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Essential Sauces for Everyday

We’ll walk you through the process of making a variety of go-to sauces you can use to brighten everyday meals.
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Essential Sauces for Everyday

About this Class

Too often, home cooks think of sauces as something to be feared or revered—something better left to the professionals. In this class, you'll learn about plenty of simple, straightforward sauces, and we’ll walk you through the basic methods and techniques for preparing them. Once you master your favorites, you can use them in a variety of unexpected ways.

Meet Your Instructors

Author: Christie Morrison

Christie Morrison

Editorial Director, Classes

Christie Morrison is Editorial Director, Classes and an on-screen test cook for Cook’s Country. As editorial director, she creates the curriculum for ATK Classes and is executive producer for Classes video content. She has been a cooking class instructor since 2016. As a senior editor for Cook’s Country magazine from 2013 to 2016 and an associate editor on the Books team prior to that, she developed, tested, and edited recipes. Christie was also a culinary producer for Cook’s Country for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Christie has a BA in English from Dickinson College and an MA in English from Bucknell University. A midcareer change brought her to Boston, where she received her culinary diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (CSCA). In addition to teaching professional and recreational cooking classes at CSCA, Christie has worked in restaurants and catering kitchens in Boston.

Lessons

Class Progress

1Getting Started with Sauces

2No-Cook Sauces

3Salad Dressings

4Simmering Sauces

5Quick Butter Sauces

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