Secret Sauce by Kelly Jaggers, Reviewed

 

In Secret Sauce by Kelly Jaggers, home cooks can master iconic restaurant condiments without the hefty price tag of dining out. This delightful cookbook features oodles of copycat recipes for beloved sauces, dips, and dressings from major chains like Olive Garden, Red Robin, Outback Steakhouse, Chipotle, and Dairy Queen, plus local favorites. Think zesty wing sauces, creamy fry dips, spinach artichoke bliss, crispy onion strips, Gold Coast coconut shrimp, and woot-worthy breadsticks to pair with them.

 

While not every sauce from a single restaurant makes the cut (e.g., Chipotle's guac and queso shine, but skip the corn salsa), Jaggers' wise selections cover the crave-worthy essentials—spicy ranch variations galore, honey mustards aplenty, though blue cheese is MIA. Visual learners, beware: sparse photos mean relying on vivid instructions. Dual indexes (by restaurant and title) are handy, though ARC quirks like Dairy Queen's country gravy under "D" might trip you up—fingers crossed for fixes in the final print.No nutritional info here (sauces are mostly low-cal anyway), but endless fun for takeout fans. Elevate your home meals affordably—perfect stocking stuffer or gift. 5 stars for uniqueness and value!

It is scheduled for release on Tuesday. You can preorder a copy here.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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