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Basic culinary arts knowledge can really help out in a pinch. In this section you'll find the secrets to making your own mayonnaise, brown sugar, sour cream, salad dressings and more. You'll be a regular culinary MacGyver!
Make Your Own Ground Beef
The best way to know for sure what's in your burgers, ground beef or other ground meats is to grind the meat yourself. This illustrated tutorial shows you how!
Make Your Own Mayonnaise
Ever start making a sandwich only to discover you're out of mayo? Frustrating, right? But it doesn't have to be -- you can make your own! Follow this step-by-step guide and you'll have your own homemade mayonnaise in a jiffy!
Make Your Own Ketchup
This recipe for tomato ketchup uses roasted tomatoes for extra depth of flavor, as well as three kinds of vinegar.
Make Your Own Brown Sugar
You can really taste the molasses in the brown sugar when you make it yourself this way.
Make Your Own Clarified Butter
Clarified butter is great for sautéing and making sauces. This step-by-step guide will have you making your own in no time!
Make Your Own Herbes de Provence
Herbes de Provence are a mixture of dried thyme, marjoram, savory and various other herbs, but it's the dried lavender that gives this blend of summer herbs its unexpected magic.
Make Your Own Croutons
These simple toasted croutons make a great garnish for practically any soup. They're great with dips, and make perfect bottoms for hors d'oeuvres and canapés.

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