Mayonnaise, my savior
January 31, 2018 1:13 PM Subscribe
What are some non greasy foods to dip in mayonnaise?
Boring pregnancy warning: I am having trouble keeping weight on in my second trimester due to hyperemesis. Basically all I have been able to tolerate are fresh fruits and some vegetables and non greasy carbs like corn and popcorn. I really really want to avoid tube feeding but per my OB if I don't stop losing AND start regaining what I've lost then that is our best option which no thank you.
EXCEPT!! Last night in desperation I dipped a mini pretzel in mayonnaise and it was so good. Then today I bravely had a turkey sandwich with lots of mayo and it was so good and I didn't throw up! Oh my gosh I feel like a whole new world is here.
What are some other things to dip in/ slather with mayonnaise that are not too greasy to start out with? I am not yet at the fries and mayo stage but that is my aspiration. Bonus if it has protein!!
No seafood please.
Boring pregnancy warning: I am having trouble keeping weight on in my second trimester due to hyperemesis. Basically all I have been able to tolerate are fresh fruits and some vegetables and non greasy carbs like corn and popcorn. I really really want to avoid tube feeding but per my OB if I don't stop losing AND start regaining what I've lost then that is our best option which no thank you.
EXCEPT!! Last night in desperation I dipped a mini pretzel in mayonnaise and it was so good. Then today I bravely had a turkey sandwich with lots of mayo and it was so good and I didn't throw up! Oh my gosh I feel like a whole new world is here.
What are some other things to dip in/ slather with mayonnaise that are not too greasy to start out with? I am not yet at the fries and mayo stage but that is my aspiration. Bonus if it has protein!!
No seafood please.
Chicken salad! Macaroni salad! Potato salad!
posted by i_am_a_fiesta at 1:18 PM on January 31, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by i_am_a_fiesta at 1:18 PM on January 31, 2018 [5 favorites]
Baked (and cooled) potato or yam.
Do you like / can you handle mild guacamole? If so, mix some mayo in there.
posted by miles per flower at 1:19 PM on January 31, 2018
Do you like / can you handle mild guacamole? If so, mix some mayo in there.
posted by miles per flower at 1:19 PM on January 31, 2018
Pasta salad opens up a whole world of options.
If you want to take it easy on flavors and keep it simple, I'm certainly not gonna judge you for just putting mayo on pasta. But adding chicken, hard boiled egg, celery, grapes, walnuts...they'll all work pretty ok in there. Find pasta salad recipes online and subtract ingredients until it sounds palatable to you through your nausea.
posted by phunniemee at 1:20 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
If you want to take it easy on flavors and keep it simple, I'm certainly not gonna judge you for just putting mayo on pasta. But adding chicken, hard boiled egg, celery, grapes, walnuts...they'll all work pretty ok in there. Find pasta salad recipes online and subtract ingredients until it sounds palatable to you through your nausea.
posted by phunniemee at 1:20 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Steamed beans - particularly long beans - dipped in mayo with garlic or saffron mixed in are dreamy. And A+++ for artichokes with mayo. Also boiled potatoes (I like flavored mayo with tiny potatoes boiled in salty water) and many crunchy salty snacks.
posted by centrifugal at 1:30 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by centrifugal at 1:30 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
I debated saying this because just reading it could cause dry heaving, but in case it helps...
When I was pregnant and had severe nausea, I'd have banana sandwiches with mayo. I don't know what it was about those but it tasted good and didn't make me feel like my stomach was crawling up out my gullet. YMMV.
Deseeded peppers, carrots, whole wheat mini pita breads, baked tortilla or potato chips, all tasted good to me with mayo. Also tomato sandwiches... with mayo.
posted by Everydayville at 1:32 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
When I was pregnant and had severe nausea, I'd have banana sandwiches with mayo. I don't know what it was about those but it tasted good and didn't make me feel like my stomach was crawling up out my gullet. YMMV.
Deseeded peppers, carrots, whole wheat mini pita breads, baked tortilla or potato chips, all tasted good to me with mayo. Also tomato sandwiches... with mayo.
posted by Everydayville at 1:32 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
Make a delicious broccoli salad: Create your dressing by mixing mayo and some white granulated sugar. Add a bit of vinegar and/or water to thin it out a bit. Adjust to taste. Add this to some raw chopped broccoli. Add any of the following: dried cranberries, raisins, chopped bacon, bacon bits, red bell pepper, chow mein noodles, cashews, onion.
