| Wednesday, March 07, 2007 |
| Random food notes |
A couple of days ago, Ben & Jerry appeared on "The Colbert Report" to promote a new flavor of ice cream, Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream. I have to admit I've held a bit of a grudge against Ben & Jerry's (which is owned by the mega-corporation Unilever, not two hippie dudes) since they discontinued my favorite flavor, Festivus. But as a member of the Colbert Nation, I shall duly seek out Americone Dream. So far I've been to three stores locally with no luck. Anyone found it on the West Coast yet?
American food manufacturers -- they just keep innovating! One of my annoyances while making a green salad is getting just the right amount of dressing on the lettuce; it's so easy to overpour and wind up with an unappetizing pool of dressing at the bottom of the bowl. Yesterday, I spotted a new product at my local Safeway: spray-on salad dressing! Obviously it won't work for, say, a creamy ranch, but I tried the balsamic vinegar kind and have to admit, it's pretty good. Plus it's kind of fun to spray your salad.
Maybe if we're lucky, Morningstar Farms will someday bring the pancake-wrapped sausage on a stick concept to the vegetarian market. |
posted by 125records @ 1:35 PM  |
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I am almost certain that spray-on salad dressing was an innovation from the '70s or '80s, and that my mom bought some, but after the novelty wore off, we--and the rest of consumer America--went back to regular salad dressing. Could I be dreaming this??!
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Synchronicity - my gf was just telling me the other day about how she was "spraying the dressing on the salad" and I was like "Wha...?". That was the first I'd heard of this.
dbsychgu! dbsychgu!
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Salad dressing tip:
Make your own. Use a wood bowl, if you have one. Rub a clove of garlic in it and let it sit. Whisk 2 tablespoons red vinegar and 6-7 tablespoons olive oil, and if preferred, 1 tablespoon mustard. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove garlic clove, add greens, toss and serve. The classic everyday salad at our house!
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I am almost certain that spray-on salad dressing was an innovation from the '70s or '80s, and that my mom bought some, but after the novelty wore off, we--and the rest of consumer America--went back to regular salad dressing. Could I be dreaming this??!