tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2848748932245439973..comments2024-03-29T08:35:52.766-05:00Comments on Althouse: "At an emotional level, shunning onion powder feels like a meaningful rejection of the previous generation’s cooking ethos."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82496836517979390632017-07-31T21:40:13.639-05:002017-07-31T21:40:13.639-05:00And just in case there was any remaining uncertain...And just in case there was any remaining uncertainty, there is nothing whatsoever wrong with using either onion powder or dehydrated onion flakes.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76258362649619111742017-07-31T21:39:35.854-05:002017-07-31T21:39:35.854-05:00People in the South apparently like a mayonnaise c...People in the South apparently like a mayonnaise called Duke's, but then you have to remember, they lost the war, so you have to cut them some slack. Long ago I made a beautiful stiff homemade mayonnaise once with olive oil and nice fresh eggs and probably ordinary white vinegar and some Colman's dry mustard. Probably just those ingredients. No sugar or turmeric or anything. The stuff came out with a beautiful eerie greenish tone to it, and it was very nice and authentic and I never made it again. I don't remember whether I finished the jar. It was very easy to do. Whisked it by hand, no problem. Just didn't quite please me. My parents liked it.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56895752912515661742017-07-31T21:34:51.493-05:002017-07-31T21:34:51.493-05:00The only mayonnaise worth buying, in either case. ...The only mayonnaise worth buying, in either case. <br /><br /><br />You're damned right!Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26123175563683062092017-07-31T21:32:49.942-05:002017-07-31T21:32:49.942-05:00Incidentally it is not honest decent Hellman's...<b> Incidentally it is not honest decent Hellman's mayonnaise</b><br /><br />Here in the West, BL, Hellman's is sold as Best Foods. The only mayonnaise worth buying, in either case. Easy to make your own, of course, but you always make more than you can safely use as it doesn't keep like the jar variety. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74237801108105836462017-07-31T21:21:00.481-05:002017-07-31T21:21:00.481-05:00One additional use of mayonnaise I've seen: my...One additional use of mayonnaise I've seen: my neighborhood Chinese restaurant dips shrimp in mayo and deep-fries them to make honey-walnut prawns.<br />7/31/17, 3:29 PM<br /><br />Earnest, this is important. Good Chinese food is an important topic. Do you have knowledge that that is the process? I think that they fry the shrimp and then apply mayonnaise as a sauce. Have you seen it done? Incidentally it is not honest decent Hellman's mayonnaise but some kind of I believe a sinister Japanese mayonnaise which includes sugar, I believe it's called Kewpie mayonnaise.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30777064198953330212017-07-31T21:18:21.478-05:002017-07-31T21:18:21.478-05:00Quaestor said...
My favorite new one is Sea Salt.
...Quaestor said...<br />My favorite new one is Sea Salt.<br /><br />I know an idiot who cooks with Morton kosher salt because his favorite TV chef uses kosher salt. I asked him what the difference could be between the kosher salt and the cheapest salt on the grocer's shelf? ...<br /><br />Q, do you need more on this, or have you been sufficiently schooled?<br /><br />The Jews aren't putting their hands in your pockets. Relax. There is no such thing as kosher salt, or rather, all salt is kosher. It's just like coarse mealed gunpowder or grits, vs the fine mealed g/g of table salt.<br /><br />One thing is that if you use the same amount of table salt, the food will be far far saltier. You can even use tricks like encrusting a roast in a solid coat of kosher salt, because far less of it will get into the meat, but will have desirable thermal characteristics. <br /><br />Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52189568618283464662017-07-31T19:12:14.664-05:002017-07-31T19:12:14.664-05:00My fish taco sauce is equal parts mayo and sour cr...<b>My fish taco sauce is equal parts mayo and sour cream blended with minced garlic and the juice of a lime and then allowed to sit for several hours to blend the flavors. </b><br /><br />That sounds nice, Earnest. I only cook for one* nowadays so am not as fussy a cook as I used to be. ;-)<br /><br />*If you don't count my dog.mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68380357988775529222017-07-31T17:29:11.113-05:002017-07-31T17:29:11.113-05:00I mix mayo and catsup for fish tacos.
