Pickled Jalapeno Peppers1/17
These Korean-style jalapenos that take a dunk in soy sauce and soda are perhaps not pickled in the traditional American sense, but pickled nonetheless. Wait'll you taste 'em.
Chimichurri2/17
Drizzle, douse, souse, or otherwise acquaint this emerald elixir with grilled steak, chicken, chops, seafood, or heck, anything.
Homemade Sriracha3/17
This incendiary Thai condiment has recently incited quite the rabid following. Here's how to save yourself a trip to your local Asian market.
Old Bay Seasoning4/17
An American classic, this indispensable spice blend brings a taste of the Eastern Shore to anything, anywhere, anytime.
Blue Cheese Dip5/17
Tired of settling for an ordinary blue cheese dip that practically necessitates a search party to locate a stray chunk of cheese swimming in mayo? This one won't disappoint.
Bread and Butter Pickles6/17
We've no idea where the saying "in a pickle" comes from, but we'd love to find ourselves in a jar of these subtly sweet specimens.
Pesto Genovese7/17
A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.
Homemade Mayonnaise8/17
Millions have become adept at slathering mayo on all manner of food stuff. Yet few have attempted to make it at home. This foolproof recipe may change that.
Bacon Jam9/17
Maybe what the world needs is a single currency. Like jars of this sweet, rich, intense bacon jam that makes everything better.
Cheddar Cheese Sauce10/17
This stupendously cheesy spread is so satiatingly super you'll want to ladle it on everything. And we do mean everything, including burgers, chili, fries, broccoli, nachos, baked potatoes, tacos, tater tots, and so much more.
Chili Honey Butter11/17
Sweet, spicy, and just a little sassy. That's what we think of this sensational synthesis of everyday ingredients. Slather it at will.
Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Sauce12/17
This sweetly spicy little number wooed us from our very first spoonful, banishing bottled barbecue sauce forever from our pantries.
Day After Thanksgiving Cranberry Chutney13/17
We can't help but think that all we want for Christmas is jar after jar of this sweet-tart cranberry condiment.
Pepper Sherry14/17
What could be easier than plopping some hot peppers in a bottle of booze, setting it aside for as long as you can resist, and then dribbling it over everything? Exactly.
Portuguese Red Pepper Paste15/17
Each Portuguese family has its own rendition of this classic, a pantry staple known as massa de pimentão. Here's how the Leite family makes it.
Milk Mayonnaise16/17
Known as maionese de leite in Portuguese, milk mayonnaise--you heard us--is an incredibly creamy, eggless emulsion held together by oil, milk (natch), and a lotta love.