Lately, I’ve been on a homemade mustard kick. Think mustard, and your thoughts might veer first toward the bright yellow stuff in a squeeze bottle. Or maybe you prefer something a little less mild, as ...

Growing up, Grandma used mayonnaise as salad dressing. She had arrived in America as a young wife and mother in the early 1950s, when home cooks put mayo in everything from molded Jell-o dishes to ...

"What do you mean you can make mustard at home?" It was all I could do to say, "Well no shit, Sherlock! How did you think it was made? By mustard elves under a tree?" Thankfully, I am the age I am; a ...

One of the most fabled recipes in my family is a homemade mustard made from equal parts flour, Colman’s mustard powder, and apple cider vinegar. There is a batch made for almost every special occasion ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I have always felt that cranberry sauce is ...