Here's one recipe if you prefer to have something more to follow.
posted by hydra77 at 1:35 PM on January 31, 2018
Here's one recipe if you prefer to have something more to follow.
posted by hydra77 at 1:35 PM on January 31, 2018
Could you mix mayo with hummus to up the protein content? Or maybe some cheese - something akin to a spinach artichoke dip?
How about chunks of a rotisserie chicken, or if that's too variable in texture/flavor for you (I'm in the 2nd tri & have trouble with non-consistent meat, especially if there's fat content or skin or other weird stuff), how about baked chicken nuggets with mayo? Or a mild sausage?
Simple coleslaw (carrots & cabbage) has always gone down well for me while pregnant. Both veggies have a lot of nutrients!
Sometimes when it's bad, I just have my husband put down food in front of me - the act of thinking about food can sometimes be tougher than the act of eating without paying too much attention to the food.
posted by Jaclyn at 1:44 PM on January 31, 2018
How about chunks of a rotisserie chicken, or if that's too variable in texture/flavor for you (I'm in the 2nd tri & have trouble with non-consistent meat, especially if there's fat content or skin or other weird stuff), how about baked chicken nuggets with mayo? Or a mild sausage?
Simple coleslaw (carrots & cabbage) has always gone down well for me while pregnant. Both veggies have a lot of nutrients!
Sometimes when it's bad, I just have my husband put down food in front of me - the act of thinking about food can sometimes be tougher than the act of eating without paying too much attention to the food.
posted by Jaclyn at 1:44 PM on January 31, 2018
You can make a pretty good veggie dip using mayo and miso.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 1:45 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 1:45 PM on January 31, 2018
When we were doing Whole30, I found out that making your own mayo is LIFE-CHANGING. You can put it on anything; my non-greasy faves were steamed or microwaved (3 mins) broccoli, baked potatoes, and oven roasted potatoes.
This is the mayo recipe I like; I use my cuisinart to blend the first ingredients and then add the rest of the oil with the little white tube insert, if you have one of those.
posted by stellaluna at 1:46 PM on January 31, 2018 [5 favorites]
This is the mayo recipe I like; I use my cuisinart to blend the first ingredients and then add the rest of the oil with the little white tube insert, if you have one of those.
posted by stellaluna at 1:46 PM on January 31, 2018 [5 favorites]
Raw eggs can carry salmonella so, while I love homemade mayonnaise, I don't think I'd risk eating it while pregnant.
posted by Botanizer at 1:52 PM on January 31, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Botanizer at 1:52 PM on January 31, 2018 [3 favorites]
Chicken nuggets (I like fake chicken, but I imagine real works too) are great with flavored mayo.
Yes to artichokes, boiled potatoes and green beans.
Baked plantain slices can be done with very little oil (just use a silpat or parchment) and are also good with mayo. I'm sure thin potato or sweet potato slices would also work like that.
I think roasted chickpeas with paprika, oregano and nutritional yeast are delicious and would go well with mayo (though they're so tiny that dipping would be awkward).
posted by snaw at 2:11 PM on January 31, 2018
Yes to artichokes, boiled potatoes and green beans.
Baked plantain slices can be done with very little oil (just use a silpat or parchment) and are also good with mayo. I'm sure thin potato or sweet potato slices would also work like that.
I think roasted chickpeas with paprika, oregano and nutritional yeast are delicious and would go well with mayo (though they're so tiny that dipping would be awkward).
posted by snaw at 2:11 PM on January 31, 2018
Carrots, celery...
Beef jerky. There I said it. Dip beef jerky in mayo. If you like it it’s ok, doctor’s orders.
posted by SaltySalticid at 2:28 PM on January 31, 2018
Beef jerky. There I said it. Dip beef jerky in mayo. If you like it it’s ok, doctor’s orders.
posted by SaltySalticid at 2:28 PM on January 31, 2018
BLTs were made for mayo. Good white bakery bread, and get some sweet grape tomatoes this time of year, since regular beefsteak tomatoes won't taste very delicious if you're in a wintry area; you can even get pre-cooked boxed bacon from Boars Head brand, if cooking it makes you sick.
