Condiments & Sauces Tips & Advice

Don't be intimidated by tricky sauces. Check out these simple hollandaise and other sauce recipes and learn how to resolve common sauce problems.

An appreciated ingredient for adding flavour to your salads and other cold appetizers, vinegar will liven up many dishes. Here are five simple recipes you can try at home.

Many pickles owe their strong flavour and uniqueness to spices, which should be as fresh as possible for best results. Here are three easy-to-make recipes to excite your taste buds.

For a delicious and healthy dip, look abroad! These recipes for Asian peanut dip and Italian white bean spread will delight your taste buds without tarnishing your diet. Check them out:

We all know garlic butter, for tasting great on everything from toast to seafood. But you can also make wonderful butters flavoured with many other herbs. Whether on crusty bread or to accompany vegetables or barbecued meat, they're sure to delight y

A traditional Louisiana topping for shrimp, this all-purpose sauce also elevates the role and flavours of okra to new heights. You could even ladle it over rice or cooked sausage.

Store-bought dressings are often loaded with unhealthy ingredients. But these nutritious recipes, including one for a chutney, can help your body fight off disease.

By changing the ingredients only a little bit, you can cut fat and calories for something a little easier on the heart. And, as these two dips prove, they can still pack in a lot of flavour.

While chocolate is most often seen as a sweet treat, this traditional Mexican sauce puts the power of cocoa to a different use. You can make up this sauce for chicken, or find whole new ways to add it to your cooking.

There's hardly a more delicious way to enjoy good fats, courtesy of pine nuts and olive oil. Use on pasta, spoon into vegetable soup, drizzle over sliced tomatoes, try it as an omelet filling or on a vegetable pizza.

Granulated maple sugar is a great alternative to the white, refined variety. Pick up a bottle of maple syrup at your local supermarket and follow these easy steps for your own homemade maple sugar.

Brimming with protective antioxidants, blueberries also bring colour and sweetness to this quick and easy dish. Serve the pork with stir-fried cabbage and leeks, along with tender baby carrots. Here is a step by step on how to make this delicious and

Apples are a delicious and healthy fall fruit and they make a great snack. Want some ideas for dunking your apples? Then check out the four sweet and savoury ideas below.

When making food for your next party, you can consider a healthy choice. These spreads are chock full of nutrients and taste great - and better yet, don't take too much time to prepare. Here's a step-by-step guide on making two healthy spreads.

You need vitamin C for healthy bones and skin, and few foods give you more of that vital nutrient than citrus fruit such as limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit and tangerines. Vitamin C also acts as an antioxidant, which helps to prevent cell damage,

Rich in a range of vitamins and minerals, peas are an excellent source of vitamin C to boost the immune system and potassium for healthy muscle and nerve function. Peas are also high in fibre, which is good for digestion and for the heart, and in lut

Combining the meaty satisfaction of sausages with the sweetness of a homemade sweet corn relish, this is the perfect meal for a warm summer night. Plus, the superfood ingredients make it much healthier than anyone would suspect.