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How to Make Traditional Giblet Gravy

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Make your own giblet broth for this old favorite. This giblet gravy recipe assumes that you are going to roast a turkey or other bird - then the easiest way to make the gravy is in the roasting pan. This recipe yields about 4 cups... more »

How to Make Turkey Gravy

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Turkey gravy, or also known as turkey dressing, is a popular Thanksgiving and Christmas favorite, but it is great any time of the year. It can be made no matter if you are making turkey breast or a whole turkey from scratch. This recipe ... more »

How to Make White Cheese Sauce

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This easy sauce can be used for many different recipes, including the classic homemade macaroni and cheese. It's good with pasta, as the base for ravioli stuffing and much more. You'll need to start with half a recipe of basic white sauce (see ... more »

How to Make Wine Gravy

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This variation on pan gravy will make your holiday guests sigh with pleasure. It assumes you have just roasted a turkey and are about to embark on a gravy-making adventure. Yields 4 cups... more »

How to Remove Fat From Soups and Sauces

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For a healthier meal, remove as much fat as you can during cooking and before serving. Try these techniques... more »

How to Make 10-Minute Tomato Sauce

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This speedy recipe uses canned whole tomatoes and has a fresher flavor than any prepared sauce. It can be used on its own or as the base for other sauces. Makes enough for a pound of pasta... more »

How to Make a Fig & Rosemary Relish for Thanksgiving

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Offer an alternative to the traditional cranberry relish on your Thanksgiving table. This recipe is also delicious paired with goat cheese on a sliced baguette or on crackers... more »

How to Make a Flavored Creamers Gift Basket

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This gift basket is great for bosses, friends, family, neighbors, or any coffee lover... more »

How to Make a Red-Wine Marinade

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This is the quintessential marinade for beef, especially tougher cuts like pot roasts and ribs. It's important to cook the alcohol off before you use it, but the results are worth it. This recipe makes about 3 cups, which is enough for one pot ... more »

How to Make a Roux

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A roux is a cooked mixture of flour and a cooking fat, like vegetable oil, that is used to thicken sauces and gravies... more »

How to Make a simple Asian Dipping Sauce

By April Hall

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When you have dumplings or egg rolls or some other Asian finger food at home, soy sauce is always an option for a dipping sauce. But, after a while, that can get boring. Spice it up and impress guests with an alternative sauce, and no one will ... more »

How to Make Balsamic Cranberry Sauce

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This sauce is wonderful drizzled over sliced, roasted turkey... more »

How to Make Basic Aioli

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Aioli is a zesty garlic mayonnaise that's used as a sauce, most often for seafood and shellfish, although it's also great on green beans and potatoes. It's made by slowly whisking oil into egg yolks and garlic, but health concerns about the ... more »

How to Make Beef Gravy

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For you die-hard meat lovers, here's an easy recipe that yields about 2 cups of beef gravy... more »

How to Make Brown Gravy

By AlinaBradford

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Brown gravy is a favorite sauce for mashed potatoes, roast and other homemade dishes. It is very simple to make and only takes around ten minuets from prep to done. Here's how... more »

How to Make Great Homemade BBQ Sauce

By Julie

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You can't beat homemade BBQ sauce - store bought sauce just doesn't compare! I've made this sauce many times and it is always a crowd pleaser. I usually use it on grilled pork ribs, but you can use it on anything! It keeps for a number of days in ... more »

How to Make Low-Calorie French Dressing

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Not every salad dressing has to be loaded with oil or mayonnaise. This recipe uses tomato juice and lemon juice to create a dressing with that familiar tang, but without oil. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 c. dressing... more »

How to Make Real Ceasar Salad Dressing

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Have you noticed that everything comes in a bottle these days? I have to go to a fine-dining restaurant to get a 'real' Ceasar Salad--and even then sometimes I wonder. I actually recall waiters making the dressing at the table. Here are the steps ... more »

How to Make Savoury BBQ Sauce

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This sauce is perfect for steaks, chicken, hamburgers, ribs, or whatever else you like to pour great BBQ sauce over. Try it the next time you fire up your grill!.. more »

How to Make Taragon Tartar Sauce

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Makes 2 cups... more »

How to Make Thousand Island Dressing

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One of the most popular salad dressings, Thousand Island is also among the easiest to make. Just mix together half a dozen ingredients and enjoy. This recipe makes about four cups... more »

How to Make Whole-Grain Mustard Sauce

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This mustard sauce is a great sauce for white meat like pork, chicken, rabbit and turkey, and it goes well with shrimp, too. This recipe makes about 2 cups. You'll need to start with half a recipe of basic white sauce (see related eHow)... more »

How to Thicken a Sauce

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There are hundreds of ways to thicken sauces, but only a handful are commonly used. All of them are uncomplicated and easy to do. In each case, though, you'll need to start with some sort of base liquid that you'd like to make a sauce out of... more »

How to Make Ancho Chile Paste for Marinade

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This paste is made from dried ancho chiles that you rehydrate and grind into a paste. It makes a very powerfully flavored seasoning, yet anchos have a sweet and smoky flavor that's not too hot... more »

How to Make Duck Gravy

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This recipe is based on a giblet broth recipe, and giblet broth can be made from any poultry, so you can use it for chicken, turkey and goose as well. This recipe assumes that you have already roasted a bird. Yields about 4 cups... more »

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