Taste of Home - Condiment Recipes

Creamy Onion Gravy

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:26:11 GMT

You don't need to worry about having enough pan drippings from your turkey to make this gravy from our Test Kitchen. Prepare it anytime you serve mashed potatoes.

Herbed Turkey Gravy

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:58:57 GMT

Our Test Kitchen shares this traditional gravy recipe. It works for any roasted meat or poultry. Two cups of gravy serves 6 to 8 people.

Orange Tarragon Gravy

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:29:13 GMT

Tarragon adds terrific flavor to this gravy, while orange juice adds a bit of sweetness.

Tangy Cranberry Gravy

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:23:01 GMT

My husband and I first tasted this deliciously different gravy at my aunt’s house one Thanksgiving. Now I make it throughout the year.

Cranberry Raisin Relish

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:17:03 GMT

I'm not what you'd call an "expert" cook, but even I can make this! The fruit-filled relish is a colorful-tongue tingling addition to Christmas dinner.

Jalapeno Cranberry Chutney

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:07:54 GMT

This crimson-colored chutney from our Test Kitchen staff makes a tongue-tingling Christmas gift. Serve it with crackers as an appetizer or with turkey or chicken as a condiment.

Pomegranate Cranberry Relish

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:51:30 GMT

I was inspired to develop this recipe one evening when I was making my usual cranberry relish and my husband was eating a pomegranate. It's so tasty when served alongside chicken or turkey.

Pineapple Compote

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:27 GMT

Our home economists came up with this slightly sweet compote to go with slices of spicy Raspberry-Chipotle Glazed Ham.

Spiced Pear Jam

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:04:45 GMT

Years ago, my in-laws had three pear trees on their acreage and gave us all the fruit that we wanted to pick. So I canned plenty of pears. Then a neighbor passed along this favorite recipe. I've given many jars of this jam as gifts. Day to day, my husband and our boys—we have a married son and two teenagers—enjoy it on toast with ham and eggs or on hot rolls with a meat.

Cherry Almond Preserves

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:04:38 GMT

This recipe came from my mother-in-law. It's very old-fashioned—in fact, the friend who gave it to her used to cook it up on an old wood stove. With all the cherry orchards here in Bitterroot Valley, I make two batches of these preserves each summer. (I get the cherries from a nearby cannery by the gallons!) My family likes them on fresh bread, muffins, pancakes and even ice cream—the consistency's similar to a topping. I have to be careful, though, and ration the jars out or they'd be the first thing to disappear from the root cellar! Both my husband and I serve as 4-H leaders. We have three children—girls 16 and 14 and a son who's 12.

Rhubarb Jelly

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:50:54 GMT

To be honest, I don't much like cooking. My husband, however, loves it! Now that he's retired, Bob's taken up making jelly. I help him with the pouring and skimming for this one—my own personal favorite. It's nice as both a breakfast spread and a topping for pork or other meat. Bob and I have two grown daughters an also a grandson.

Blackberry Apple Jelly

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:07:16 GMT

August is the busiest month of the year on our small farm—that's when we're harvesting sweet corn, pumpkins and pickling cucumbers for our stand. But I always make time to put up this jelly. The apples come from our old-fashioned orchard, while the blackberries grow wild along our creek...and the jelly's usually gone by January! My husband's a logger as well as a farmer. We have three young children—two daughters, 5 and 3, and a son, 1.

Tri-Berry Jam

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:56:56 GMT

My mother-in-law and I dreamed up this jam after we'd been picking blueberries one day. She wondered if blueberries, raspberries and strawberries would taste good together. So she made a test batch—and we quickly learned that they definitely did! Then I came up with my own version of the jam. I'm an at-home wife and mother...we have two boys, 8 and 4. I preserve everything from our garden. Experimenting with recipes is fun for me.

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:48:26 GMT

Zucchini Pineapple Jam

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:46:17 GMT

Need a way to use up zucchini? Try this wonderfully flavored jam. The pineapple adds so much sweetness.—Kathy Weese, Jackson, Ohio