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Sauces/Syrups

5-Minute Cranberry Sauce

5-Minute Cranberry Sauce {Pressure Cooker}

Vanilla ice cream in white bowl with 5-minute hot fudge sauce on top.

5-Minute Hot Fudge Sauce {Three Flavors!}

tube pasta with pieces of chicken and BBQ sauce on top

BBQ Chicken Pasta

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Breaded Garlic Chicken in Lemon-Butter Sauce

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Chili-Rubbed Pork with Apricot Glaze

Favorite Fondue Recipe

Classic Cheese Fondue {Alcohol-Free}

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Classic Marinara Sauce

Classic Pesto

Classic Pesto {And A Quick Tip on Freezing To Use Later}

homemade alfredo sauce over noodles in white bowl

Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce {My Go-To Dinner Saver!}

Quick Tuscan Pasta Sauce

Creamy Tuscan Pasta Sauce {Quick 20-Minute Dinner}

Homemade Creme Fraiche

Crème Fraiche {How-To} and Caprese Focaccia

Delicious Caesar Salad

Delicious Caesar Salad {With Homemade Dressing}

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Divine One-Minute Salsa

Dulce de Leche

DIY Dulce de Leche

Easy Caramel Sauce

Easy 10-Minute Caramel Sauce

Quick and Easy Thai Peanut Sauce

Easy 5-Minute Thai Peanut Sauce

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Fresh Cranberry Chutney

Fresh Cranberry Chutney {My Fave Cranberry Sauce}

Trader Joe's Copycat Harvest Pasta Sauce

Harvest Pasta Sauce {Trader Joe’s Copycat}

white rice with hawaiian haystack toppings on a black plate

Hawaiian Haystacks: Chicken Sauce Reinvented

Homemade canned spaghetti sauce recipe with penne pasta.

Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce {Step-by-Step Tutorial}

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Homemade Divine Caramel Sauce

Homemade Green Enchilada Sauce

Homemade Green Enchilada Sauce

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Homemade Maple Syrup

The Best Pizza Sauce

Homemade No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Homemade Ranch Dressing

Homemade Ranch Dressing

white bowl filled with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce

Hot Fudge Sauce

Jalapeno Jelly

Jalapeno Jelly {a.k.a. Hot Pepper Jelly} Plus a Step-by-Step Canning Tutorial

three meatballs with red sauce and olive eyes lined up on a small rectangular white platter

Meaty Eyeballs and Breadstick Bones

Paprika Chicken Stroganoff

Paprika Chicken Stroganoff

Red Pasta Sauce with Brie

Red Brie Pasta Sauce

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Rhubarb Streusel Cake with Warm Vanilla Sauce

Slow Cooker Applesauce

Slow Cooker Applesauce {No Sugar Added}

Smothered Chicken with Mushroom Gravy

Smothered Chicken with Mushroom Gravy

The Best Barbecue Sauce

The Best Homemade Barbecue Sauce {BBQ Sauce}

The Best Homemade Salsa

The Best Homemade Salsa {Fresh or For Canning}

The Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

The Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Two of the best red sauce chicken enchiladas on white plate.

The Best Red Sauce Chicken Enchiladas

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls {a How-To}

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