Make Your Own Flavored Mayonnaise

If you’ve only had store-bought mayonnaise, then you’ve never had real mayonnaise. In fact, many people who think they hate mayo would be surprised just how amazing the homemade version is (it’s similar to the rich aioli sauce you’ll find at many upscale restaurants, only aioli usually has garlic and mayonnaise has vinegar). When you start adding in new ingredients to create flavored mayonnaise, things can only become more amazing as you go.

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While you could always buy Best Foods and add in flavorings, or even buy flavored mayonnaise varieties from the store, the taste and texture will never compare to the recipe in this great infographic from Illustrated Bites.

If you make a large batch, make sure you eat it all within a week and, if you have lots of leftover egg whites, consider making an angel food cake or other recipe that only uses the whites of the egg.

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How to Make Flavored Water at Home

We already talked about making flavored water with the easy-to-use Aqua Zinger, but for those who don’t want to spend the money on another household gadget, or who don’t want to waste the kitchen space, you can always skip the gizmos.

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The Yummy Life has a great guide to making your own flavored water with nothing but fruit and herbs, ice, water, a spoon and a container. In fact, while considering how to approach the project, she even considered using all kinds of methods, including special products, blenders, boiling and more, but opted to keep the process as simple as possible so she wouldn’t lose motivation to keep making these tasty treats -something everyone can appreciate.

The basic process is simple too, just muddle your herbs and fruits with a spoon, add ice and water, then chill in the fridge. Of course, there are all kinds of flavor options you can experiment with and the link has some fun suggestions if you need ideas.

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