When I was pregnant and hideously nauseous for 7 months, I also craved white bread and turkey sandwiches with mayo, a food I never before and never since have liked at all. So in case you are like me: the only things I wanted, often, were pre-made Starbucks sandwiches (especially turkey), and steamed Chinese vegetable dumplings. I still like dumplings, but the Starbucks thing was definitely the baby making an order for delivery.
posted by velveeta underground at 2:39 PM on January 31, 2018 [2 favorites]
When I was pregnant and hideously nauseous for 7 months, I also craved white bread and turkey sandwiches with mayo, a food I never before and never since have liked at all. So in case you are like me: the only things I wanted, often, were pre-made Starbucks sandwiches (especially turkey), and steamed Chinese vegetable dumplings. I still like dumplings, but the Starbucks thing was definitely the baby making an order for delivery.
posted by velveeta underground at 2:39 PM on January 31, 2018 [2 favorites]
Egg salad?
I'm so with you. When I was pregnant I would only eat bananas, milk and gelato, things I'm normally not so enthusiastic about. I didn't think of mayo, but I can see the love. (You should try gelato made from organic produce). One of my friends only ate oysters and licorice, which was far more complicated.
I'm old now so I don't really remember, but I think smelly things were the worst for me. No meat, no alliums, no smoked stuff. So I'm thinking maybe you could eat salads composed of steamed fish, mayo and some non-stinky vegs, like potatoes, peas, asparagus, carrots. You'd need the fish to be ultra-fresh and probably to get your partner to buy it, but best quality cod or salmon should be inoffensive in a mayo-based salad.
Also plain boiled potatoes are delicious with mayo. If you can manage to eat a slice of bread they make a great sandwich.
Good luck with it all. The good thing about a terrible pregnancy is that you are so happy when it's over that you can deal with anything.
Once when I was pregnant with my first, I was at a huge party, my husband was flirting with someone and everyone else were really drunk. At some point I went out to find some milk, and on the way I met a couple I knew. The wife was incredibly catty and said oh, sweety, I'm sorry for you, when I was pregnant it was the best time of my life. Her husband said: well, think about it mumimor, would you rather be happy for nine months or for your whole life minus nine months.
posted by mumimor at 2:48 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
I'm so with you. When I was pregnant I would only eat bananas, milk and gelato, things I'm normally not so enthusiastic about. I didn't think of mayo, but I can see the love. (You should try gelato made from organic produce). One of my friends only ate oysters and licorice, which was far more complicated.
I'm old now so I don't really remember, but I think smelly things were the worst for me. No meat, no alliums, no smoked stuff. So I'm thinking maybe you could eat salads composed of steamed fish, mayo and some non-stinky vegs, like potatoes, peas, asparagus, carrots. You'd need the fish to be ultra-fresh and probably to get your partner to buy it, but best quality cod or salmon should be inoffensive in a mayo-based salad.
Also plain boiled potatoes are delicious with mayo. If you can manage to eat a slice of bread they make a great sandwich.
Good luck with it all. The good thing about a terrible pregnancy is that you are so happy when it's over that you can deal with anything.
Once when I was pregnant with my first, I was at a huge party, my husband was flirting with someone and everyone else were really drunk. At some point I went out to find some milk, and on the way I met a couple I knew. The wife was incredibly catty and said oh, sweety, I'm sorry for you, when I was pregnant it was the best time of my life. Her husband said: well, think about it mumimor, would you rather be happy for nine months or for your whole life minus nine months.
posted by mumimor at 2:48 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
It sounds weird, but peanut butter, strawberry jam, and mayo sandwiches are delicious.
posted by belladonna at 3:07 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by belladonna at 3:07 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Maybe chickpea crackers or chips might provide some extra protein, while still being a non greasy carb?
posted by vunder at 3:24 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by vunder at 3:24 PM on January 31, 2018
It's not just what you can put mayo on, but also what you can put in!
Making mayonnaise into an aioli or sriracha mayo can really open up a huge range of things you can eat it with. Even just mixing yellow-mustard in can make a great light-sauce that tastes good on a lot of fresh vegetables that otherwise wouldn't. There's also many mayonnaise based ranch or onion dip recipes for a more traditional vegetable dipping sauce.
