So did I grow up with Thousand Island dressing? Well yes and no. My brother quite liked it and would get it for his salads the special occasions my mother would take us kids to a restaurant. I will admit I was way more of a Ranch kid. It also was not a salad dressing … Continue reading History of Thousand Island Dressing
This was the salad that accompanied the 1963 Thanksgiving menu that you can read about here, here and here. I did not grow up eating this salad. This was another dish that in my young mind sound so fancy and complicated. Surely a salad link to such a high class hotel had to have such … Continue reading The History of Waldorf Salad
The day finally came..... Today is the day that I picked a savory gelatin salad out of the jar. Luckily (...sort of I guess) it was a simple salad that just mixes some raw veggies into the gelatin mixture that is flavored with vinegar and grated onion. So no crazy deviled egg or seafood gelatin … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Vegetable Salad
