When I was first learning how to cook -- which is another way of saying "When I was first plowing my way through The Silver Palate Cookbook in 1994" -- I remember coming across a recipe for an Avocado Dip that called for a cup of homemade mayonnaise. Homemade mayonnaise? Did such a thing even exist? Apparently it did -- the ingredient list bumped me to page 339 where I could whirl a few eggs with oil and come up with something that promised to be both "luscious and versatile." Maybe for other people. For me, a beginner, it just promised to be intimidating. I skipped the homemade mayonnaise. And, get this, I also skipped the Avocado dip. Obviously I couldn't make the dip if I was only using regular old Hellmann's. Recipes were recipes and you didn't f#@k with them.
How to Shortcut a Recipe
How to Shortcut a Recipe
How to Shortcut a Recipe
When I was first learning how to cook -- which is another way of saying "When I was first plowing my way through The Silver Palate Cookbook in 1994" -- I remember coming across a recipe for an Avocado Dip that called for a cup of homemade mayonnaise. Homemade mayonnaise? Did such a thing even exist? Apparently it did -- the ingredient list bumped me to page 339 where I could whirl a few eggs with oil and come up with something that promised to be both "luscious and versatile." Maybe for other people. For me, a beginner, it just promised to be intimidating. I skipped the homemade mayonnaise. And, get this, I also skipped the Avocado dip. Obviously I couldn't make the dip if I was only using regular old Hellmann's. Recipes were recipes and you didn't f#@k with them.