Recipes

Make this sparkling coffee with lemon

Drink

Make this sparkling coffee with lemon

Requiring no recipe, no unusual ingredients and no effort, this riff on an espresso tonic is the perfect pick-me-up for warm afternoons when you can’t leave home.

May 28, 2020

Pineapple-Mango Carrot-Mint Smoothie recipe

Features

4 things we’re obsessed with right now

As the quarantine weeks turn to months, here are a few culinary delights keeping our batteries charged through long days in the home office.

May 18, 2020

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St. Louis chefs share their favorite pantry staples

St. Louis chefs always have these pantry staples on hand in the kitchen.

March 17, 2020

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8 easy recipes St. Louis chefs make at home

St. Louis chefs like Loryn Nalic, Ceaira Jackson and Michael Gallina share their favorite recipes to make at home when they're off the clock.

March 9, 2020

a spread of cookbooks

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9 classic cookbooks we love

These are the Sauce editorial team's favorite cookbooks, from bread baking tomes to vegetarian classics.

February 17, 2020

3 chicken wing sauce recipes from chef Rick Lewis

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3 chicken wing sauce recipes from chef Rick Lewis

Grace Meat + Three's Rick Lewis takes Super Bowl chicken wings to the next level with three sauces: Buffalo, Alabama white sauce and General Wang sauce.

February 1, 2020

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Imperfect Foods delivers 'ugly' produce to your door

Associate editor Lauren Healey tries Imperfect Foods' grocery delivery boxes, loaded with “imperfect” items that don't meet grocery stores' cosmetic standards.

January 28, 2020

a sliced steak on a plate with roasted vegetables

Reviews

Review: The Bellwether in St. Louis

With a sumptuous setting, a focus on balancing fine dining with approachability and a team that pays attention to the details, The Bellwether lives up to its name.

January 3, 2020

a orange cocktail

Drink

The Diki-Diki cocktail is perfect for a cozy night by the fire

The Diki-Diki cocktail was first published in the famous Savoy Cocktail Book.

December 28, 2019

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Drink

Sherry-based cocktails are now trending in St. Louis bars

Yellowbelly bartender Taylor James shares how sherry is moving from occasional extra in the St. Louis cocktail scene to a supporting actor.

December 16, 2019

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6 holiday cookie recipes perfect for sharing

Holiday cookies need to be easy enough to make in big batches and sturdy enough to travel to many parties.

November 30, 2019

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Eat local year-round with winter produce in St. Louis

Summer has disappeared from St. Louis farmers markets, but that doesn’t mean you should take a hiatus from local produce.

November 23, 2019

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Drink

A Charlie Chaplin cocktail is a perfect transitional cocktail

The Charlie Chaplin cocktail was a favorite at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York prior to 1920.

September 26, 2019

flatbreads with ricotta and zucchini slices

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These are the best recipes for end-of-summer produce

Garden-fresh produce needs little encouragement to let loose with amazing flavor.

September 13, 2019

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Drink

Try a modern take on a classic Pendennis Cocktail

The Pendennis Cocktail has had many variations since its heyday in the 1940s.

August 29, 2019

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Giant Strawberry Toaster Pastry Recipe

My friend is obsessed with strawberry Pop-Tarts, so I made a giant one for his birthday.

August 7, 2019

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St. Louis chefs share their favorite recipes for peak summer tomatoes

St. Louis chefs share their favorite simple, tomato-centric recipes with minimal cooking, from Israeli bruschetta to tomato tartine.

August 5, 2019

english muffins with jam

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Recipe: English muffin sandwiches, three ways

English muffins are surprisingly easy to make, and once you do, it will be hard to go back to the store-bought variety.

July 30, 2019

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Recipe: Chocolate Chunk Drop Scones

Using roughly chopped chocolate instead of chocolate chips will give you far better chocolate distribution throughout the scone.

July 24, 2019

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Drink

3 pool-perfect batch cocktail recipes to make this summer

This trio of large-format cocktail recipes is sure to impress guests.

July 15, 2019

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