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Classic French bigarade sauce reducing in a small stainless steel saucepan

Bigarade Sauce Recipe — The Classic Orange Pan Sauce Behind Duck à l’Orange

Four sauces illustrating the world of sauces

Sauces Aren’t as Hard as You Think

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

A collection of various asian sauces

Asian Cooking Sauces: A Home Cook’s Guide to the Essentials

Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Herbs Recipe

Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Herb Sauce Recipe

A bowl of mint sauce to be served with roast leg of lamb.

Mint Sauce for Lamb – Fresh, Tangy, and Easy to Make

Sauce Robert Recipe

The History and Recipe of Sauce Robert: A French Culinary Classic

Black Olive Sauce Recipe

Black Olive 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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