Sauces

A great sauce can turn the simplest meal into something special, and these homemade sauce recipes go well beyond just pasta. Spoon a sweet and sour Sicilian Agrodolce over chicken, fish or roasted vegetables, or toss just about anything with a bright, herby Pistachio Pesto made with basil and mint. For salads, drizzle a rich, nutty Walnut Salad Dressing over bitter greens, or serve the classic Italian tuna sauce with ripe summer tomatoes in a Tomato Tonnato. A bowl of cool, creamy Easy Homemade Tzatziki is perfect with grilled meats and pita, and for dessert, a 10-minute Easy Diplomat Cream is ready to fill tarts or top fresh berries. Looking for something to toss with pasta? Find all my tomato sauces, pestos and ragùs in Pasta Sauces.

Easy Diplomat Cream

A no-fuss, "faux" version of the classic French pastry cream — it's light, rich, and ready in only 10 minutes.

Roasted Tomato Sauce

An oven roasted tomato sauce with onion, butter and roasted garlic. Simple and packed with flavor, it’s a great hands-off tomato sauce that is perfect with fresh pasta, lasagna or even eggplant Parmigiana.

Cherry Tomato Butter Sauce

A simple, silky tomato sauce made with just a handful of ingredients. Rich from butter, naturally sweet from cherry tomatoes, and perfect for tossing with your favorite pasta.

Creamy Pesto Chicken

Creamy red pesto chicken with burst tomatoes, basil, and white beans. An easy, one-pan chicken dinner ready in 30 minutes—perfect for busy weeknights.

Pesto Rosso Red Pesto with Sun-dried Tomatoes

Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)

Rich, savory, and slightly sweet, this Sicilian-inspired red pesto is full of flavor. Made with sun-dried tomatoes, almonds, Parmesan, garlic, basil, and olive oil.

Ragu Bianco Tossed with Homemade Ricotta Cavatelli

Ragu Bianco a white bolognese sauce simmering on the stove

Ragu Bianco (White Bolognese Sauce)

A delicious tomato-free version of classic Bolognese, this Ragu Bianco is simmered slowly and made with pancetta, beef, pork, and lots of fresh rosemary and sage.

Walnut Salad Dressing

Rich, nutty, and a little funky—this walnut salad dressing combines toasted walnuts, anchovies, honey, and lemon for the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy. Drizzle it over bitter greens, pair it with fruit and cheese, or toss it with roasted veggies for a bold, flavorful upgrade!

Tomato Tonnato

The classic Italian tuna sauce served with tomatoes, fried capers and crispy breadcrumbs

Agrodolce

chicken agrodolce with castelvetrano olives and pine nuts

Pistachio Pesto

A recipe for pistachio pesto with basil and mint. A Sicilian pesto that’s full of flavor and goes great on just about everything.

Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby

This Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby Recipe is the perfect sweet treat for breakfast, or dessert.

Easy Homemade Tzatziki

Make the best homemade tzatziki with this easy recipe! Creamy Greek yogurt, fresh cucumber, garlic, and dill come together for a versatile dip or sauce. Perfect with grilled meats, veggies, or pita!

Sauces

Easy Diplomat Cream

A no-fuss, "faux" version of the classic French pastry cream — it's light, rich, and ready in only 10 minutes.

Roasted Tomato Sauce

An oven roasted tomato sauce with onion, butter and roasted garlic. Simple and packed with flavor, it’s a great hands-off tomato sauce that is perfect with fresh pasta, lasagna or even eggplant Parmigiana.

Cherry Tomato Butter Sauce

A simple, silky tomato sauce made with just a handful of ingredients. Rich from butter, naturally sweet from cherry tomatoes, and perfect for tossing with your favorite pasta.

Creamy Pesto Chicken

Creamy red pesto chicken with burst tomatoes, basil, and white beans. An easy, one-pan chicken dinner ready in 30 minutes—perfect for busy weeknights.

Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)

Rich, savory, and slightly sweet, this Sicilian-inspired red pesto is full of flavor. Made with sun-dried tomatoes, almonds, Parmesan, garlic, basil, and olive oil.

Ragu Bianco (White Bolognese Sauce)

A delicious tomato-free version of classic Bolognese, this Ragu Bianco is simmered slowly and made with pancetta, beef, pork, and lots of fresh rosemary and sage.

Walnut Salad Dressing

Rich, nutty, and a little funky—this walnut salad dressing combines toasted walnuts, anchovies, honey, and lemon for the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy. Drizzle it over bitter greens, pair it with fruit and cheese, or toss it with roasted veggies for a bold, flavorful upgrade!

Tomato Tonnato

The classic Italian tuna sauce served with tomatoes, fried capers and crispy breadcrumbs

Agrodolce

chicken agrodolce with castelvetrano olives and pine nuts

Pistachio Pesto

A recipe for pistachio pesto with basil and mint. A Sicilian pesto that’s full of flavor and goes great on just about everything.

Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby

This Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby Recipe is the perfect sweet treat for breakfast, or dessert.

Easy Homemade Tzatziki

Make the best homemade tzatziki with this easy recipe! Creamy Greek yogurt, fresh cucumber, garlic, and dill come together for a versatile dip or sauce. Perfect with grilled meats, veggies, or pita!

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Sauces

A no-fuss, "faux" version of the classic French pastry cream — it's light, rich, and ready in only 10 minutes.

An oven roasted tomato sauce with onion, butter and roasted garlic. Simple and packed with flavor, it’s a great hands-off tomato sauce that is perfect with fresh pasta, lasagna or even eggplant Parmigiana.

A simple, silky tomato sauce made with just a handful of ingredients. Rich from butter, naturally sweet from cherry tomatoes, and perfect for tossing with your favorite pasta.

Creamy red pesto chicken with burst tomatoes, basil, and white beans. An easy, one-pan chicken dinner ready in 30 minutes—perfect for busy weeknights.

Rich, savory, and slightly sweet, this Sicilian-inspired red pesto is full of flavor. Made with sun-dried tomatoes, almonds, Parmesan, garlic, basil, and olive oil.

A delicious tomato-free version of classic Bolognese, this Ragu Bianco is simmered slowly and made with pancetta, beef, pork, and lots of fresh rosemary and sage.

Rich, nutty, and a little funky—this walnut salad dressing combines toasted walnuts, anchovies, honey, and lemon for the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy. Drizzle it over bitter greens, pair it with fruit and cheese, or toss it with roasted veggies for a bold, flavorful upgrade!

The classic Italian tuna sauce served with tomatoes, fried capers and crispy breadcrumbs

chicken agrodolce with castelvetrano olives and pine nuts

A recipe for pistachio pesto with basil and mint. A Sicilian pesto that’s full of flavor and goes great on just about everything.

This Caramelized Banana Dutch Baby Recipe is the perfect sweet treat for breakfast, or dessert.

Make the best homemade tzatziki with this easy recipe! Creamy Greek yogurt, fresh cucumber, garlic, and dill come together for a versatile dip or sauce. Perfect with grilled meats, veggies, or pita!

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