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Ingredient Mon Mar 10 2008

Bring on the Mayo

Rachel's Bite made a chocolate-mayonnaise cupcake with butterscotch buttercream frosting this past weekend that looks amazing. Why mayo, you ask? Mayonnaise by definition is an emulsion of lemon juice mixed with egg yolk or vinegar, and thus adds more texture as an ingredient. While we're used to mayo being a part of a batch of chicken salad, it's far more versatile than we think; I found one cake recipe where mayo was used instead of butter and eggs!

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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