Sauces

A get-ahead gravy that can be served with all kinds of roasts, including vegan ones. Use an insulated jug or Thermos to keep the gravy hot during your meal

An easy all-purpose homemade sauce that can be used either as a glaze towards the end of cooking, or as a relish. It’s great on hot dogs or with barbecued chicken

A wonderful accompaniment to summer salads and sandwiches

This recipe makes a base curry sauce, which you can use to make other curries such as prawn masala and aloo gosht (see below for the recipes). Store leftovers in the freezer

Fill your kitchen with the aroma of fresh mint...this classic sauce is delicious and perfect with roast lamb

This is perfect with turkey or gammon, but also good served with game, terrines and patés, or added to a pie filling. Cranberries are sour so need to be cooked with a lot of sugar. Extra jars make lovely Christmas gifts

Rustle up this easy tomato sauce recipe from the River Café to stir through pasta or spread on pizza

This is a good sauce to serve with your chosen Christmas dessert, but works equally well with goose or duck.

This sauce goes well with so many things. Drizzle on fish; stir through new potatoes or use to top a bowl of soup