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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Hollandaise Tunnel

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Don't look at me; I'm hideous
My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, mayo and lettuce on white bread for chrissake.  I like to cook, but that doesn't make me a food snob.  When I am cooking gourmet however, especially for a live audience in the other room, and don't have something, I use the Cooks Thesaurus.  If  something's too hard, or the chances of blowing the whole thing (see Hollandaise) are high,  I take the expedient option every time.  That's what this is about.

The bossy nagger and hubby were in D.C. last August for a Justin Bieber concert, and stopped by for breakfast on Sunday (by invitation). When I asked, she said their favorite is Eggs Benedict.  I used Knorr.  She laughed out loud. Said it looked hideous, and tasted even more terrible than hideous. And de-linked me when she got home.  Now, however, she's acting like an adult again; being constructive and all.  


best evar...I'm stunned
http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-hollandaise-sauce-121586

Wow. I just had grilled cheese on white bread, with a slice of deli pickle and topped w/that Hollandaise!  To die for.  Oafish and snobby behavior, forgotten.


12 comments:

  1. I can't believe I have found another person that loves peanut butter, lettuce and may sandwiches! My family all thinks I'm weird but now I am vindicated! Thanks!

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  2. HERESY! It must be whisked over a double-boiler until you experience a sharp pain in your upper arm!!

    Casca

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  3. WELL! That *does* it, Mr. RKoF!
    NO gently punished arugula over your salad today!

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  4. Toss little shredded fresh(!) crab meat in the sauce with a dash of smoked paprika on top. Almost as good as sex and better than self-abuse.

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  5. When I was a younger man I worked at the Capitol Hilton , just up the hill from the White House . Part of my duty was to whip up the "Hollandaise Sauce" each morning , and it was painful ! Once I'd poured all of my forearm strength , and sweat into the sauce , I considered it mine , and every time I'd walk by , I'd have to steal a taste ! I'd put that $#!+ on everything ! I actually got to help prepare the "Grid Iron Banquet" for Ronald Reagan , and still have a bottle of champagne , and a pack of smokes with the Presidential Seal, that was presented to me , and the other Chefs by the Secret Service that evening ! ; ) > SMIBSID

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  6. Peanut butter and bacon makes a great sandwich. I like it on rye or lightly toasted wheat/multigrain bread.

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  7. I drive 11-mi into town 2-3 times/week to the only restaurant in the area that makes eggs benedict every morning. It's only a mom&pop place, but they do it better'n I do, and they do hash-browns and cornbread, and good coffee, and it's on my table by the time I get my iPod's earbuds sorted.
    Me? I make it with mock Hollandaise (sour cream, mayo, prepared mustard, lemon juice, cumin for color) in a simple saucepan. 5-min.
    Hey, I'm a bachelor. A lazy one.
    Make a damn fine omelet, though.

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  8. Eggs Bennedict is my all time favorite breakfast. As for sandwhichs, I have two----Liverwurst, sweet pickles and mayo for one and the other is cream cheese, strawberry preserves and bacon---no mayo. My mother's favorite was fried calve's brains and egg with mayo. Never tried it, never will.

    jim

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  9. Liverwurst, onion and mayo on rye for me. Also a fav.

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  10. "bossy nagger"? You saying this is mrs. Obama's recipe?

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  11. I find it difficult to believe that Mr. and Mrs. Bossy Nagger would attend a Justin Bieber concert, let alone be ungracious.

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  12. "cream cheese, strawberry preserves and bacon"

    Man, I'm going to have to try that on a bagel. Sounds awesome.

    Of course Rogers," Liverwurst, onion and mayo on rye" sounds great too.

    Let's call those breakfast and lunch.

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