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Holiday Gravy: To Veg or Not to Veg

Susan Volland is a Seattle-based chef, recipe tester and food writer. Her first book, Mastering Sauces: The Home Cook's Guide to New Techniques for Fresh Flavors , teaches the fundamentals of sauce-making. Learn to finish your dishes with 150 recipes and flavors from around the world.

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By Evan Kleiman • Nov 20, 2015 • 1 min read

Susan Volland is a Seattle-based chef, recipe tester and food writer. Her first book, Mastering Sauces: The Home Cook's Guide to New Techniques for Fresh Flavors, teaches the fundamentals of sauce-making. Learn to finish your dishes with 150 recipes and flavors from around the world.

Try her recipes for both classic holiday gravy and her savory meatless gravy on the Good Food blog.

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