Comments on: Cheflebrity Smörgåsbord: 100% Hand-Made http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/05/20/cheflebrity-smorgasbord-100-hand-made/ - recipes, restaurants, food travel and everything edible Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BShttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/05/20/cheflebrity-smorgasbord-100-hand-made/comment-page-1/#comment-38412 BS Thu, 21 May 2009 14:13:17 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=4780#comment-38412 good call by Bourdain re: Whole Foods. It's just like starbucks because you can never go there but still get effed by it. Just like starbucks made it OK for coffee to be $4, WF made it ok for arugula to be $8 a pound. good call by Bourdain re: Whole Foods. It’s just like starbucks because you can never go there but still get effed by it. Just like starbucks made it OK for coffee to be $4, WF made it ok for arugula to be $8 a pound.

]]> By: Summerhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/05/20/cheflebrity-smorgasbord-100-hand-made/comment-page-1/#comment-38410 Summer Thu, 21 May 2009 13:59:02 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=4780#comment-38410 I definitely get a feeling of accomplishment when I feed my family a meal that I've made from scratch, and over the years I've drastically cut down the number of prepared and semi-prepared foods I purchase. I don't buy spaghetti sauce or salad dressing any more... but I do consider myself to be "making my own salad dressing" when I whip together some mayo, lemon juice, crushed garlic and anchovy paste. So what if the mayonnaise is Duke's ("The Secret of Great Southern Cooks," according to the jar) and the lemon juice is from a bottle? I'm still way more in charge of the flavor of the dressing than if I'd just made the choice between Newman's Own or Ken's Steak House. Flavor is important to me, but there are other important reasons impelling me to cook from scratch: nutrition, keeping out the nasties (like HFCS and, in my case, dairy ingredients), and frugality. Why pay for a can of chicken broth when I can make something better from scraps and bones? I love making something good from something that other people might throw away. I'm sure you crouton-toasters understand! I definitely get a feeling of accomplishment when I feed my family a meal that I’ve made from scratch, and over the years I’ve drastically cut down the number of prepared and semi-prepared foods I purchase. I don’t buy spaghetti sauce or salad dressing any more… but I do consider myself to be “making my own salad dressing” when I whip together some mayo, lemon juice, crushed garlic and anchovy paste. So what if the mayonnaise is Duke’s (“The Secret of Great Southern Cooks,” according to the jar) and the lemon juice is from a bottle? I’m still way more in charge of the flavor of the dressing than if I’d just made the choice between Newman’s Own or Ken’s Steak House.

Flavor is important to me, but there are other important reasons impelling me to cook from scratch: nutrition, keeping out the nasties (like HFCS and, in my case, dairy ingredients), and frugality. Why pay for a can of chicken broth when I can make something better from scraps and bones? I love making something good from something that other people might throw away. I’m sure you crouton-toasters understand!

]]> By: Peter Justasonhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/05/20/cheflebrity-smorgasbord-100-hand-made/comment-page-1/#comment-38369 Peter Justason Thu, 21 May 2009 00:40:09 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=4780#comment-38369 Loved to make Caesar Salad from scratch whenever I can. And your right it feels like cheating a bit even if I don't make the croutons myself. Here is my post about my C. salad making. http://petersfoodadventure.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war/ Loved to make Caesar Salad from scratch whenever I can. And your right it feels like cheating a bit even if I don’t make the croutons myself. Here is my post about my C. salad making. http://petersfoodadventure.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war/

]]> By: Yvohttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/05/20/cheflebrity-smorgasbord-100-hand-made/comment-page-1/#comment-38350 Yvo Wed, 20 May 2009 20:17:47 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/?p=4780#comment-38350 I definitely feel good about making things from complete scratch - Caesar salad being one of those things (although I use mayo in the dressing as opposed to raw eggs/oil, just to make it that minute or two faster). And yes, I feel better knowing that there are no preservatives in things I make or less preservatives... totally worth it. I definitely feel good about making things from complete scratch – Caesar salad being one of those things (although I use mayo in the dressing as opposed to raw eggs/oil, just to make it that minute or two faster). And yes, I feel better knowing that there are no preservatives in things I make or less preservatives… totally worth it.

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