Sauces, Dips, and Seasonings

Our favorite homemade sauce recipes, plus easy dips and homemade spice blends! Make your own salad dressing, pasta sauces, salsas, and more - all from scratch!
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Sour Cream and Chive Sauce
This creamy sour cream sauce is packed with fresh chives! Easy to make ahead of time and perfect for drizzling over pierogi, potatoes, veggies, enchiladas, and more. An easy sour cream gravy for holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Immersion Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Make homemade hollandaise sauce from scratch in just a few minutes with the help of an immersion blender! With egg yolks, lemon juice, and plenty of melted butter. Perfect over homemade eggs Benedict, roasted asparagus, or your favorite breakfast hash! With step by step photos and a TON of tips on everything from food safety to how to use hollandaise to adjusting the texture of your sauce and beyond. Includes instructions to use a regular electric blender if you don't have a hand blender.
Simple White Sauce
This easy, creamy parmesan sauce is perfect for pizza, pasta, casseroles, and more! This quick garlic sauce needs just a few ingredients and freezes well, making it perfect for meal prep. Make a big batch and store it in the fridge or freezer for quick pasta, pizza, and more throughout the week! Add your favorite veggies (like mushrooms, spinach, peas, or broccoli) or protein (shredded chicken, bacon, or pork) to make it a meal. With step by step photos and plenty of notes and substitutions!
Simple White Sauce
This easy, creamy parmesan sauce is perfect for pizza, pasta, casseroles, and more! This quick garlic sauce needs just a few ingredients and freezes well, making it perfect for meal prep. Make a big batch and store it in the fridge or freezer for quick pasta, pizza, and more throughout the week! Add your favorite veggies (like mushrooms, spinach, peas, or broccoli) or protein (shredded chicken, bacon, or pork) to make it a meal. With step by step photos and plenty of notes and substitutions!
Peach Butter (Freezer Friendly!)
This homemade peach butter is a smooth, naturally sweet spread that’s perfect for summer! Made with fresh peaches and sweetened with maple syrup—no refined sugar needed. It’s easy to make and perfect for spreading on toast, stirring into yogurt, or drizzling over pancakes. A delicious way to enjoy peak-season peaches!
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Easy One Pot Mushroom Sauce - Homemade mushroom garlic sauce with pasta is ready in 30 minutes! Loaded with baby portobello mushrooms! Mix it up - substitute butter for the oil, add your favorite veggies, serve over chicken, steak or pork. Serve with a salad and some crusty bread for dinner on those busy nights.
Instant Pot Cauliflower Cream Sauce
This Magical Cauliflower Cream Sauce has become one of our favorite recipes! Ready in under 30 minutes with your Instant Pot. Use this incredible vegan cauliflower puree for mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, pizza, rice, soup, casserole, alfredo sauce, chicken, chowder, risotto, and more - the uses are endless! Easy, dairy free, and the perfect healthy substitute for your favorite cream sauces!
Homemade Parmesan Broth (With Rinds)
This easy homemade parmesan broth is the perfect way to use leftover parmesan rinds! Start by sautéeing some shallots and celery with a bit of garlic, then stir in some rinds, a few spices, and plenty of water. Let it simmer on the stove for a few hours until you have a rich, delicious parmesan stock that's perfect for pasta, risotto, soup, white beans, and more. Includes step by step photos, plenty of tips (plus notes on storing and freezing broth), and ideas for how to use parmesan broth.
This pea pesto is a quick and easy recipe that comes together in just 5 minutes with a food processor! Made with olive oil, fresh or frozen peas, and vibrant pea shoots or tendrils, this pesto is perfect for meal prep. Use it as a topping for pasta, eggs, pizza, or anything that needs a burst of fresh, green flavor!
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Pea Shoot Pesto
This pea pesto is a quick and easy recipe that comes together in just 5 minutes with a food processor! Made with olive oil, fresh or frozen peas, and vibrant pea shoots or tendrils, this pesto is perfect for meal prep. Use it as a topping for pasta, eggs, pizza, or anything that needs a burst of fresh, green flavor!
Easy Cinnamon Glaze for Cake
This easy cinnamon glaze recipe makes a thin frosting that’s perfect for drizzling over baked goods! Use this icing on cake, coffee cake, muffins, pancakes, cookies, and more. It’s especially perfect for fall baked goods like pumpkin bread or as a topping for cinnamon rolls! With step by step photos and plenty of ideas on how to use it - plus substitution ideas to help you make this cinnamon sugar glaze your own! This powdered sugar glaze needs just a few pantry staples and is ready in minutes.
Easy Garlic Scape Pesto
This garlic scape pesto is a bold and flavorful alternative to traditional pesto! Blended in a food processor, it uses garlic scapes instead of cloves for a fresh, slightly spicy kick. Perfect for tossing with pasta, drizzling over eggs, spreading on pizza, or adding to any dish that needs a burst of garlicky goodness!
Immersion Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Make homemade hollandaise sauce from scratch in just a few minutes with the help of an immersion blender! With egg yolks, lemon juice, and plenty of melted butter. Perfect over homemade eggs Benedict, roasted asparagus, or your favorite breakfast hash! With step by step photos and a TON of tips on everything from food safety to how to use hollandaise to adjusting the texture of your sauce and beyond. Includes instructions to use a regular electric blender if you don't have a hand blender.
Easy Parmesan Stock
This homemade parmesan broth is a flavorful and sustainable way to use up parmesan rinds and kitchen scraps! Perfect for soups, pasta dishes, or as a base for risotto, this rich, savory broth adds depth to any recipe. Easy to make and full of umami, it’s a great way to reduce waste while creating a delicious, homemade stock!
Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce
Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe! This is a simple sauce made from canned tomato sauce, ready in under 30 minutes! Our favorite red sauce for pizza. Spread on your favorite dough and top with all the toppings for an easy family dinner. Use this homemade sauce for the best homemade pizza, spoon it over pasta, or serve with other dips for appetizers! With step by step photos and video.