I used to be ashamed to admit that I love iceberg lettuce, but now I don't care what people think. It's cool and crunchy--I frequently add it to my leafy salads, and it's always so refreshing to get a bite of it with the soft stuff. And it's a nice foil for bitter greens. One of my favorite snacks used to be a slice of cheddar with some iceberg wrapped around it. The nice crunch with the texture of the cheese is great!
I agee with Passy about the soup. I made potato soup with purple potatoes once-it tasted great but no one would touch it because of the color!
An Algerian friend of mine once gave me this recipe for eggplant and red pepper salad. She didn't give any measurements so I've always had to wing it, but it always turns out great:
Roast however many eggplants you want over the grill until nice and charred and soft. (If you use small ones there won't be so many seeds.) Peel and chop into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces. Do the same with a couple of red peppers (and a green one, if you like) , . Mix them up with some chopped red onion, salt and pepper, olive oil and lemon juice to your tase. Delicious! The roasted peppers and eggplant give it a great smoky flavor.
cybercita, Thank You! I claim that exemption! ( I wonder if it's the same gene that makes asparagus do that thing.....)
My neighbor wants to take away my foodie license because I can't stand Cilantro! And I really have given it my best shot--for years. I can detect it even if there is one little piece of a leaf in a big scoop of salsa and ugh--I'll skip the salsa and chips even if I'm starving.. For a while cilantro seemed to be the herb-du-jour, but seems to be a little less ubiquitous in recipes lately. Thank goodness!
Cambezola is a great cheese to start with on the stinkies. Very creamy and mild, not really stinky but enough of the bleu flavor to know it's there.
I got home from work one day to find my husband and son watching an infomercial for the Ron Popiel Rotisserie. They were so excited about it that they ordered on right away! I was skeptical, but we have used that thing for years and it makes GREAT rotisserie chicken.
I make buttermilk gelato or a buttermilk sherbet. Delicious!
thin and crispy or thick and chewy!
flank steak or skirt steak
This was pretty good. I actually liked it better the next day, either room temperature or warmed up a little.
I've often seen a purple cauliflower
I often hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
Thank you all for your comments. I loved that you took the time to answer me. But I have decided tht the "cheese police" can do what they want. I'm going to stick to the ones I like and there are plenty of those. I'll just have another puff pastry with whipped cream instead.
Now tell me why I make the greatest mussels this side of France (the only compliment I ever got from my french spouse) but yet I will not eat them and he loved them and so did my two sons. I guess there's a reason I'm a little weird. My late husband always turned his head when I ate "gefilte fish" but I thought it was great and I'm sure there must be a french version of this item. So who knows what turns one on and what turns one off. Thanks again for clearing things up for me. Shirl
cybercita, Thank You! I claim that exemption! ( I wonder if it's the same gene that makes asparagus do that thing.....)
Don't worry if you don't like them, cheese is very personal! Just eat more of the ones you like :)
I have loved 99.9% of the cheese that I have tasted BUT:
The other night about 6 of us were out to dinner and we got the cheese plate to start. There was one cheese on that platter that, to me, tasted like cat urine (or at least how I would imagine cat urine to taste). I actually had to spit it out. Everyone else loved it. Go figure.
jenjen, some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap to them. if you're one of those people, you are automatically exempt from having your license revoked.
I used to abhor goat cheese and now I adore it. Go to Sala on the Bowery, get the fried goat cheese balls with caramelized onions and honey... I know it sounds crazy but it is one of the best food sensations on your tongue-you will LOVE it.
http://www.salanyc.com/salabowery.html
(even better ask for Eddie as your waiter, you'll have the best time)
I'm definitely not smirking at your post, although I do have a very small, carefully selected selection of kitchen gadgets/tools/appliances. I hate the idea of something simply taking up space, and will usually take great pains to find a good home for superfluous items. Generally, I only buy something if I find myself often needing it, and then I do a good bit of research or take a good look around before buying. The down side of this is that I have to improvise until I actually get a necessary item, and although this is usually fine, there have been some tragicomedies arising from this.
My parents bought the Magic Bullet (single serving blender contraption) and got an extra set for me...used it once, put it back in the box, and has been sitting in the basement or the garage for two years. I think my parents actually use theirs daily for their health food shakes.
i was seduced by something called a safety grater. it looks like wire mesh and is supposed to grate stuff without bloodying your knuckles. it makes a bloody mess of the food, i can tell you that.
another time i was charmed into buying a peeler from that british guy at the union square greenmarket. what a piece of @)$##%.
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