Sauces/30 recipes

A layered Mexican tortilla casserole with spinach, corn, zucchini, and Monterey Jack in a smoky roasted green chili-tomato sauce. Think vegetarian enchilada lasagna, stacked and baked.

Light, crispy breaded bluefish fillets baked in just 10 minutes, served with a tangy yogurt-based mock tartar sauce. Low-fat, high-protein, and ready in 20 minutes.

Appetizer egg rolls stuffed with pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, currants, and slivered almonds, fried golden and served with a warm ginger apricot dipping sauce. Make-ahead friendly.

Thick-cut filet mignon stuffed with crumbled Roquefort and sliced shiitake mushrooms, seared in clarified butter, and drizzled with a velvety red wine shallot pan sauce.

Amazing White Chocolate Mousse and Kiwi Sauce recipe

Easy raisin sauce: a classic sweet-tangy companion for baked ham, made with brandy-plumped raisins, Dijon, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and brown sauce. An Easter dinner essential.

Japanese-style simmered eggplant with a fresh ginger soy sauce. Silky, tender oriental eggplant served cold, warm, or at room temperature as a simple, clean side dish.

A succulent dish made with green chili salsa that's so easy to make, you can use your crockpot!

Spicy marinated shrimp for a crowd with 10 pounds of shrimp soaked overnight in olive oil, cider vinegar, capers, and hot sauce. A make-ahead party appetizer that serves 20.

Wok-fried mussels in Chinese black bean sauce with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, chili bean sauce, and rice wine. A fast, intensely savory seafood dish ready in 20 minutes.

Sliced cold roast beef with a bright tomato-vinegar sauce and a creamy Caesar-Parmesan dipping sauce. A 10-minute no-cook platter that turns leftover roast beef into a dinner party spread.

Cajun crawfish or shrimp cocktail sauce loaded with horseradish, chili sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. A fiery, no-cook dipping sauce ready in 10 minutes flat.

Three-ingredient chocolate dipping sauce with melted milk chocolate, heavy cream, and hazelnut liqueur. A rich, silky fondue-style sauce ready in 20 minutes.

Slow cooker spaghetti meat sauce with blended vegetables hidden in the base. Ground beef, canned tomatoes, carrots, and onions simmer 8-10 hours for a deep, rich, thick sauce.

My craving for Korean food has officially come back to life again, and this was the dish I made for dinner yesterday. Instead of using cooked rice that traditional bibimbap does, this time I cooked soba noodles instead. Sauteed a few veggies that I had on hand separately, tossed with the spicy Korean chili sauce and a bit ketchup, and served with homemade kimchi. YUM!

Sweet-and-sour sauce made with ginger marmalade, orange marmalade, fresh ginger, and Chinese rice vinegar. A no-cook dipping sauce ready in 10 minutes for wontons and fried appetizers.