The ingredients and techniques for making a Basic Tomato sauce vary by household, tradition and by personal preference. A basic Pomodori sauce is thinner than a typical Marinara sauce. My preference ...

Marinara sauce is the fresh and tangy base to a variety of Italian dishes. From a tomatoey pasta dish or a flavorful pizza ...

Oscar Wilde once wrote, “the only immortality I desire is to invent a new sauce.” It was a characteristically pithy statement that could very easily have been uttered by Antonin Careme as well. But as ...

White sauce—or bechamel, if you use its French name—is one of the five mother sauces taught in culinary schools. Its simplicity makes it a blank canvas for creativity; once you’ve mastered it, you can ...

A good sauce is key to an exceptional meal. It can save a bland dish, moisten dry meats, or star as the main event (creamy mac and cheese, full stop). Having a few simple sauces up your sleeve and on ...

In every cuisine of the world, sauces are an integral part of fine cookery. It is especially true of Western cuisines, as exemplified by the French chefs. Talleyrand, the 18th century French statesman ...

Spaghetti is one of the first dishes many young cooks learn to make, and while homemade pasta sauce has its advantages, there are many great uses for store-bought ingredients too. In fact, adding ...