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Best mayonnaise taste test: Hellman’s vs Duke’s vs Kewpie

Who doesn’t love mayonnaise? A happy marriage of oil and eggs with a kiss of acid, mayo moistens our sandwiches with a lubricious layer that tames the crustiest bread. It serves as a playground monitor when mixed into slaws and … Continue reading

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Kewpie Mayonnaise

My friends at Healthy Living Market will bend over backwards to satisfy their customers so when I asked them to stock Kewpie Mayo they said, of course! But week after week it did not show up. Then I looked it … Continue reading

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Recipe: Deli Style Cole Slaw

Deli Style Cole Slaw is too expensive in the deli nowadays, so let’s make our own. We’re talking about the sweet-and-sour mayo-based product that is ubiquitous in New York delis and goes beautifully with an overstuffed Italian Mix sub. We … Continue reading

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Recipe: Loaded Potato Salad

We assume you’re making potato salad for the 4th of July, right? Loaded Potato Salad is an upgrade from our time-tested Texas-Style Potato Salad. It adds seasoning to the potatoes as they cook and uses russets which do a superior … Continue reading

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Five most popular non-recipe posts in 2023 on Burnt My Fingers

Each year at this time we do a recap of our posts that have garnered the most clicks in the past 12 months. The world has convulsed with conflict and climate change yet our most popular posts, and even their … Continue reading

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Recipe: Creamy Caesar Dressing

Sometimes you just need a creamy Caesar dressing. This one fits the bill. It’s from GATHER: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens by Janet Fletcher. She puts it atop a rather unusual salad you can read about here, but we … Continue reading

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Recipe: Coronation Chicken Salad

Coronation Chicken Salad was created for King Charles’ mother back in 1953, possibly as a tribute to the far-flung British empire which was winding down at that time. It has a pleasant sweetness the late queen doubtless enjoyed, as do … Continue reading

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Recipe: Prune Bacon Salad

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! I bought a huge bag of prunes on sale from Bella Viva Orchards, my favorite source of dried fruit. Then I happened on Prunes for Epicures, a 1933 publication of the United Prune … Continue reading

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Big Mac fail

Emboldened by the interest in our In-N-Out experience, we did another burger test. The McDonald’s app had a deal to buy one Big Mac, get one free. We ordered one standard and the second customized with extra onions, extra pickles … Continue reading

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Recipe: Gonzalez Food Market Macaroni Salad

Gonzalez Food Market Macaroni Salad comes to us from Robb Walsh, who explores the less-traveled backroads of the Texas barbecue trail for his Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook. The raisins add a note of sweetness that makes us think Miracle … Continue reading

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