tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post4883061570358002421..comments2024-03-28T10:27:11.980+00:00Comments on The English Kitchen: Salade Composé Marie Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-85469343886643446452017-04-23T06:59:00.123+01:002017-04-23T06:59:00.123+01:00I love a great Wedge Salad Pam! I think I have a ...I love a great Wedge Salad Pam! I think I have a recip on here with a cheddar dressing! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-57794833165409971132017-04-23T01:15:10.943+01:002017-04-23T01:15:10.943+01:00My dad and your Todd would do just fine together i...My dad and your Todd would do just fine together if going out to eat somewhere. My dad's very first preference in cheese is cheddar. In fact, it seems the sharper the better. I enjoy a nice cheddar but I want a bit more mild than that. My mom on the other hand heads for a blue cheese first, I can see her a Stilton admirer. However, it's not all that easy to get either here in the states, ESPECIALLY the Stilton. I can also guarantee you my dad would also head right for a British cheddar over ANY French cheese. Of course, in all fairness he'd see if a nice American Longhorn or other American cheese were available but he'd probably still go for the best cheddar around. I would have thought this "rivalry" between the two countries would have finally gone by the wayside for the most part, especially with the tunnel. (although after watching that murder mystery called "The Tunnel" I'm not too sure. Did you watch that? Whew....talk about being on the edge of your seat. Am I right in that a part two is to happen?) Back to cheese....I don't know what its like for you but in the US it seems almost any cheese, good or bad, domestic or import, its all becoming so expensive, but then what isn't anymore. I'm the all around gal...I just love cheese. I've often told people, you melt cheese on my old sneakers (trainers) and I'd probably eat them. Cheese must makes ANYTHING taste better. <br /><br />Here in the states the wedge salad, a cut wedge of iceberg lettuce of all things, with a dressing and just a few items sprinkled over it is making a very big comeback the last couple of years. Of course back in the 70s to get anything but iceberg in a salad was impossible. But this wedge salad, when paired with the right meal, can be a very nice side. It's often paired with a good steak and some sort of potato. basketpamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415021707270685050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-67989363081549413042017-04-15T17:01:41.922+01:002017-04-15T17:01:41.922+01:00I think you need to read what I wrote again Sue! ...I think you need to read what I wrote again Sue! I did NOT say there were no English cheeses. I said that when we were in France they had every cheese under the sun, but NO English cheeses available! I was talking about France! I know fully well all of the beautiful cheese we have available here in the U.K. And if you read my blog more frequently you would see that I make full use of them! I think you owe me an apology!Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-25256012492990565322017-04-15T15:46:06.944+01:002017-04-15T15:46:06.944+01:00I am surprised that you state that there are no En...I am surprised that you state that there are no English cheeses. Have you not heard of Cheddar cheese? This was originally made in Cheddar, Somerset and aged in the coolness of the Cheddar cave system. Sadly it is now made world wide but the best still comes from Cheddar. Then there is the lovely double and single Gloucester cheeses, source of the Easter Rolling cheeses. Yorkshire is a good cheese making area too with their gorgeous plain and flavoured Wensleydale cheeses. Stilton only made in England as it is a protected name. We also have wonderful Cornish cheeses like the nettle cheese, blue brie as well as the gorgeous ordinary Cornish brie. I suspect that all the British cheese makers would be up in arms about your comments! Sue proud to be English and born in the UK.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493872579474412609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-55614904435976090052017-04-15T06:52:02.964+01:002017-04-15T06:52:02.964+01:00I am sure my French Canadian Ancestors were not ea...I am sure my French Canadian Ancestors were not eating salads like this either! Although I do love the food that they were able to and do create for sure! I tend to fry my bacon all up at once as well. Its just easier that way and who can't use bacon at the ready! You are welcome! I hope you enjoy it! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-68155336525659430192017-04-15T06:00:32.990+01:002017-04-15T06:00:32.990+01:00I love the looks (and sounds) of this salad. Were ...I love the looks (and sounds) of this salad. Were our French Canadian ancestors developing their own luscious French cuisine while our French counterparts were doing so? Given the climate (my ancestors came from St-Michel, Yamaska, Quebec) I doubt they often had salads like we find today. This is a great salad for this weekend when we have a plethora of hard cooked eggs. And I've got cooked bacon in my freezer. When I bring bacon home, I bake it all up in the oven on parchment (400 degrees F for 15 minutes, no turning), then, store it in parchment and freezer bags. I'm afraid this has meant we eat more bacon, but it certainly jazzes up a salad. Thanks so much. Yum. prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00701390524119839644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-35911623357566048762017-04-15T05:55:54.370+01:002017-04-15T05:55:54.370+01:00Thanks Jane. My candidness is not always apprecia...Thanks Jane. My candidness is not always appreciated. But I am who I am! I think the dressing makes the salad. Even plain lettuce comes alive with a fabulous dressing! I will have a look at your Pinterest! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-65157586331866246822017-04-15T04:19:32.503+01:002017-04-15T04:19:32.503+01:00Marie,
I love your candidness when it comes to co...Marie,<br /><br />I love your candidness when it comes to countries, their foods, and not mincing words. I've heard much the same although I've visited neither France or the U.K. And you did this with a nice amount of humor. Love it! :)<br /><br />Your salad looks lovely! Sometimes I'll get a very plain salad at a restaurant but the dressing will be perfect, and that's all you need. I've been coming upon so many different salads with a myriad of yummy ingredients, the dressings sometimes don't matter. I've been putting these recipes on a Pinterest board if you are interested in having a peek. There is a link on my blog sidebar.<br /><br />Jane x<br /><br />Blondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-66064307027490452872017-04-14T14:24:54.098+01:002017-04-14T14:24:54.098+01:00Like you Monique, I really do love salads! I cann...Like you Monique, I really do love salads! I cannot imagine anyone not liking them, but there is no accounting for taste! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-33960979097365390932017-04-14T13:38:45.496+01:002017-04-14T13:38:45.496+01:00I agree..you can't hate salad..there are too m...I agree..you can't hate salad..there are too many..infinity,surely one salad will sit well on your palate.<br />They are beauty foods to me..you can make them look like a million bucks,like you do:)La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.com