Also mayonnaise and avocados in various ratios is one of my favorite things. More mayonnaise = spread to put on stuff like toast, meat based sandwiches, or even other vegetables, more avocado = salad to eat or make a sandwich with.
posted by mayonnaises at 3:25 PM on January 31, 2018 [3 favorites]
Making mayonnaise into an aioli or sriracha mayo can really open up a huge range of things you can eat it with. Even just mixing yellow-mustard in can make a great light-sauce that tastes good on a lot of fresh vegetables that otherwise wouldn't. There's also many mayonnaise based ranch or onion dip recipes for a more traditional vegetable dipping sauce.
Also mayonnaise and avocados in various ratios is one of my favorite things. More mayonnaise = spread to put on stuff like toast, meat based sandwiches, or even other vegetables, more avocado = salad to eat or make a sandwich with.
posted by mayonnaises at 3:25 PM on January 31, 2018 [3 favorites]
Raw eggs can carry salmonella so, while I love homemade mayonnaise, I don't think I'd risk eating it while pregnant.
Yeah, mixing the lemon juice with the egg first can kill any potential bugs (also, I only use the yolk), but maybe be extra cautious when pregnant.
posted by transient at 4:09 PM on January 31, 2018
Yeah, mixing the lemon juice with the egg first can kill any potential bugs (also, I only use the yolk), but maybe be extra cautious when pregnant.
posted by transient at 4:09 PM on January 31, 2018
I'm not ashamed to admit that I've eaten mayonnaise with peanut butter. I particularly like it on crackers.
posted by radioamy at 4:15 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by radioamy at 4:15 PM on January 31, 2018
Tomato salad. Get some nice tomatoes, slice or dice and gently toss with tomato, salt and pepper.
I'm trying to think of a veggie I *wouldn't* eat with mayo and coming up blank. Baked potato wedges would be good. Really anything you would dip into ranch dressing - cauliflower, mushrooms ...
posted by bunderful at 4:23 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
I'm trying to think of a veggie I *wouldn't* eat with mayo and coming up blank. Baked potato wedges would be good. Really anything you would dip into ranch dressing - cauliflower, mushrooms ...
posted by bunderful at 4:23 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Mix dry nutritional yeast (not brewer's yeast) into mayonnaise until it gets firmish. Makes a delicious spread on crackers or bread. Lots of good B vitamins too.
posted by a humble nudibranch at 4:44 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by a humble nudibranch at 4:44 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
elote! so good. (corn, lime, chili seasoning, mayo)
posted by koroshiya at 5:04 PM on January 31, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by koroshiya at 5:04 PM on January 31, 2018 [8 favorites]
Roasted vegetables: carrot, zucchini, fennel, potatoes, broccoli, califlower are all delicious when dipped in a garlic lemon mayo. Also, frozen artichoke hearts can be drizzled with olive oil, roasted and dipped in your flavor of mayo.
Devilled Eggs!
posted by sarajane at 5:23 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Devilled Eggs!
posted by sarajane at 5:23 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]
Toast, with mayo and sliced boiled eggs (OR tomato, or other sandwichy stuff, but boiled eggs are my favorite). I like it well-sprinkled with Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute (it has dried lemon and tomato in it, for zing) or their Everything But The Bagel seasoning.
I use a blend of mayo and sour cream, usually with lime and hot sauce or at least smoked paprika, as a sauce for anything vaguely Mexican-y, including fish tacos, or just fish. And mixed with shredded cabbage it becomes slaw.
posted by Lyn Never at 6:18 PM on January 31, 2018
I use a blend of mayo and sour cream, usually with lime and hot sauce or at least smoked paprika, as a sauce for anything vaguely Mexican-y, including fish tacos, or just fish. And mixed with shredded cabbage it becomes slaw.
posted by Lyn Never at 6:18 PM on January 31, 2018
Turkey Sandwich w/ Cucumber and Mayo is the only way to eat Turkey, IMHO.
French Fries are only good w/ Mayo.
+1 for Pasta Salad!
French Fries topped w/ Chilli & Mayo.
Potato Home Fries dipped in Mayo. Topped w/ Bacon.
Lentil Beans cold or room temp w/ some Mayo, kinda like a Lentil Bean Salad.
