One of the first videos I ever filmed was for this salad. It was short, and you really never got to see what the salad looked like (mostly, I just talked about it).
So, I just did another video of the same salad, and this time the camera is focused on the food. You’ll even learn...
“When I walk into my kitchen today,
I am not alone.
Whether we know it
or not, none of us is.
We bring fathers
and mothers and kitchen
tables, and every meal
we have ever eaten.
Food is never just food.
It’s also a way of getting at something else:
who we are, who
we have been, and
who we want to be.”
- Molly Wizenberg, from A...
Years ago, I wanted to write a cookbook called Yuppie food made with white trash ingredients. This salad would have been included in that cookbook. You brown Ramen noodles in butter, for goodness sake. If that’s not lowbrow, I don’t know what is.
But when it’s all dressed and plated, it’s a beautiful salad, and everyone...
I like to call this sort of dish swanky white trash … or, who am I kidding, maybe just plain ‘ol white trash. There’s a very good chance the swanky part is all in my head.
We had an Easter brunch yesterday and they were served along side mimosa’s and vegetarian quiche. Plus, I totally served...
This tiramisu will make you famous among your friends. It is amazing.
The first time you make it, expect to be in the kitchen all damn day. There are a lot of steps. But it’s worth it, and after that first time, it goes much quicker.
The recipe is from Bon Appetit magazine in the early ’90’s....
