condiments

Have some fancy condiments on hand to elevate and create a simple meal in no time.

This earthy autumnal condiment improves everything it touches—from pasta to Thanksgiving turkey.

Sweet, tangy, and deeply complex, the from-scratch stuff is better in every way.

Nearly 2 percent of the land in the lower 48 states is lawn. In most populated areas, the ...

It's officially grill season. While you're brushing off the grill grates and prepping your proteins and vegetables, don't ...

“Are there carrots?” asked my friend. The question was not existential. He was coordinating many meals, and wanted ...

Tradition has it that a Thanksgiving turkey dinner is not complete without cranberry sauce. Tradition also has it ...

The recipe for toum contains only garlic, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. It’s as thick and creamy ...

Plum sauce is a sweet-sour-salty condiment vaguely modeled after suin mui jeng (in Cantonese) or suan mei chiang ...

Some of the best chefs I know are vegetable farmers, preparing their own produce in their home kitchens ...

Everyone has their own idea of what "barbecue" is. Though frequently lumped all together, there are actually numerous distinctive ...

Whatever regular ol' butter can do, maple butter can do better. The touch of sweetness and caramel-y, toffee ...

This condiment is the flavorful reduction of slow-cooked onions with herbs and balsamic vinegar. Yes, it takes time ...

Wild mushrooms are delicious but can be hard to come by, and this recipe makes a little go ...

Just as I was wondering what on earth I would do with all of the basil, oregano, and ...

Sautéing figs with plums, shallots, and balsamic vinegar turns these simple ingredients into a savory, sweet, tangy sauce ...

“Creamy,” said my friend Luci Brieger, when I asked how her summer was going. Creamy has many meanings ...

This ubiquitous green sauce appears in a myriad of cuisines, menus, and dishes. Keeping the ingredients to three ...

As Mexican condiments go, salsa and guacamole get most of the attention. But chamoy, lesser-known in the north, ...

If you're looking for a condiment that multitasks and tastes stand-alone delicious, then look no further than harissa. ...

Peanut Sauce (Sambal Kacang) There are as many ways to make peanut sauce as there are sambals, but ...

Tomato Sambal (Sambal Tomat) I think of this tomato relish as a beginner’s guide to sambal, as it ...

Sambal is a hot relish that originated in Java, Indonesia. There are thousands of versions across the archipelago, ...

Pepper Vinegar Yes, you can sterilize canning jars, fill the jars with peppers and top with boiling vinegar, ...

When the days get hot in the summer, the last thing most of us want to do at ...

Korean food is grounded in fermentation—quite literally.  Traditionally, large clay pots, called onggi, were buried underground to achieve ...

This recipe celebrates horseradish—not the creamy sauce you find next to the roast beef at an all-you-can-eat buffet, ...