Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: songbird Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:15:55 -0500 Organization: the little wild kingdom Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: songbird Injection-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:17:39 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3d65f29795744d7a85cd73b700dcb354"; logging-data="3715837"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18cXVGpjzdZ1IB9ib57ca4WLuQIwf+fU/A=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:SMpF1B+E6iE3Y+wbvDa2FOLcDEY= Cindy Hamilton wrote: .... > Fair enough. It sounds like you use MW as a shortcut for > adding a little sugar and vinegar to mayo. 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 do like them both. > 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. > 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. 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. songbird