Stuff and Junk and Stuff

[40cakes]

Feeling sleepy today. Must fight urge to go to candy machine. And/or gelato place. And/or bakery with chocolate puddin'. Etc.

The other day I acquired an overwhelming sense of respect for the documentarians of Winged Migration. There was a Pudgy Little Birdie™ behind my car, and I tried to sneak up on him to take a camera phone picture. No such luck. He heard me a mile away. He hopped away, and coninued hopping to the point where I worried that he couldn't fly (no worries - he could). These are the things on my mind.

Anyone have salad recommendations? I really hate salad, and I think this is mostly due to hating lettuce. Hate hate hate. I hate iceberg, I hate romaine, I hate whatever type that is that essentially looks like I'm eating a bowl fulla oak leaves. But I like veggies - radishes, carrots, cucumber, celery, tomatoes (fruit poser), and I'm even getting to like onions - whoa! Most of what makes me choose a greasy Panini or a "hearty" soup instead of a salad for lunch is that the choose-your-own salads even start out as "pick which giant bowl full of lettuce you want so we can sprinkle other stuff on it". And knowing that I won't put much of a dent in the giant bowl of lettuce while I eat everything around it makes me feel wasteful. Kirk said he'll bring me a spinach salad one of these days, since I like spinach with other things, but I wanted to see if anyone else had suggestions.

Comments

[cheekybaby.livejournal.com]

I think if you're going OUT for salad, it'll probably be a bit hard to find a non-lettuce ally. But spinach is a good start, if the salad place can hook you up. I know the ShopRite near my work had a salad bar, and though you could bypass the lettuce altogether, they do offer spinach leaves to start. And Saladworks, if you've got $8 to drop on a salad, can do pasta as a base, I think. I never cared for that option, but it's available.

You could bring salads of your own design from home, but I know how often I find the motivation to do that. What's more, I have Tupperware (well, Gladware) and I got salad pre-made in a frickin' BAG on sale. It's in the fridge, still sealed. :)

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I worked at Acme, I used to sort of get a strange assortment of salad toppings with no lettuce. And starting out with pasta as a base just feels like cheating!

[misterpardonme.livejournal.com]

key to a spinach salad is baby spinach. i't's much more tender and yummy than old spinach. use that as your base then just add whatever delicious vegetable accoutrements you like- shaved carrots, olives, marinated artichoke hearts, raisins, tomatos, avocado, parmesan cheese, broccoli, cheddar, peas, chickpeas... the possibilities are endless. otherwise, go for a greek salad. it's mostly cucumber, tomato, and onion with some olives and feta usually too. no lettuce whatsoever. those are easy to make at home also.

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

I don't really like olives, and I remember going to a Greek restaurant and not caring for the salad - maybe it was the dressing they put on. I think my option is just to get my arse up earlier and cut up some veggies myself for lunch and snack.

[misterpardonme.livejournal.com]

i used to hate salads too, as most children do until i ate one on a delta flight htat had shredded cheddar cheese on it when i was about 7 years old. then i loved salad.

[pyrobovaphiliac.livejournal.com]

I remember you saying you didn't like the Feta cheese in the salad at Snack.

[spuffylover24.livejournal.com]

What bakery with chocolate puddin?

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

SARABETH'S. It's $3.75, but it's delicious and yummy and comes in a little glass jar that you get to keep! And it's chocolate pudding with smooth whipped cream and shaved chocolate on the whipped cream!!

[spuffylover24.livejournal.com]

WOMAN! that's chocolate MOUSSE!!! but it is yummy :)come to think of it, i haven't had it in a while...

[spuffylover24.livejournal.com]

I love shephard salad...it's just tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and some seasonings...plus you can add feta cheese, yum... This place delivers to us and is relatively cheap http://www.istanbulgrillny.com/Menu.htm

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

I'll check that out. Y'know, after next payday. :)

[misterpardonme.livejournal.com]

is it called shepherd salad? that's the salad i was referring to above as 'greek salad'. when i lived in prague the also called it 'chopsky salat'. because it's chopped, i guess. and at my deli here in brooklyn it's simply 'cucumber salad'. in any case, it's delish.

[cheekybaby.livejournal.com]

Came home to watch the Food Network, saw this on Rachael Ray and thought of you. :)

Where's Waldorf Salad.

She says to put it on a bed of lettuce when you're DONE mixing all the other stuff, but it still looks mighty salady with no lettuce.

[cheekybaby.livejournal.com]

Weird. Second episode had this: http://foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_29861,00.html

And she talked about her Greek friend telling her that Greeks don't do the lettuce, so you can leave it out of the recipe if like.

[cheekybaby.livejournal.com]

I'll stop watching Rachael Ray, I swear. :)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_25596,00.html