Mayonnaise on Shine

User post: What Scares Me Most: Food Phobias

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I'm scared of mayonnaise. There, I've said it. The smell, the texture, the color... it makes me cringe. Once when I was pregnant with my second child, my husband and I were headed to the park. On the way there, we stopped at Burger King. I ordered the chicken sandwich plain as I normally do…

Delicious: Bacon in spreadable form

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You know by now that bacon is the official food of Elastic Waist. So you ought not to be surprised when I tell you that I am considering nominating Baconnaise as the official sandwich spread of our happy family here, because it seems to me to be everything that is good in the world: bacon, made spreadable.

Alternative Beauty: Make a Condiment into a Conditioner

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<p><img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/PjqmXjbqESLV/photos/d58933b566f81b616f34cf50032d7df8/ori_d9d2e6d38beb0e.jpg?ug_____D4KmPUydb" align="left" height="190" width="190">Sometimes the best beauty products aren’t in the aisles of Sephora, but in your kitchen. Welcome to a new TGIBD feature I am calling<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2008/11/alternative-beauty-a-cup-of-jo.html?mbid=yshine_gbd"> Alternative Beauty</a>, where I will subject myself to a variety of homemade beauty treatments and remedies and report back. This week, a favorite sandwich ingredient doubles as a deep conditioning treatment.</p>

Miso my mayo! An amazing mayonnaise alternative

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I wasn't exactly looking for an alternative to mayo before someone recommended Miso Mayo to me. I don't eat a lot of mayonnaise normally, but still, it's a steadfast condiment that always hits the spot when I need it. But I figured I give this soy-based vegan alternative a...

Japanese Potato Salad

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Last year, I was offered a cookbook called Harumi's Japanese Home Cooking, by Harumi Kurihara, to review and try recipes from. I looked through the cookbook and flagged a few recipes I wanted to try, including this Japanese Potato Salad. It sounded like it was going to be really good! Unfortunately, the way it turned out for me, it was just so-so, but I have a feeling this recipe would have turned out considerably better if I had more kitchen experience (have I ever steamed/boiled potatoes? No...).

Best Spinach Dip Ever!

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This spinach dip has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. Not just for Easter - my mom would make it for birthday parties, New Year's Eve, and at any other celebration that us kids would beg her to make it! It's such an easy recipe... all you have to do is toss everything in the blender! And I will swear to you... this is the BEST spinach dip recipe in the world. Hands down. Like I said - it's so easy, so just try it out and see!