This title features deliciously tempting recipes for hot and fiery salsas, creamy dips, tasty relishes, spicy marinades, tangy mustards, classic dressings and sweet sauces. It provides all the necessary know-how and essential techniques for making basic stocks and marinades, whisking up quick-and-easy sauces, perfecting the art of preserving and pickling fruit and vegetables, and setting marmalades and jellies. It includes Bolognese sauce for spaghetti; onion and mustard sauce for pork; parsley sauce for smoked fish; tandoori-style marinade for chicken; peanut sauce for vegetable salad; and lime sabayon for ice cream. It is beautifully illustrated with more than 1000 step-by-step photographs with clear and accessible instructions for all the sauce-making techniques. You can make every meal memorable with this practical and accessible guide to sauces, salsas, relishes, chutneys, pickles, dips, mustards, marmalades, jellies and jams. Over 400 recipes show how to add an inspirational touch to every dish, whether you choose a simple onion gravy, a tangy orange sauce, a crunchy satay or a fancy party dip. A comprehensive reference section covers all the techniques, equipment and ingredients you will need. It shows how to make hot stocks, how to prevent egg custard from curdling, and how to blend chocolate and cream to create a dreamy dessert topping. The recipes are arranged in helpful categories for speedy reference, making this book all you will ever need to create the perfect sauce, pickle or preserve to suit any occasion.