Most Versatile Chicken Stock

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Homemade chicken stock recipe is easy to make and has a mellow quality that makes it particularly versatile in soups and sauces.

Curry Dipping Sauce

A super-simple dipping sauce great with everything from grilled artichokes to quinoa cakes.

Homemade Mayonnaise

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This homemade mayonnaise recipe is rich and tangy in a way that mayo from a jar can't duplicate.

Dashi

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Dashi is about the easiest broth you can imagine, with a delicate yet complex flavor. All it takes is three ingredients and 10 minutes to make.

“Sans Pan” Cider Gravy

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This is a great gravy to use when you're grilling a bird and don't have a pan to collect the juices. A quick turkey stock made from the neck and giblets (removed before the turkey roasts) is enhanced by a nutty roux and brightened by a splash of apple cider. As Nickie says, "it's the perfect autumnal gravy."

Grandma Friese’s Whole Cranberries

Grandma Friese was famous in our family for writing out recipes that began with things like “Take a bottle of cream…” without any indication, for those of us who grew up in the post-milkman era, what the size of a “bottle” might be. And that’s the way this recipe was originally handed down to me. She used to make these cranberries way ahead of time and let them ferment; they have quite a kick.

Habanero-Mango Salsa

The sugar and acid mellow out the intensity of the pepper for a salsa that’s tart and sweet with a hum of heat.