This Homemade Tartar Sauce is adapted from a culinary school recipe. Big restaurant flavors, in a smaller, super easy-to-make recipe. Skip the store-bought sauce and instantly upgrade any seafood dish.

With over 100K page views, this 6 ingredient Miso Dressing recipe has livened up countless salads, veggies and bowls with sweet and tangy umami-packed flavor.

“I made this tonight and my daughters were amazed by the flavor of this dressing. So flavorful with a few simple ingredients.”

—Jill

This Miso Sesame Dressing Is Irresistible

With over 100,000 page views and counting, this six ingredient miso dressing has earned its place as a must-try Foxes Love Lemons recipe. The best part? It’s a cinch to make and uses ingredients you might already have in your pantry.

Use this umami-packed flavor booster of a condiment to elevate a simple bowl of mixed greens, or spoon it over roasted vegetables, a grain bowl, or a piece of fish or chicken.

Honestly, it’s just never a bad idea to have a jar of this in your fridge. I make a triple or quadruple batch whenever I make it, because I know every drop of it will go to good use, and quickly.

Be prepared for this miso salad dressing to steal the show when you make it.

This easy Microwave Caramel Sauce uses just 5 ingredients and takes only a few minutes. Perfect for drizzling over coffee, ice cream and other desserts, or as a dip for fruit.

“I’m a caramel fan and I’ve made larger amounts but wanted just a smidgen, and this completely works! Thanks for sharing a small recipe that probably many want. I’m already on my second batch!”

—Gayle

Easy Caramel Recipe

As a seasoned food blogger, I understand the skepticism that can arise with unconventional cooking methods. Making caramel on the stove is a tried-and-true process but will making it in the microwave really give you the same rich, deep flavor and silky smooth texture?

I’m happy to report that after carefully testing this microwave caramel recipe, it is almost impossible to tell the finished product apart from sauce made in a pan on the stove top.

So, come along as we use your microwave’s rapid and even heating capabilities to turn the process of caramel-making into something fast and achievable.

This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is for those who like burst, whole berries and a sweet-but-not-too-sweet and still tangy flavor. A touch of orange zest and cinnamon makes it a cut above the rest.

This Will Be Your New Favorite Recipe for Cranberry Sauce

You either love or hate cranberry sauce, and you either like it from the can or homemade. And your views on this subject may change over your lifetime.

I’m not here to try to change your mind about anything. But if you’re looking for a homemade, whole-berry cranberry sauce that is sweet-but-not-too-sweet while still being the perfect amount of tart, this is the one.

Pairing fresh cranberries with sweet apples and a splash of apple cider (or even hard apple cider, if you want) creates a well-rounded sauce that will impress every homemade cranberry sauce lover you know.

Whether you’re a seasoned Thanksgiving expert or a first-timer, you can confidently prepare this in under 20 minutes.

This Homemade Gravy recipe will turn out perfectly every single time you make it. Make with meat or poultry drippings, or use broth and butter. Soy sauce is the secret seasoning. Try it once and you’ll be hooked!

This is Truly the BEST Gravy Recipe

Knowing how to make an easy homemade gravy using a roux and liquid is one of the most versatile kitchen skills that you can master, and I’m sharing the technique I learned in culinary school for how to make gravy from scratch today.

Making gravy from scratch is a three part process. First, you’ll be making a roux from flour and butter (or meat drippings). Then, you’ll be adding broth (or non-fatty drippings) to the roux.

The third and final part (and probably the most important!) is adjusting the texture and seasonings of this easy gravy recipe. Soy sauce is the secret ingredient, and I’ll explain why below.

Whether you’re drizzling it over mashed potatoes with heavy cream, homemade biscuits, or bourbon turkey, you’ll want this recipe in your back pocket this holiday season.

This is the Best Seasoning for Salmon, because it comes from a salmon cooking expert. It’s the perfect blend of savory, sweet, herby and tangy, and works for any cooking method.

The Only Salmon Seasoning You’ll Ever Need

When it comes to seasoning salmon, it’s time to go beyond salt and pepper. With years of developing salmon recipes that now show up at the top of Google, like Salmon Pasta and Salmon Patties with Canned Salmon, I have some experience in this area.

After experimenting with different blends, I’ve developed a salmon seasoning recipe that consistently delivers exceptional results.

This salmon rub recipe enhances the natural richness of the salmon and is perfect for a wide range of cooking methods.

Start these four-ingredient Quick Pickled Red Onions at the beginning of dinner prep, and they’ll be ready by the time everything else is.

You Can Make Quick Pickled Red Onions Super Fast!

If you think pickling onions has to be hard, involve a lot of ingredients, or take a long time, think again.

These Quick Pickled Red Onions need only four ingredients. Well, five if you count water, but let’s not count water.

If you want to eat them for dinner tonight, you’re in luck, because you can. Start them now, and by the time you’re done making everything else for your meal, the onions will be ready to eat.

This foolproof method doesn’t even need a jar if you’re going to eat them all tonight.

These homemade Fruity Ice Cream Toppings come together in just minutes and can be stored in the fridge up to a week. Enjoy a banana split with all three, or a simpler bowl.

Need a new favorite Ice Cream Topping? Look no further!

Nothing can really beat a banana split with that classic trio of fruity ice cream toppings, except maybe a homemade version.

In this post, we’ll explore how to make three different irresistible ice cream toppings made from fresh fruit (although frozen fruit also works great for all of them).

Each recipe (strawberry, pineapple and blueberry) takes just minutes to prepare, and can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. And each one has an optional special addition for more depth of flavor and home chef appeal!

The secret ingredient in the best Homemade Pesto recipe is actually baby spinach. It mellows the bite of the basil just a little bit, so that the flavor of the pesto doesn’t overpower other ingredients. Plus, it’s nice and bright green!

Homemade Pesto Sauce Is Worlds Better Than Store Bought!

Basil pesto is one of my favorite ingredients, but I have to confess that sometimes, the basil flavor is simply too strong for my tastebuds.

I like basil, I really do. But depending on how pungent the basil used to make the pesto is, sometimes it has a way of overpowering every other flavor in the dish I’m using it in.

Last month, I noticed that one of my favorite little gourmet grocery stores included spinach on the list of ingredients in their basil pesto.

At first, I thought this was really odd. But after buying it, tasting it, and using it in recipes, I’ve realized this is truly the perfect solution.

Just a bit of spinach, added in with the basil, has a way of ever so slightly mellowing the bite of the basil. The flavor of the basil absolutely still shines through. It just doesn’t overpower. Plus, the spinach keeps the pesto nice and bright green as an added bonus.

The homemade pesto recipe below is the result of many rounds of testing, until I got the basil-to-spinach ratio just right, just like the gourmet grocery store.

What Is Pesto Sauce?

The name “pesto” comes from the Italian word pestare, which means “to pound” or “crush,” referring to the traditional method of making it with a mortar and pestle.

Classic Italian pesto sauce is made by blending fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese or olive oil. It can be a smooth or slightly textured paste. It’s often used for pasta, but can be a great addition to sandwiches, soups and vegetables as well.