The first time I made cranberry sauce, I used canned. Yep. That gelatinous log with the can-ridges still imprinted. It slid out with a slurp …
Side Dishes
Gordon Ramsay Parsnip Puree Recipe
The first time I made parsnip purée, I treated it like mashed potatoes. Boil, blitz, done. It was watery, bland, and split when I reheated …
Gordon Ramsay Mashed Sweet Potatoes
I treated them like regular potatoes. Boiled them into oblivion. Didn’t drain properly. Added cold milk and called it done. What I got was orange …
Gordon Ramsay Guacamole Recipe
The first time I screwed this up, I overthought it. Threw in everything but the kitchen sink—jalapeños, cumin, even Greek yogurt. What I got was …
Gordon Ramsay Horseradish Sauce Recipe
The first time I made horseradish sauce, I treated it like a salad dressing—just whisk and go. Big mistake. It came out flat, watery, and …
Gordon Ramsay BBQ Sauce Recipe
The first time I made BBQ sauce from scratch, I thought it was just about mixing ketchup and sugar. It tasted like a cheap bottle …
Gordon Ramsay Brown Butter Sage Sauce Recipe
The first time I tried making brown butter sage sauce, I scorched it. Thought I could multitask—boil pasta, answer a text, stir butter. Rookie mistake. …
Gordon Ramsay Butternut Squash Puree Recipe
The First Time I Screwed This Up… I blitzed raw squash in a blender with a splash of water and wondered why it tasted like …
Gordon Ramsay Fondant Potato Recipe
The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought fondant potatoes were just fancy roasties. Slice, sear, baste, done. Right? Wrong. My first try? Undercooked …
Gordon Ramsay Brussels Sprouts With Pancetta Recipe
The first time I tried to make Brussels sprouts like this, I threw everything in a pan and hoped pancetta would fix my bland sprouts. …