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    Home › Recipes

    Condiments, Sauces & Dips

    These are what make your meals sing! Adding a bright sauce or condiment can bring out the flavours in a dish or add a zip to an otherwise ordinary meal. A zesty dip can be the star appetizer or a satisfying snack.

    From a piquant Chimichurri Sauce to a creamy Chocolate-Date Spread (even better than Nutella), you'll find a great variety of memorable meal-enhancers here.

    • pouring the gravy
      Make-Ahead Gluten Free Turkey Gravy
    • rhubarb curd top view, horizontal
      Rhubarb Curd - A Luscious Treat
    • a sweet drizzle of apple cider syrup is delicious on pancakes
      2-Ingredient Homemade Apple Cider Syrup and an Apple Pressing Day
    • bowl of gochujang with spoon
      Shortcut Korean GOCHUJANG Hot Pepper Paste (Gluten Free)
    • Thumbnail photo of gravy boat pouring apple cider gravy onto a mound of mashed potatoes on a plate full of turkey dinner.
      Apple Cider Gravy & an Apple Pressing Day
    • Ginger Scallion Sauce thumbnail.
      Ginger Scallion Sauce - Quick, Easy & Amazing (and a Summer Sailing Day)
    • both types of jars, jalapeno on the left, super hot dried peppers on the right
      Hot Pepper Jelly - Sweet 'n' Spicy
    • Thumbnail photo of a jar of chive pesto with spoonful in front, on a wooden cutting board.
      Chive Pesto - and the Spring Garden
    • thumbnail photo - jar of secret burger sauce next to a burger loaded with toppings and dripping burger sauce.
      Secret Burger Sauce
    • thumbnail - jar of garlic herb butter.
      Garlic Herb Butter and a Campfire Cooking Venison Dinner
    • a jar of each syrup, with labels
      Spruce Tip Syrup - 2 Ways
    • pouring a puddle of easy hollandaise sauce over a stack of cooked white asparagus on a black plate.
      Easy Hollandaise Sauce with White Asparagus (Spargel mit Hollandaise)
    • Strawberry Flip Fruit Dip (and a Buttery Rolled Cookie Recipe)
    • Cooking with Kids: Pigs in Pillows
      Cooking with Kids: 'Pigs in Pillows'
    • Mabel's pickled beets
      A Canadian Food Hero in Northern Alberta, and Pickled Beets and Creamed Vegetables
    • clear dish of luscious Chocolate & Medjool Date spread
      Chocolate & Medjool Date Spread (Better than Nutella!)
    • horizontal - drizzling butter sauce onto the fiddleheads
      Fiddleheads with Creamy Butter Sauce
    • apple cider vinaigrette
      Apple Cider Vinaigrette - Family Favorite Salad Dressing
    • a juicy bison burger with sweet potato fries
      Campfire Cooking: Bison Burgers with Bannock Buns
    • jar of souvlaki marinade and bowl of meat
      Souvlaki Marinade
    • feast of oyster burgers
      Crispy Fried Oyster Burgers - a Decadent Seafood Treat and an Island Visit
    • the roasted turkey
      Maple and Mustard Glazed Turkey with Killer Gravy
    • chimichurri sauce
      Chimichurri Sauce - on Steak, Salmon, Potatoes and Just About Anything Else
    • look at those luscious pumpkin butter swirls
      Apple Pumpkin Butter and a Cinderella Story in Toronto, Canada
    • bowl of hot curried peaches, delicious sauce for ham
      Hot Curried Peaches - a Festive, Fruity Sauce for Ham, Pork, Turkey or Chicken (and a Recipe for Spiced Peach Rooibos Tea)
    • simple tomato sauce
      Tomato Sauce - Astonishingly Simple and Absolutely Sumptuous
    • bowl of zucchini salsa with tortilla chips and jars of salsa in background
      Spicy Zucchini Salsa
    • okonomiyaki - big Japanese cabbage pancake
      Okonomiyaki (Giant Japanese Cabbage Pancake, Canadian-Style)
    • the hummus is all dressed for a party
      A REALLY Good Basic Hummus Recipe
    • a bowl full of corn relish on a board
      Sweet Corn Relish
    • horizontal view of relish jars and overripe cucumbers
      Old Pickle Relish (It's Not Really Old, it's Just Made with Overripe Cucumbers)
    • luscious jar of saskatoon pickle, top down
      Saskatoon Pickle (A Unique & Delicious Berry Chutney/Preserve)
    • quick & easy Caribbean blackened red snapper topped with a fresh mango salsa
      Blackened Red Snapper with Fresh Mango Salsa (and our Sailing Trip to Antigua)
    • heap of homemade jerk seasoning
      Jerk Seasoning and a Jamaican Holiday
    • bowl of venison stew with pickled pumpkin on the campfire
      Campfire Cooking: Smoky Venison Stew with German Pickled Pumpkin
    • Cooking with kids; Meredith dipping the meatballs she made into the honey mustard sauce
      Cooking with Kids: Meatballs with 3 Dipping Sauces
    • zucchini relish; a sweet spoonful
      Sweet 'n Tangy Zucchini Relish
    • Peach-Pear Chutney - Preserving Luscious Summer
    • jars of canned peach salsa and a bowl of it in front of them
      Peach Salsa (a delicious canning recipe)
    • two cobs of corn with chili butter melting on them
      Chili Butter Corn on the Cob

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    Holiday Recipes

    • icing dusted panforte cake with a wedge cut and pulled forward
      Panforte (Italian Christmas Cake)
    • loaf of gumdrop fruitcake with slice in front of it
      A Canadian Christmas: Gumdrop Fruitcake, an Old Prairie Recipe (Gluten-free version, too)
    • a stollen sliced up to serve
      Stollen, the Classic German Christmas Cake (It's 'Quarkstollen', the Quicker Version)
    • top down view of three glasses of cranberry mulled wine
      Cranberry Mulled Wine (Glühwein)
    • gingerbread cookies on a plate with berry garland
      Granny's Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies (Gluten Free or Regular)
    • how to roast a goose; the goose on a bed of greens with Christmas decorations
      How to Roast a Goose to Tender Perfection

    Popular Recipes

    • rhubarb custard pie on plate, horizontal
      Crustless Rhubarb Custard Pie - Creamy, Tangy, and Oh-So-Easy-Peasy! (Plus a Quick Garden Peek)
    • yogurt cake with whipped cream and fresh fruit on top
      Flourless Yogurt Cake - Light Fluffy, Almost Like Cheesecake
    • Three slices of the life-changing loaf of bread cut from the loaf.
      THE Amazing Life-Changing Loaf of Bread
    • beautiful jars of never fail easy dill pickles
      Magic Method for Never-Fail Easy Dill Pickles and a Peek at the Late-Summer Garden
    • jars of canned peach salsa and a bowl of it in front of them
      Peach Salsa (a delicious canning recipe)
    • horizontal view of relish jars and overripe cucumbers
      Old Pickle Relish (It's Not Really Old, it's Just Made with Overripe Cucumbers)

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    About Kitchen Frau

    The Kitchen Frau blog is about Canadian food with a German flair and a gluten-free twist. Thanks for visiting; it makes my day to know I have readers following my kitchen adventures! —Margaret Bose-Johnson

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