My fish tac...<i>I mix mayo and catsup for fish tacos.</i><br /><br />My fish taco sauce is equal parts mayo and sour cream blended with minced garlic and the juice of a lime and then allowed to sit for several hours to blend the flavors. Earnest Prolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784404737843553158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60997058844748864262017-07-31T16:52:28.345-05:002017-07-31T16:52:28.345-05:00I mix mayo and catsup for fish tacos.I mix mayo and catsup for fish tacos.mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34076886635969892362017-07-31T15:42:11.911-05:002017-07-31T15:42:11.911-05:00Butter is essential for grilled cheese sandwiches....Butter is essential for grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh, my, I could just eat one now! mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81480385543308856772017-07-31T15:29:20.661-05:002017-07-31T15:29:20.661-05:00A friend recommended using mayo instead of butter ...<i>A friend recommended using mayo instead of butter to make grilled cheese sandwiches. I didn't like it at all. And the sandwich was soggy instead of crisp.</i><br /><br />They mention using mayonnaise on grilled cheese in the article. Like you I'm averse to soggy bread -- having mastered perfect grilled-cheese crispness using butter, I doubt if I'll ever try mayo. <br /><br />One additional use of mayonnaise I've seen: my neighborhood Chinese restaurant dips shrimp in mayo and deep-fries them to make honey-walnut prawns.Earnest Prolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784404737843553158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64966273216963756512017-07-31T15:11:15.364-05:002017-07-31T15:11:15.364-05:00I think it's safe to say Kraft American cheese...<i>I think it's safe to say Kraft American cheese slices will remain downscale.</i><br /><br />Right down there with Velveeta and Cheez Whiztcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9544765954492710562017-07-31T14:43:46.106-05:002017-07-31T14:43:46.106-05:00I think it's safe to say Kraft American cheese...I think it's safe to say Kraft American cheese slices will remain downscale. exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996979470278945904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2750823242118539072017-07-31T14:41:53.231-05:002017-07-31T14:41:53.231-05:00Earnest Prole said...
Onion powder is simply await...Earnest Prole said...<br />Onion powder is simply awaiting its moment, which of course can’t come until a coastal elite endorses it. Watch how it works with mayonnaise"<br /><br />Mayonnaise started out fancy - it was created by the French, after all and then went downscale as a result of those baloney sandwiches on white bread. I think it started to ascend when chefs came out with flavored mayo. It was OK for foodies to use it if it was homemade lemon or basil mayonnaise. <br /><br />A friend recommended using mayo instead of butter to make grilled cheese sandwiches. I didn't like it at all. And the sandwich was soggy instead of crisp.<br />exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996979470278945904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81209837374570741872017-07-31T14:28:17.789-05:002017-07-31T14:28:17.789-05:00Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Calle...<i>Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pies.</i> <br /><br />Pepperidge Farm used to make some wonderful chicken pot pies, but it's a difficult product to make money with, so they stopped.tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52474840684547072442017-07-31T14:22:11.440-05:002017-07-31T14:22:11.440-05:00Onion powder is simply awaiting its moment, which ...Onion powder is simply awaiting its moment, which of course can’t come until a coastal elite endorses it. Watch how it works with mayonnaise:<br /><br />“I noticed chef Michael Cimarusti lightly brush delicate halibut fillets with mayonnaise before grilling. Yes, mayo — the stuff of cafeteria bologna sandwiches and picnic potato salads. Cimarusti, who knows his fish, is chef and owner of Providence, No. 1 for the last few years on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants List.”<br /><br />From the <i>LA Times,</i> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-fo-grilling-with-mayonnaise-recipes-20170610-htmlstory.html" rel="nofollow">Why you should be grilling with mayonnaise.