Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans

On 2025-03-07, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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Fair enough.  It sounds like you use MW as a shortcut for
adding a little sugar and vinegar to mayo.

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  i do like sweet and sour but to me mayo is quite enough
different that using it and adding sugar and vinegar still
doesn't get the same flavor.  i grew up where MW was the
regular spread used and mayo was hardly ever used until
more recent years.

I grew up with MW, but the first time I tasted mayo (and
knew that's what I was tasting), I was done with MW.  I
don't like sweet and sour.

  i do like them both.
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I'd never add mayo to hummus.  Chickpeas, tahini,
olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and salt.  That's it.

>
  i can eat it that ways too.  when i want a more creamy
hummus is when i use the MW and/or mayo.

I'd mix in some olive oil.

>

If I'm using it as a dip, I'll usually garnish it with
chili flakes or cumin or sumac powder.  If I'm using
it as a sandwich spread, it gets topped with various
veggies like cucumber, scallion, tomato, lettuce, or
radish.

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  i don't normally top it with anything because i make
enough for it to be stored in the fridge for a while and
then used for whatever.

I don't top it with anything until I'm about to eat it.  That's
pretty much what "garnish" means.  And as a sandwich spread,
the "topping" is really additional sandwich ingredients.

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Cindy Hamilton