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A small bowl of finished, glossy pale-yellow mayonnaise with a whisk resting against the side

Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe — Why It’s Better, How to Make It, and How to Fix It When It Breaks

Pistou Sauce Recipe

Pistou Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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