Saucy: 50 Recipes for Drizzly, Dunk-able, Go-To Sauces to Elevate Everyday Meals
By Ashley Boyd and Maren Caruso
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About this ebook
Saucy is an accessible collection of 50 sauce recipes organized by flavor profile (herby, sweet, spicy, savory, and more). This go-to kitchen companion, irresistibly designed with bold graphics and full-color photography, includes simple, super-tasty sauces that transform basics from ordinary to sensational:
- Dress up a piece of grilled chicken with Orange Chimichurri
- Drizzle Thai Peanut Sauce over steamed veggies to up the flavor factor
- Add Coconut Chile Crisp to spice up morning eggs
- Fancify a bowl of ice cream with Blackberry Basil Coulis
Amateur cooks, busy parents, and healthy eaters will appreciate these painless ways to upgrade everyday meals. Paired with kitchen basics, first-apartment supplies, or registry items, Saucy also makes a fun and practical graduation, housewarming, or newlywed gift.
ACCESSIBLE SAUCE RECIPE BOOK: Home cooks will appreciate this super-practical cookbook filled with recipes that provide a lot of flavor with minimal effort. Anyone who doesn't have a lot of time to cook but still wants to eat well, and those who want to eat healthily but don't want to sacrifice flavor, will love these easy-to-make sauces that help simple meals shine.
SAUCE IS HOT: Whether you're addicted to The Hot Ones on YouTube or have taken advantage of the explosion of specialty crafted hot sauces, bbq sauces, and dipping sauces hitting supermarket shelves these days, it's a tasty fact that sauces are forever! Saucy, with a playful design and close-up shots of drippy sauces, is a fun, fresh, and distinctive cookbook. Its trove of simple recipes will make meal prep and mealtimes tastier, easier, and more enjoyable for years to come.
DELIGHTFUL, PRACTICAL COOKING GIFT: Bright, engaging, and easy-to-use, Saucy makes a fun and useful present for recent graduates, new homeowners, and newlyweds. Wrap it up with a serving spoon, a saucepan, dish towels, or a set of spices to help stock a first apartment kitchen or make a new house feel like home.
Perfect for:
- Beginner and experienced home cooks
- Busy people and parents who want easy ways to quickly dress up basic meals
- Healthy eaters who want good-for-you dishes to taste great
- Apartment renters and new homeowners
- Shoppers looking for a graduation gift, wedding shower gift, or holiday gift for a beginner cook
Ashley Boyd
Ashley Boyd is a cook and the creator of the blog Pink Owl Kitchen, where she shares delicious, approachable recipes influenced by her Southern heritage. If you ask her, sauce makes everything better—especially Comeback Sauce! She lives right outside of Memphis, Tennessee, with her husband and son.
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Saucy - Ashley Boyd
Copyright © 2024 by Ashley Boyd.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
ISBN 9781797226057 (epub, mobi)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Boyd, Ashley (Writer on cooking), author. | Caruso, Maren, photographer.
Title: Saucy : 50 recipes for drizzly, dunk-able, go-to sauces to elevate everyday meals / Ashley Boyd ; photography by Maren Caruso.
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2024] | Includes index. |
Summary: 50 simple recipes for delicious sauces that elevate everyday meals
--Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023027173 | ISBN 9781797218953 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Sauces. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.
Classification: LCC TX819.A1 B6359 2024 | DDC 641.81/4--dc23/eng/20230724
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023027173
Photographs by Maren Caruso.
Food styling by Becca Martin.
Prop styling by Ethel Brennan.
Photo assistance by Jessica Goss and Emory Dunn.
Design by Lizzie Vaughan.
Influence badges by Henna Crowner.
Typeset in Marby and BN Modern Ombra.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDED SAUCE PAIRINGS
Creamy
REMOULADE
CREAMY AVOCADO SAUCE
CILANTRO LIME CREMA
GARLIC MUSHROOM SAUCE
SOUTHWEST RANCH
COMEBACK SAUCE
Herby
BASIL PISTACHIO PESTO
CITRUS MINT GREMOLATA
ORANGE CHIMICHURRI
ZESTY GREEN GODDESS DRESSING
CHERMOULA
Tomato-Based
CHUNKY MARINARA
ROMESCO SAUCE
SALSA TAQUERA
TOMATO GINGER SAUCE
GUAVA BARBECUE SAUCE
Tangy
MOJO ROJO
ROASTED RED PEPPER TZATZIKI
JERK SAUCE
MOLE VERDE
LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE
Savory
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SAUCE
BLENDER HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
SMOKY MORNAY SAUCE
ROASTED BEET HUMMUS
GARLIC CASHEW SAUCE
COCONUT CURRY SAUCE
Umami
CARAMELIZED ONION GRAVY
HONEY TAHINI SAUCE
THAI PEANUT SAUCE
SWEET GINGER SESAME SAUCE
TERIYAKI SAUCE
SIMPLE TONKATSU SAUCE
APRICOT MISO GLAZE
Spicy
CREAMY CHIPOTLE LIME SAUCE
COCONUT CHILI CRISP
SWEET CHILI SAUCE
NIGERIAN RED PEPPER SAUCE
SPICY MANGO CHUTNEY
CARIBBEAN PEPPER SAUCE
HOT HONEY SAUCE
HONEY GARLIC BUFFALO SAUCE
Dessert
RASPBERRY GLAZE
LEMON CURD
BROWN SUGAR PEACH SAUCE
MEXICAN CHOCOLATE SAUCE
ORANGE CRÈME ANGLAISE
SPICED STRAWBERRY COMPOTE
BLACKBERRY BASIL COULIS
SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE
GO-TO MEALS TO GET YOUR SAUCE PARTY STARTED
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
Many cooks, myself included, have found themselves growing bored of rotating through the same tried-and-true dinner recipes week after week. Fatigued from searching for ideas and tired of the same-old same-old, we cave and pick up the phone to order takeout. I get it. We all get it! Don’t feel guilty or lazy, because you aren’t!
Like any home cook, I want to create tasty, healthy, homemade meals that make my family excited for dinner. But sometimes life gets in the way and things get busy. I don’t always have time to look for inspiration, let alone make a luxurious meal every weeknight. That’s where this cookbook comes in.
Think of Saucy as that little kitchen helper full of ideas that will add a little oomph to your usual weeknight dinner. Whether you are short on time after a long day, hoping to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor, or cooking for multiple picky youngsters, sauce is an easy answer. Simply whip up one of your go-to meals (say, grilled chicken, steak, pasta, or salad), add one of these fifty sauces, and voila! A basic dish is transformed into something downright