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#HappyHollandaise ! We had a bunch of beautiful leftover roast potatoes from solstice dinner and some extra yorkies, so I made a nice brunch to celebrate @yonabee 's first day off for the holidays. Have you ever made hollandaise before?

A few tips:

1. It's easier than you think.

2. If you are worried about it
separating, you can add a tiny bit of cream or milk after you've made it to help stabilize it for holding. (Milk solids for the win)

3. Slow and low, that is the tempo.

4. Add butter to eggs and your sauce will have legs, but eggs to butter and your sauce will sputter.

5. If you want to make bennies for a crowd, you can hold your holly at a safe temp in a thermos for quite some time. (This is how I survived the tradition of bennies every Sunday with the coast guard, as with a crew of 13 we had no kitchen staff and it was just me, myself and I running the show.)

Fun things to add:

A dash of hot sauce or a dab of miso and some garlic while you melt the butter.

Tarragon and finely minced shallot (oh wow, you just made béarnaise!)

Lime instead of lemon, or any other tart citrus for that matter. Lime is great with a mango bacon Benny. Grapefruit is amazing with a garlic shrimp one!

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