I have to come clean here, I love mayonnaise. I’m not talking eat-it-by-the-spoonful love, I’m taking about a good wholesome totally normal love for the best condiment of all time. Here are 5 well researched and tested ways to use mayonnaise. Disagree? Agree? Leave a comment on this post with your thoughts, feelings, love poems or hate mail for mayonnaise.

1. Grilled Cheese Sandwich Fried in Mayonnaise You thought you had it right with butter, didn’t you? Check out that delicious golden brown action happening on the bread – it’s the mayonnaise effect.

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Are there any bugs waiting to pounce? (source)

Well, summer is kind of here so before the sun takes his hat off again, it might be best to enjoy the warm days as much as you can! What better way than to organise a picnic.

So the triangle sandwiches, crackers and fruit salad have all been prepared and laid out on the stereotypical red and white chequered blanket as you wait for your friends to get here. But lo and behold the first guests to arrive are not exactly the ones you were hoping for…bugs!

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We are already fans of this week’s winner – owing to the fact that he runs a pub and might be able to offer us a pint or two next time we are in town.

But in all seriousness we really enjoyed Martin’s great review and are glad we were able to help him put his feet up for the evening, and to enjoy what sounds like a well deserved and tasty takeaway.

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What comes to mind when you think of food festivals? Chanterelle mushroom sliders or seared scallops topped with mango chutney? Well for some food festival goers their definition of tasty is a bit, shall we say, non-mainstream. Something happened to their tastebuds as a child. We tracked down the 10 weirdest food festivals around the world. These festivals get weirder and weirder as you go. You’ve been warned. (more…)

It’s that time again! photo credit: Sander Hesterman – Eurovision

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Don’t pretend you don’t know what we’re talking about. The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest is on. This year’s host is Malmo, Sweden, where you’ll catch representatives from 39 countries battling it out with sequins, back-up dancers, and the token obscure traditional instrument set to a thumping house-beat, while the contestants over-emote into camera 1. (more…)