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Karen T's avatar

Real full fatted ingredients. Butter, Mayo, sugar, sour cream, buttermilk, and real vanilla. I actually prefer vanilla bean paste. Sometimes a recipe will include notes which will say if a lower fat ingredient will have the same success, or flavor. If it does, then, go ahead.

jezpurr's avatar

With sweets I'm evangelical with dark chocolate. With savory I'm evangelical with pepper many forms!!!^_^

LPessing's avatar

Absolutely maldon finishing salt. Sprinkled on an avocado it’s like adult pop rocks and makes me feel like I’m on vacation.

Heather O.'s avatar

This book looks great and thanks for putting it on my radar! I think for me it would be salt. I need it in my sweet meals to have a little more balance.

Shannon's avatar

Lately, it's been Duke's mayonnaise. I'm a convert from Hellmann's and there's no going back.

jadwae99@gmail.com's avatar

Buttermilk, and only whole fat please! No lowfat, no buttermilk powder, and no vinegar in milk substitutes. A biscuit or cornbread pone deserves respect! :)

Kathy Hermes's avatar

Fresh herbs- particularly chives. I found this Asian grocery store and you can buy chives very reasonably!

Robyn G Vandewalle's avatar

Such good answers here. I’m a jam snob, which is how this caught my eye.

Jennifer's avatar

Thank you so much for featuring my new cookbook. The interview was so fun to do!

Barbara's avatar

Vanilla bean paste and coffee if I am making something chocolate

Heidi's avatar

Chipotle chilis in adobo! I like sweets very very much but this savory ingredient is the bomb.

Nancy Rodgers's avatar

SALTED butter. Always. (And also almond extract).

Karen Boone's avatar

Browned butter always!

Jeannine DiBart's avatar

that's a hard one! I would say good dark chocolate. It makes such a difference.

kim scharf's avatar

I'm gonna say vanilla. And I always add more than the recipe specifies!

Kerri's avatar
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Using unsalted butter when baking. Every brand is different, so why would you use salted butter, when you can't control how much salt the manufacturer put in? Add salt separately.