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She Taught Me About Mayonnaise & That's No Small Thing

This is a story that would take pages and pages to tell properly. Instead, I'll just pull out the most important points and hope to leave you with just a fraction of the feeling it leaves with me. I...

Tastes Like Summer: The Perfect Tomato Sandwich

Oh, we've been waiting for this for a while... ...

Good Eats: How To Hack Mason Jars

Our friends at Serious Eats point out that the glass Mason jar is not only a classic, with veritable cred in the design department, but it also remains a fresh alternative to all the plastic we're sup...

Vote: How Do You Like Your Coleslaw?

Between now and Labor Day, all of us will eat our fair share of coleslaw. Most slaws we see have mayonnaise in them, but some are mustard-based or simply tossed with vinegar. We like them all.Click b...

Word of Mouth: Remoulade

Remoulade (Ruh-moo-LAHD); noun: A classic sauce of mayonnaise with capers, chopped cornichons, dijon mustard, anchovy paste, and fine herbs. If you're a fan of crunchy, salty, and sweet combinations,...

Basic Sauces 101: Hollandaise, Emulsions, and More

We have a backyard garden party for Mother's Day in the works, and we're thinking that some homemade hollandaise will be a perfect - and classic - accompaniment to the fresh spring asparagus and eggs ...

Weekend Cooking: Secrets of Awesome Mashed Potatoes

We love mashed potatoes; it's one of our favorite comfort foods. We're seeing a lot of fingerling potatoes at the Farmer's Markets, so we've been making these for dinner recently. Here, we'll share s...

Word of Mouth: Mother Sauce

Mother Sauce (French: sauce mere): The mother sauces were established by 19th century chef Antonin Careme as the foundations upon which all other sauces are built. There are five different mother sauc...

Leftover Easter Eggs? Make Egg Salad

We're cheating a bit this morning... Because we know that if this egg salad had actually been made with leftover, dyed Easter eggs, there would be subtle pink and turquoise stains floating around on o...

Food Science: What Is an Emulsion?

There's no doubt about it--emulsions are tricky. They're confusing to understand and they're confusing to make. Sometimes even the most seasoned chef can have trouble getting their sauces to emulsify!...

Hellmann's Mayonnaise UK Going Free Range

Hellmann's in the United Kingdom reports that they'll be using free-range eggs in their mayonnaise from now on. We think this is a good idea. Free-range eggs come from chickens that are not caged in...

What is Kewpie Mayonnaise?

Kewpie mayonnaise was prominently mentioned in Wednesday's Times Dining section article on MSG and its ubiquitous presence in processed foods. We only knew Kewpies as those eerily big-eyed dolls - w...