</a>Earnest Prolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784404737843553158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90686035242267882372017-07-31T13:56:07.102-05:002017-07-31T13:56:07.102-05:00Cooking with condensed soups = casseroles/hotdishe...Cooking with condensed soups = casseroles/hotdishes = upper midwest = "flyover country".<br /><br />It's more virtue signaling. "That's how people who voted for Trump cook!"<br /><br />I assume "onion powder" was an attempt at the same, but the dopes didn't know it's part of the rub on their artisanal pork-belly-and-arugula sliders.<br />mikeskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110343851206077587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81991219673229664562017-07-31T13:51:01.094-05:002017-07-31T13:51:01.094-05:00Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Calle...<b>Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pies. They come in packs of 6 individual boxes, that you then take the tops off of and microwave in each box for 6 minutes. The box has a inside coating that makes the crust brown. And the crust is the best part. We've come a long way baby.</b><br /><br />Those aren't bad. They are the only convenience food my late husband liked. He was a crust-lover and I am not so I gave him all my crust. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37492435378015960842017-07-31T13:27:59.061-05:002017-07-31T13:27:59.061-05:00Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Calle...Our new favorite for weekend supper is Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pies. They come in packs of 6 individual boxes, that you then take the tops off of and microwave in each box for 6 minutes. The box has a inside coating that makes the crust brown. And the crust is the best part. We've come a long way baby.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27821048618265277732017-07-31T13:15:10.390-05:002017-07-31T13:15:10.390-05:00James Lileks has exhaustively explored the Previou...James Lileks has exhaustively explored the Previous Generation's Cooking Ethos, although maybe is should be called the Gallery of Deplorable Food. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html" rel="nofollow">Gallery of Regrettable Food</a>tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29331834703677314622017-07-31T13:14:09.521-05:002017-07-31T13:14:09.521-05:00I forgot marjoram, which is great with potatoes.I forgot marjoram, which is great with potatoes.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61332105238987220332017-07-31T13:12:03.756-05:002017-07-31T13:12:03.756-05:00Convenience is nice when you want great tasting fo...Convenience is nice when you want great tasting food, but don't desire to spend hours and hours preparing curated, culturally appropriated meals on the next Master Chef.<br /><br />Onion powder, garlic powder, celery seed powder,cumin powder, dried sage rosemary thyme oregano basil and parsley flakes/powder, mustard powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, ancho chili powder, chipotle powder, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper. Somewhere in there you have the magic 11 herb and spice base that you can and different kicks to.<br />Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80515286947139067332017-07-31T12:59:35.948-05:002017-07-31T12:59:35.948-05:00>>I grew up on Campbell soup casseroles. Mos...>>I grew up on Campbell soup casseroles. Most are still good today.<br /><br />Wow. I would have thought for sure they would have spoiled by now...<br />DanTheManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388305611132014815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-367547391080026812017-07-31T12:45:55.385-05:002017-07-31T12:45:55.385-05:00Kosher salt is essential for brining meat before g...Kosher salt is essential for brining meat before grilling for the very reason it is "kosher" -- it draws out liquids. Garlic powder and onion powder are essential ingredient in most barbecue rubs. And . . . tomato sandwiches required a dusting of onion salt to achieve tomato nirvana.<br /><br />I grew up on Campbell soup casseroles. Most are still good today.Dopeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757067385425202961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78241004489368442122017-07-31T12:39:46.119-05:002017-07-31T12:39:46.119-05:00I've eaten many a Thanksgiving dinner and neve...I've eaten many a Thanksgiving dinner and never once encountered a casserole. Honestly. This must be regional.<br /><br />Of course, leftover turkey makes a great tetrazzini and that's kind of a casserole. And sometimes I just bake turkey with the dressing for post-thanksgiving meals.mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.com