This story is real. It really happened. A cartoon strip brought about a crazy sandwich rage throughout the country that was first introduced in the late 1930’s and caught on by the 1940’s. Remember the cartoon strip about the Bumsteads, Dagwood and Blondie? This sandwich comes from that famous old cartoon and it became popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s. It is one whopper of a sandwich and is a meal all in itself.

My weird obsession with condiments.

Condiments…

A wonderfully satisfying tomato and onion salad that can be tweaked to your heart’s content.

Gremolata is a tangy chopped herb condiment typically made of lemon zest, garlic, and parsley that is used as a traditional accompaniment to the Milanese braised veal shank dish osso buco alla milanese.

How to make your very own green olive mayonnaise.

With a faint taste of liquorice this wonderful, delicate chervil cream sauce is an ideal accompaniment to white meat dishes (seafood, poultry etc.), young vegetables and eggs in their many forms.

A quick, basic guacamole recipe that can be added to or extended in many ways. Try adding a diced tomato or two.

A general purpose sauce equally home as a marinade, cooking sauce or even as a stand-alone sauce to garnish and dip.

Looking for a great way to spice up some mayonnaise? Then give this simple chipotle mayonnaise a go. I guaranteed you’ll be pleased.