Jan
22
2010
Love, love, love the strawberries. Here is another way to use this amazing fruit, as a base for a salad dressing vinaigrette!
Simply place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Chill and use as a salad dressing.
Jan
19
2010
A
h the stories and rumors… who to believe. Caesar (Cesare) Cardini Caesar was born near Lago Maggiore, Italy, in 1896; he and his brother Alex emigrated to the U.S. after World War I. The Cardini’s lived in San Diego but operated a restaurant in Tijuana to circumvent Prohibition.
According to Caesar’s daughter Rosa, on July 4th 1924 the salad was created on a busy weekend at Caesar’s Restaurant. It is said that Caesar was short of supplies and didn’t want to disappoint the customers so he concocted this salad with what was on hand. To add a flair to this he prepared it at the table. This story is not certifiable however but it very well could have happened. I can vouch for the fact that this happens frequently in the restaurant business. The salad soon became a hit and people came to the restaurant just to get the salad. In particular the Hollywood set loved Caesars.
Believe me, this is good. Mix the dressing and croutons over chilled romaine lettuce leaves and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese!
Place all of the ingredients in a chilled bowl, whisk until well blended.
Croutons
2 Cups white bread Cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Oil to baste croutons;
2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup garlic oil
Garlic Oil (to fry croutons)
puree 2 cloves garlic,
Mix with 1/4 teasp. salt and 3 Tbl Olive oil