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Dinner Tonight: Ribeye with Butter and Ginger Sauce

Sounds good but you're right, it does seem unnatural to sear the steaks without seasoning them first! I don't know that I've ever combined butter and soy sauce, I'll have to give it a try!

pinchmysalt at 4:40PM on 04/23/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

I love them both. But the only store bought mayonnaise that I like is Best Foods (Hellman's). I tried some organic stuff from Trader Joe's last week and it made me gag. And light mayo?? No thanks. The homemade stuff is in a class all it's own. My new favorite thing is homemade mayo made with lemon juice with some fresh chopped cilantro stirred in. Sooooo good on veggies!

pinchmysalt at 4:36PM on 04/23/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

*cracking up* Seth, I am absolutely with you. In high school I worked at a sandwich shop and we had to empty out these gigantic tubs of mayo into the containers we used on the line to make sandwiches...getting a whole bunch of it slathered on my hand one time almost put me over the edge. Urp.

emes1 at 4:10PM on 04/24/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

I don't get the irrational fear of mayo. Homemade mayo, which in spite of its reputation is incredibly easy, is one of the most delicious substances there is! And its so versatile. One of my favorite uses for mayo (which is employed but many restaurants) is grilled cheese. Spread it on the outside of the sandwich instead of butter. Try it--you won't go back.

Joy Manning at 10:24AM on 04/24/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

Oh my gosh, I am right there with you. While I know what goes into mayo, I cannot tolerate it. I made some yesterday because I had extra egg yolks to use up. While I was beating the oil in, all was fine... but as soon as it actually became mayo, I was instantly turned off, and had to have a friend taste it to make sure it was okay.

Yet, I'm okay with aioli, and I know that it's basically the same thing but with garlic added. I don't know why.

kyrielle80 at 9:34PM on 04/23/08

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Dinner Tonight: Ribeye with Butter and Ginger Sauce

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I have two roommates: one has an erratic schedule and the other works from home half the time. Whenever I have dinner by myself, it's always a big 'ol steak and minimal sides.

kurteye at 9:25PM on 04/23/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

I'm allergic. I accidentally had some on a sandwich the other day: I ordered it without, started eating, noticed my sandwich tasted horrible, and realized what I thought was gooey cheese was mayo. Not fun.

Besides my allergy to it, I hate the way it tastes. How is it so popular?

pbisNOTmyname at 9:12PM on 04/23/08

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Dinner Tonight: Ribeye with Butter and Ginger Sauce

Butter, soy sauce, and also lemon juice are awesome together. A little heat also helps, such as from sun dried red chilies or chipotles, which also have that amazing earthy smokiness.

simon at 5:12PM on 04/23/08

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Fighting for Homemade Mayonnaise's Rights

I used to despise mayonaise, but then I also though Miracle Whip was a type of mayo. Then I had some Japanese mayo, it's a whole different substance...

seadkdc at 5:02PM on 04/23/08