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Pan-seared strip steak topped with creamy wild mushroom demi-glace sauce, plated elegantly on a simple white ceramic plate.

Steak with Wild Mushroom Sauce — How to Pan-Sear It and Build the Sauce in the Same Pan

Remoulade Sauce Recipe

Remoulade Recipes

Gremolata Recipe

Gremolata Explained: Recipe Ideas and Global Variations

Dried Cherry Cognac Sauce Recipe

Dried Cherry Cognac Sauce Recipe

Chicken in Tarragon Sauce

Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce Recipe

Gnocchi with bacon and peas in a creamy Parmesan sauce, plated elegantly in a shallow white ceramic bowl.

Gnocchi with Bacon and Peas in Cream Sauce — A Weeknight Dinner That Tastes Like You Planned It

Seafood Sauce Recipe

Restaurant-Quality Seafood Sauce to Elevate Any Fish Dish

Tomato Sauce Recipe

Marinara Sauce Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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