We are now full on to grilling season and I’m having a blast. We had a few fits and starts learning how to wrangle the charcoals into submission, but now my beloved is the grill master supreme! While I’ve been fun playing with this new medium it doesn’t take long to start thinking about condiments.
The other day in my market I spied a young “shopper in training” who had his tiny cart filled with ketchup, relish, mayo and, of course, mustard. I smiled at the thought of sunny afternoons by the grill with his family, but then I wondered about all those prepared products.
The last time I looked at a label for ketchup I was surprised to see so many undesirable (read: unpronounceable) ingredients. This got me to thinking how we mindlessly pour this stuff on without really thinking- and may be ingesting stuff we might be wiser to avoid.
I was also inspired by a conversation I had last Sunday regarding a family member that thought nothing of whipping up her own mayonnaise rather than store bought. The general consensus was “How crazy is that?”. Time in the kitchen aside, there is no question that homemade condiments of any kind are far superior in taste that store bought. I know we get used to what we know, and these days, those bottles of red, yellow or white are inexpensive enough not to think twice about it- but what if we’ve been missing out on some of the best flavor enhancers of the meal??
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