Homemade Mayonnaise: A Toast to the Salad Days of Summer

Aaaaaaagh!  Summer is nearly over. But Labor Day picnics, the swan song of summer, will soon be here. What better way to celebrate the transition to fall than creamy, satisfying potato and pasta salads to complement the hot stuff coming off the grill? How to make those salads amazing, surprising, (and satisfying)? Use real homemade…

1+1=3 Salads for the 4th (and 14th) of July

Take some potatoes and green beans and a handful of herbs, add a little heat, and you can create three salads straight from the bistro but worthy of any barbecue. These French vegetable salads also have the benefit of being mayonnaise-free, ratcheting down the potential for salmonella poisoning during these hot summer days. Because there…