Posted on 01/04/2018 4:03:17 PM PST by Jamestown1630
At this time of year - after a month of holidays, parties, and attendant gustatory overindulgence - I find myself looking for bright, fresh recipes using vegetables. Recently in my reading I came across a reference to ‘Crab Louie’, which I remembered from somewhere but had forgotten.
Crab Louie (or Crab Louis) is a salad originally dating from early-1900s San Francisco, with Crab as the centerpiece; and it includes boiled eggs, tomatoes, asparagus, and a creamy dressing which can be like a Russian, Thousand Island, or sometimes Green Goddess. Here’s the Wiki on it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Louie
And here, from Food and Wine, is a recipe:
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/crab-louie
I’m not sure whether I posted this recipe for ‘Celeri Remoulade’ previously, but it comes from a tiny little book called ‘Simple French Cooking’, published by the Peter Pauper Press in 1958. You can find many versions of Celeriac Remoulade, but the one in my little book seems very bright and special. The celery root is julienned, blanched, marinated in a vinaigrette, and then served with Remoulade sauce. (Celery Root is a very ugly-on-the-outside vegetable, with a lovely-on-the-inside taste; and worth trying if you've never had it.)
Celery Root Remoulade
Peel and then cut a celery root into julienne strips, and boil for 1 minute to prevent darkening. Cover with French Dressing (see below) and place in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and mix with Remoulade sauce.
Remoulade Sauce:
1 C. Mayonnaise
1 Sour Pickle, finely chopped
1 T. Capers, patted dry and chopped
½ T. prepared mustard
1 tsp. Parsley, chopped.
Here, according to the book, is the 'Basic French Dressing’ for marinating the celery root:
½ C. Olive Oil
¼ C. Vinegar
½ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Sugar
1/8 tsp. Paprika
My husband says that for those who have resolved to ‘go Paleo’ or try an alternate low-carb diet in the New Year, this Celeriac recipe is a perfect vegetable addition. (We argued about the teaspoon of sugar, but I would put it in, especially if you aren’t in an "induction" phase of the diet - over the whole recipe, it's not that much ;-)
-JT
Perfect weather here in Florida for a pot of chili for this weekend! I make mine on the spicy side with hot Italian sausage, ground chuck and Ro-Tel tomatoes (along with other things, natch). When we lived aboard I used to make a large batch that the whole dock enjoyed with grated cheddar, sliced green onions, sour cream and saltines. YUM!
OK, it’s chilly - lower 30’s for lows with highs in the upper 50’s here in Tampa but we should be back to the 70’s by the start of the week. We’ve lived in this condo going on three years and we have YET to use our central heat. We face south and get sun most of the day and that seems to be all we need to stay comfy - we haven’t been running the ceiling fans if that’s any consolation. ;o)
Stay warm!
But, you have a lot of ... BUGS... in Florida.
I’ve often thought I’d like the proximity to ocean and mild temps; but I don’t DO bugs - or alligators :-)
Right now, there aren’t ANY bugs to pester anyone - no mosquitoes or no-see-ums at all. They usually thin out when it’s cold. I do, however, agree with you that the bugs are probably what I dislike the most about Florida. Living with the high humidity nearly year round is number 2. I guess they help keep EVERYONE from moving down here! ;o)
In Minnesota, those are called ‘Bumps on a Log’. Love the regional differences in names.
I think I might like the humidity - my naturally curly hair has gotten ‘blah’ as I’ve gotten older - and DC has been said to be ‘Sumatra in the Summer’; but I was born here, and love it ;-)
I am jealous! My in laws live on the south shore of MA & tried calling,but the phone would ring & then stop. Crazy weather. Stay sunny & warm!
Oh, that is funny. I didn’t know it had different names. I was sitting with two very happy, warm grandparents from Minnesota at the kids’ school yesterday. They were awaiting their newest grandchild’s birth. It was 70 degrees and they were enjoying the sun.
Come out here. We have the mild temps and no bugs much.
However, we are crawling with creepy lefties. Oh, and illegals and homeless. Maybe the bugs in FL are preferable.
Yeah, but those lefties, homeless and illegals may be BRINGING the creepy, crawling bugs with them....ewww! ;o)
Thanks. U2!
Oh, you mean bacterial diseases. And Hep A. I saw the hazmat truck in my neighborhood the other day, cleaning up the homeless encampment under the freeway bridge.
Actually, I was thinking lice, fleas, bedbugs, etc. ;o)
If you buy online, they deliver it to your door. After you unbox it, you can roll it anywhere.
I had the same unit. It came w/ a one year factory warranty.
One year and one day after the warranty x-pired it failed.
Neither the company or store would honor the warranty.
[I don’t usually buy an extended warranty]
Out of luck. It went to the dump.
I pray you have better luck than I did w/ your Haier.
Thanks for the info!
We had some valves break in the basement. That’s dripping water down there! That’s a good idea to have extra water around, we have 4 or 5 of those huge barrels, but I believe they are empty. Will have to check on that
no it doesn’t help! tank top? 70’s? awwwww, i remember those ‘winters’....As my outside thermometer says 10°
Thanks for the ideas, I’ll give it a try. I’m not very good at coming up with ideas to eat vegetables raw, except in a salad.
Aside from the temps we’ve been spared - so far!
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