Quick answer
How do I thicken a sauce?
Usually with a roux (butter and flour), a flour-and-cold-water slurry, or by reducing it. The recipes tell you what suits each sauce.
Sauce
A good sauce lifts even a plain dish — turning meat into a feast and pasta into a treat. Find classic sauces, cream and tomato bases, dressings, and dips for the grill. Honest and full of flavor, for anything that needs finishing.
Best recipes
Easy homemade butterscotch sauce
Harvest your plums, skip the slivovitz, and make chutney instead
Guacamole
Divine homemade mayonnaise
Blue cheese dip with walnuts
Wild garlic pesto
Homemade date syrup
Our favourite dill sauce
Spicy pepper and chilli dip
Grilling tip: roasted pepper dip
Easy & quick hollandaise sauce
Frequently asked questions
Which sauce goes with pasta?
Tomato, cream, pesto, or garlicky aglio e olio. The base takes 15 minutes — you just need good ingredients.
What if my sauce is lumpy?
Blitz it with an immersion blender or pass it through a fine sieve. Next time, add cold liquid to the roux and whisk like you mean it.
Can I freeze sauces?
Czech classics like svíčková or tomato sauce freeze beautifully. Cream sauces can split after thawing — reheat them gently and whisk as you go.
Do you have sauces and dips for the grill?
Herb, garlic, yogurt, and spicy dips and marinades — they give grilled meat and vegetables an extra kick.