Hollandaise Sauce is basically mayonnaise made w/ Melted Butter. Hollandaise goes on Steak, anything on a toasted English Muffin, Asparagus, I would put it on Fried Breaded Vegetables or Chicken Cutlets, Fritters of all types. Pasta, why not?
Back to Mayonnaise.... *Trumpets & Drum Roll*
A Butty Sandwich, aka A Chip Butty. (Leave out the other sauces and just use Mayo! Adding Bacon is A++)
So. So. Good.
posted by jbenben at 6:50 PM on January 31, 2018
French Fries are only good w/ Mayo.
+1 for Pasta Salad!
French Fries topped w/ Chilli & Mayo.
Potato Home Fries dipped in Mayo. Topped w/ Bacon.
Lentil Beans cold or room temp w/ some Mayo, kinda like a Lentil Bean Salad.
Hollandaise Sauce is basically mayonnaise made w/ Melted Butter. Hollandaise goes on Steak, anything on a toasted English Muffin, Asparagus, I would put it on Fried Breaded Vegetables or Chicken Cutlets, Fritters of all types. Pasta, why not?
Back to Mayonnaise.... *Trumpets & Drum Roll*
A Butty Sandwich, aka A Chip Butty. (Leave out the other sauces and just use Mayo! Adding Bacon is A++)
So. So. Good.
posted by jbenben at 6:50 PM on January 31, 2018
We like to crush fresh garlic into mayo, let it sit at least an hour, and then use it as a topping for steamed brussel sprouts. Start with one or two cloves of garlic to a cup of mayo, and adjust to your preference. Store leftover mixture in the fridge for a day or two.
posted by vignettist at 7:06 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by vignettist at 7:06 PM on January 31, 2018
I have heard of using mayo instead of butter for the outside of a grilled cheese sandwich.
posted by yclipse at 7:56 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by yclipse at 7:56 PM on January 31, 2018 [4 favorites]
You want protein, what about beef sticks or jerky? That actually sounds amazing my non-pregnant self might try it!
posted by katypickle at 8:02 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by katypickle at 8:02 PM on January 31, 2018
On a BLT, or you can make a pretty good approximation of a BLT by substituting a smoked cheese for the bacon.
A few of these answers made me physically shudder.
posted by bonobothegreat at 8:03 PM on January 31, 2018
A few of these answers made me physically shudder.
posted by bonobothegreat at 8:03 PM on January 31, 2018
The Japanese use mayo as a condiment for steamed broccoli, kabocha squash, asparagus, and other similar things. It’s... actually really good on broccoli. Our biggest problem is that my husband annoys me with the sheer volume of mayonnaise he can consume in this fashion. No recipes, no fuss, just mayonnaise from the jar.
posted by telepanda at 8:35 PM on January 31, 2018
posted by telepanda at 8:35 PM on January 31, 2018
Pretzel chips/thins, bagel chips, pita chips. Heck, Wheat Thins.
All come in a range of flavors that might complement the mayo.
posted by PaulaSchultz at 9:23 PM on January 31, 2018
All come in a range of flavors that might complement the mayo.
posted by PaulaSchultz at 9:23 PM on January 31, 2018
Ooh, and Kewpie mayo would be worth searching out if you have an Asian gro sto or Japanese market nearby. So so delicious.
posted by fiercecupcake at 7:06 AM on February 1, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by fiercecupcake at 7:06 AM on February 1, 2018 [1 favorite]
Asparagus is great with homemade mayo, and would probably be good with the jar stuff too.
posted by LizardBreath at 7:32 AM on February 1, 2018
posted by LizardBreath at 7:32 AM on February 1, 2018
Isn't mayonnaise a big component of ranch dressing? Maybe just cut up bell peppers and raw zucchini dipped in either straight mayo or mayo seasoned with a packet of ranch? Or in purchased ranch.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:08 AM on February 1, 2018
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:08 AM on February 1, 2018
Oh and a lot of people have said egg salad, and people have said tomato salad, and I'm here to say PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER. Diced fresh tomatoes in egg salad is the best. Use garlic salt for the seasoning (any brand, I like McCormick California Style with Parsley but Lawry's is fine) and thank me later. Minced celery too if you have it.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:11 AM on February 1, 2018
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:11 AM on February 1, 2018
Some pesto or minced fresh basil mixed into mayo makes a great dip. You could dip pieces of grilled chicken into it, or anything you'd put on an antipasto platter like salami or artichoke hearts or peppers or mushrooms or even olives.
