Marinades, Sauces, Rubs & Salsas

Horseradish Cream

The secret to a great horseradish cream sauce is to grate the horseradish fresh. Look for horseradish in the produce section of most supermarkets or order it online from Melissas.com.

Cider-Molasses Barbecue Sauce

Use this sauce with the Grilled Chicken Wings with Cider Barbecue Sauce recipe you can find on our blog.

Inside-Out Cheeseburgers with Made-From-Scratch Ketchup

Ember-Roasted Salsa with Grilled Tortillas

Dessert Rub

I created this Dessert Rub for grilled peaches and it works equally well on grilled plums, bananas, pineapple, and apple (cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices). Turbinado sugar is a coarsely […]

Sweet-and-Smoky Barbecue Sauce

Ask most Americans to describe the perfect barbecue sauce and they’ll evoke a thick, sweet, red, ketchup-based sauce with a zing of vinegar and a whiff of liquid smoke. In […]

The Only Marinade You’ll Ever Need

If I could use only one marinade for the rest of my life, it would be this one. Redolent with garlic, piquant with fresh lemon juice, and fragrant with extra […]

Pita for Good Harissa

Rob’s Monroe County-Style Mop and Dip

Smoked Venison Jerky

Jerky requires lean meat (fat hastens spoilage), and venison meets that admirably, delivering a superrich beefy taste. If venison isn’t available, use bison or lean beef instead.