauce up as it will go quickly.

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Tahini Lemon Sauce

Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds and can add a lot of texture and depth to dressings and sauces. I particularly like how it pairs with the lemon and garlic in this recipe.

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Honey Mustard and Honey Glaze

Honey mustard and honey glaze are classic dipping sauces for chicken strips with their sweet and tangy taste. These simple recipes can be whipped up in just a few minutes and use ingredients you likely already have on hand.

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Mojo Sauce

This mojo sauce is to compliment the Instant Pot Cuban Lechon recipe. You can also use it for any other meat you want to give a Latin and citrus flare.

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Mint Chimichurri

Similar to traditional chimichurri, this sauce is full of flecks of herbs and garlicky taste. The addition of cooling mint is a twist that makes it an excellent pairing to lamb.

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