Welcome to the Cream & Cloves recipe collection — classic sauce techniques broken down for home cooks, plus the mains they’re made to go with. Each recipe focuses on the “why” behind the method, so you build real kitchen confidence and true culinary understanding, not just following a list of steps.
Sauces
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Crab Cakes with Cajun Remoulade (Built From the Ground Up)
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Beer-Battered Cod with Tartar Sauce (Fish and Chips, Done Right)
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Salmon with Lemon-Dill Sauce (The Perfect Classic Seafood Pairing, Explained)
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How to Flavor Mayonnaise (4 Easy, Essential Techniques)
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The Mayonnaise Formula (Five Ways to Make It, One Ratio That Never Changes)
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Norwegian Butter Sauce (Sandefjordsmør) — The Beurre Blanc Formula, Norwegian Style
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Chimichurri-Inspired Herb & Garlic Butter Sauce (for Grilled Flank Steak)
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Lemon Butter Sauce with Shrimp — Restaurant Results in Minutes
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Brown Butter Sage Sauce
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Beurre Blanc: The French Butter Sauce Everyone’s Afraid to Make














