Bacon has surpassed cupcakes as the food of the moment: In the past year, we've seen it appear in everything from chocolate to vodka to pork-flavored floss.
Its latest incarnation? Baconnaise, made by J&D's, the brand best known for its Bacon Salt.
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There are bound to be barbecues a plenty this Fourth of July weekend. With this tainted tomato scare, I for one definitely have salmonella on my mind. I typically associate mayo with food poisoning, since people tend to leave this condiment, and the food it's added to, out for long periods of time.
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In a controversial move, condiment king Heinz has pulled a UK television commercial from the air. Viewers complained that the commercial — which features a single-sex parental relationship — was inappropriate and unsuitable. Nigel Dickie, a spokesman for Heinz, explains why the ad will no longer be aired: It is our policy to listen to consumers.
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I love making a classic sandwich — in this case, the BLT — more exciting. I almost always add avocado to my BLTs and I jazz up the mayonnaise with herbs or spices. For this kicked up BLT, the mayo is mixed with garlic, fresh lime juice, and chili powder.
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Last week we asked if you would eat a sandwich made with peanut butter, pimento-stuffed olives, and mayonnaise. The overwhelming response was that of disgust. A measly eleven percent would eat the Max Special. 
While watching an episode of Diary of a Foodie on the new Gourmet website, I came across a very interesting sandwich.
The magazine's editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, was making The Max Special, a sandwich with peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pimento-stuffed olives. At first I thought, "gross!" 
Butter has a bad reputation in the cooking world but the truth is that there are many other cooking ingredients that are just as unhealthy for us as butter. It's scary that many of us don't even bat an eye at when tossing them into our recipes.
To see the scariest recipe ingredients to watch for, just
WebMD has compiled a list of the scariest ingredients, healthwise, for your recipes that you should keep an eye out for when you're cooking this holiday season (and beyond):
IngredientCommon ServingCaloriesFat (g)Saturated Fat (g)
Mayonnaise1/4 cup396446.5
Bacon grease2 T2502813
Heavy whipping cream (liquid)1/4 cup2052214
Puff pastry2 ounces312223
Cheese (like cheddar)2 ounces2281912
Light whipping cream (liquid)1/4 cup17418.511.5
Sausage, cooked2 ounces209186.1
Bacon4 strips150134
Butter1 T102127.2
Sour cream1/4 cup123127.5
Cheddar cheese, 1 oz1/4 cup1159.46
Pie crust, 9-inch deep dish1/8 slice11582
Half-and-half1/4 cup7974.3
Me, I always scan a recipe for any of these ingredients and if it has 'em, I typically skip it. 
In news of the weird, Tokyo restaurant, Mayonnaise Kitchen, is serving up a new drink called the Mayogarita. The drink, which is just one of many mayonnaise based concoctions, is white due to a hint of the creamy dressing. If the Mayogarita isn't up your alley, then how about a drink called the Mayoty Dog? 
You've probably been here before: you're cleaning out the fridge and you get to that open jar of mayonnaise. You wonder how long it's been there, and when you opened it. Then you realize that even if you could remember when you opened it, you wouldn't know if it was still any good. 