Baked stuffed mushrooms are awesome and easy to make but feel special - mince up the mushroom stems (if they're too tough or you don't have enough, mince up some extra caps) and saute in a pan with a little shallot in butter until softened. Mix that with mayo, salt & pepper, some smoked paprika. Pile that into each mushroom cap and top off with breadcrumbs. Roast in the oven at 350 until the mushrooms have cooked through and the filling is browned. You can sub/add things to the minced mushroom filling like bits of meat or other vegetables, as well as fresh herbs. You can top things off with another dollop of mayo to finish.
Meatballs are awesome dipped in flavored mayo. Lamb meatball with cumin mayo, beef meatball with horseradish mayo, pork and turkey meatball with teriyaki mayo! (you heard me. teriyaki mayo)
Speaking of which, Hawaiian food makes excellent use of mayo in its traditional mac salad. Oh man I'm craving some now, wow.
posted by Mizu at 8:21 AM on February 1, 2018
Baked stuffed mushrooms are awesome and easy to make but feel special - mince up the mushroom stems (if they're too tough or you don't have enough, mince up some extra caps) and saute in a pan with a little shallot in butter until softened. Mix that with mayo, salt & pepper, some smoked paprika. Pile that into each mushroom cap and top off with breadcrumbs. Roast in the oven at 350 until the mushrooms have cooked through and the filling is browned. You can sub/add things to the minced mushroom filling like bits of meat or other vegetables, as well as fresh herbs. You can top things off with another dollop of mayo to finish.
Meatballs are awesome dipped in flavored mayo. Lamb meatball with cumin mayo, beef meatball with horseradish mayo, pork and turkey meatball with teriyaki mayo! (you heard me. teriyaki mayo)
Speaking of which, Hawaiian food makes excellent use of mayo in its traditional mac salad. Oh man I'm craving some now, wow.
posted by Mizu at 8:21 AM on February 1, 2018
Spanish tortilla (egg and potato frittata) with mayo on top! It's semi-bland, lots of protein from the eggs, has weighty carbs from the potatoes, and fat from the mayo.
posted by rmless at 8:44 AM on February 1, 2018
posted by rmless at 8:44 AM on February 1, 2018
I heard tell a person could slather it on corn on the cob and cover that with parmesan cheese.
My ex-husband used to roll up slices of cheese with mayonnaise. That's not why I divorced him, though.
When we were growing up, the only salad dressing my brother would eat was 'Thousand Island' (mayonnaise and ketchup.)
Mayonnaise plus worcestershire sauce and black pepper is excellent with steak.
Aioli is usually served with lots of lightly steamed vegetables.
I read that underweight babies are sometimes fed butter, just for the pure sake of calories, and it sounds like you're sort of there. Given the circumstances I think you should wildly embrace anything that gives you pleasure and keeps you eating. Fries and mayo? Go for it.
posted by A Terrible Llama at 9:09 AM on February 1, 2018 [1 favorite]
My ex-husband used to roll up slices of cheese with mayonnaise. That's not why I divorced him, though.
When we were growing up, the only salad dressing my brother would eat was 'Thousand Island' (mayonnaise and ketchup.)
Mayonnaise plus worcestershire sauce and black pepper is excellent with steak.
Aioli is usually served with lots of lightly steamed vegetables.
I read that underweight babies are sometimes fed butter, just for the pure sake of calories, and it sounds like you're sort of there. Given the circumstances I think you should wildly embrace anything that gives you pleasure and keeps you eating. Fries and mayo? Go for it.
posted by A Terrible Llama at 9:09 AM on February 1, 2018 [1 favorite]
Corn, mayo, lime juice, salt. If you want to get fancy, try this:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018269-grilled-corn-with-cheese-lime-and-chile-elotes
posted by kestrel251 at 5:18 PM on February 1, 2018
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018269-grilled-corn-with-cheese-lime-and-chile-elotes
posted by kestrel251 at 5:18 PM on February 1, 2018
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