Sauces are where good cooking turns memorable. A spoon of chile sauce can wake up a weeknight meal, a creamy dressing can pull a salad together, and a well-balanced vinaigrette can do double duty as both sauce and marinade. And homemade is always better, you control the flavor, the balance, and the texture and with no fillers, no shortcuts, just real ingredients doing the work.
This collection brings together my favorite homemade sauces, dressings, and vinaigrettes, from classic cream sauces and steakhouse-style dressings to bold New Mexican chile sauces and everyday condiments. Whether you're finishing a grilled steak, dressing a simple salad, or building layers of flavor in a Mexican-inspired meal, these recipes are designed to be practical, reliable, and easy to use across many dishes.
Use this page as a starting point to explore sauces by style, find the right match for what you're cooking, and discover simple ways to add big flavor to meals you already love.
Creamy Sauces and Dressings
Everyone loves a good creamy dressing for their favorite salads or to drizzle over a steak or seafood.
Vinaigrettes and Light Dressings
Mexican and Chile-Based Sauces
- New Mexican Red Chile Sauce
- New Mexico Red Chile Sauce From Powder
- Homemade New Mexico Roasted Hatch Green Chile Sauce
- Salsa Macha Recipe, Mexican Chile Oil
- Mango Pico de Gallo Recipe
- Freezer Salsa With Fresh Vegetables, Flavor That Lasts
- Chipotle Peach Salsa Recipe
- Smoky Black Bean And Corn Salsa Dip
- Homemade Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Condiments and Flavor Boosters
- Whiskey Butter (Compound Butter) For Steaks
- Quick Red Onion Chutney, Sweet Tangy and Easy
- Sweet And Tangy Pickled Pineapple Recipe
- Balsamic Reduction Sauce, (Balsamic Glaze) Recipe
- Easy Quick Pickled Strawberries
- Easy Quick Mexican Pickled Onions
- Easy Peach Freezer Jam, No Canning Needed
- How To Make Spicy Pickles From Store Bought Dills
- Zesty Fresh Peach BBQ Sauce
- Easy Homemade Southwest Spice Blend
Why Trust My Recipes? I am a Culinary School Graduate and a lifelong student of home cooking. I hope to inspire you try to cook as often as you can. I’ve been cooking for 50 years, and my recipes are tried and true tested and tested and then tested again before published. To read more take a look at my About Page.