What did you cook or eat today (December 2021)?

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kaneohegirlinaz said:
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I've told this story before:

When I first moved up to Ohio we went over to the in-laws one day and MIL had meat and stuff out to make sandwiches but only had mustard. I asked if she had any mayo and she said yes, it was in the refrigerator. I went into the kitchen and looked, all I saw was Miracle Whip. She came to find out what I was doing that was taking so long. I told her I couldn't find the mayo. She reached in and handed me the Miracle Whip. I said, "That's not mayonnaise!" She said, "Same thing."

I ate my sandwich with mustard.
 
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I'm not terribly picky over mayonnaise, but Miracle Whip is nasty, nasty stuff to me. It's got a certain fake-spice taste that I just can't stomach.

Commercial preference...Duke's, then Heinz, then Hellman's, then Best, though I'll happily eat any of those. Lately, though, I've been making my own, and I do prefer that by a wide margin, but I keep an emergency jar on hand.
 
TastyReuben said:
I'm not terribly picky over mayonnaise, but Miracle Whip is nasty, nasty stuff to me. It's got a certain fake-spice taste that I just can't stomach.

Commercial preference...Duke's, then Heinz, then Hellman's, then Best, though I'll happily eat any of those. Lately, though, I've been making my own, and I do prefer that by a wide margin, but I keep an emergency jar on hand.
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That's something else I want to try, but I'm the only one in the house that eats the stuff.
TastyReuben doesn't homemade only last like a coupla weeks in the `fridge?
 
I had some leftover fried rice from 2 days ago. I pan fried it into a pressed patty and served it to hubby with runny yolked fried eggs on top. If you put an egg in it, he'll call it breakfast and eat it, lol.

I had vanilla Greek yogurt with berries.

We split a hot turkey bacon sandwich with white cheddar, sliced tomatoes, and alfalfa sprouts on toasted brioche for lunch (at 4 pm, lol). It was sooooo good!
 
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TastyReuben said:
I'm not terribly picky over mayonnaise, but Miracle Whip is nasty, nasty stuff to me. It's got a certain fake-spice taste that I just can't stomach.

Commercial preference...Duke's, then Heinz, then Hellman's, then Best, though I'll happily eat any of those. Lately, though, I've been making my own, and I do prefer that by a wide margin, but I keep an emergency jar on hand.
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I've never seen Heinz mayo here. I've seen Heinz ketchup and mustard, but no mayo.
 
Made banana bread today.

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kaneohegirlinaz said:
That's something else I want to try, but I'm the only one in the house that eats the stuff.
TastyReuben doesn't homemade only last like a coupla weeks in the `fridge?
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Yep, just a couple of weeks, but fortunately, we eat mayonnaise pretty much every day, and a lot of it. 😋

JAS_OH1 said:
I've never seen Heinz mayo here. I've seen Heinz ketchup and mustard, but no mayo.
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They started selling it at Kroger a few years ago, and it's cheaper than both Duke's or Hellman's, but more expensive than the Kroger brand.

Like I said, I'm not that picky, but I actually did a taste test between the four brands, just for fun, and I really liked the Heinz, which surprised me.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
That's something else I want to try, but I'm the only one in the house that eats the stuff.
TastyReuben doesn't homemade only last like a coupla weeks in the `fridge?
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I'll chirp in here if you don't mind TR. Actually homemade will last at least a month in the fridge. 1/2 cup of oil per yolk is a good rule of thumb, but it can be worked up to 3/4 cup, but it splitting goes up as well. You can easily make a 1 yolk mayo, with a wisk only, there just isn't enough yolk for a blender although you could use a stick.
 
garlichead said:
I'll chirp in here if you don't mind TR.
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But what if I do mind? You've already chirped in! :laugh:

That's just a joke...don't mind me... :whistling:

The two-week part, I was just going by what the recipe I follow says, which no doubt errs on the side of caution. Never been a problem with us, though, as mayonnaise simply doesn't hang around long enough around here.

We use it on sandwiches, to make salad dressings, in place of butter when pan-frying sandwiches, a spoonful here and there straight from the jar, as a coating on chicken, deviled eggs, cold salads, other sauces...that mayonnaise hides in the back of the fridge every time the door opens. :laugh:

And yes, a half-batch/one egg mayonnaise, I tried that once, and it just wouldn't set. And then I thought, "Why are you making a half-batch? That'll be gone by tomorrow!"

Also, my single favorite TV comedy scene involves mayonnaise. I'll have to see if I can find it.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
Ooh! Béarnaise, that would be outstanding!
I always ask for a side of Mayonnaise, Tarter Sauce or Honey Mustard.
The best is Kewpie Mayo from Japan! :love:
Also, I like to dip my fries/chips in my milk shake!!!

Well now dang it all, now I want French Fries/Chips
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I think kewpie uses yolk only, right? It wigs me out that most mayo uses raw whites. I am not afraid of salmonella, but when I make eggs if any of the white isn't cooked it grosses me out so thinking about the whites being raw in mayo is yuck. Seems like yolk only would be richer and creamier, too.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
I think kewpie uses yolk only, right? It wigs me out that most mayo uses raw whites. I am not afraid of salmonella, but when I make eggs if any of the white isn't cooked it grosses me out so thinking about the whites being raw in mayo is yuck. Seems like yolk only would be richer and creamier, too.
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No whites in mayo, or at least none that I've ever made.
 
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