Taking Back Dinner: Delicious Takes on Icky Childhood Meals

We all know them. Our parents know them. Our dogs definitely know them. I’m talking about those meals from childhood that made us shudder at their very mention and desperately volunteer to do our chores or catch up on our homework during dinnertime. Whichever your culinary nemesis was, chefs and foodies are fighting to flip our perceptions by putting a fresh, delicious spin on childhood’s most hated foods. Skeptical? I sought out some delicious makeovers of the worst dishes. These fresh takes are truly a public service to eaters everywhere. Related Stories: Amazing Artichokes: Ten Tasty Recipes Brinner’s a Winner: Delicious Breakfast-for-Dinner Recipes Twenty-Two Ways to Upstage Your Usual Barbecue

By Allie Firestone

Egg Salad

You know what I’m talking about—egg salad with not a whole lot of eggs, but a ton of goopy mayonnaise. That’s the egg salad we all grew up with. However, with just a touch of mayo, an egg salad sandwich tastes like—fancy this—eggs. This AllRecipes take on it throws in a little dill, some Dijon, paprika, and onion. And if you’re really over the whole mayonnaise thing, like I am, try hummus instead for a fresh twist.

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