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| Linda and Zoey |
Linda has the face of an angel and a gentle heart to go with it. Linda for as long as I've know her strives to live a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes she succeeds, sometimes she falls short. But she never gives up on her ultimate goal of eating as fresh as she can. I envy her sometimes. She is blonde, taller than 5' 4" and her face radiates when she smiles.......Not to mention she runs the frickin' Hood to Coast!!!!
I am a talker and a bit of a nerd. I kind of stumble my way through social gatherings. Feeling either at odds with myself or with my environment. I ramble on and on. Even when there is no one to hear me. Linda is quiet, she doesn't need to be heard unless its pertinent.
I really like hanging out with Linda. She is cool and calm. She always sees things in a logical way and takes things one step at a time. I get a kick from watching her process, then slowly add a one liner or punchline. I love the way she giggles at her own clever wit, then falls back into her pensive state. Listening and watching.
Linda and I have very few things in common. But we share a combined love of reading and food. I really enjoy when I visit Linda's home. I always feel welcome and I leave with a bag of books and a belly full of eats. During one such visit to my friend. Linda had a theme party. Where everything was Italian restaurant related. We had Baked Ziti, Garlic bread, LOTS of Red Wine and Caesar Salad.
As I mentioned before Linda likes to eat fresh. So it was no shock to me that she made her own Caesar's salad dressing. (Again....Blonde and the Frickin' Hood to Coast!) It was however a shock when I ate it. It was delicious and it was so simple to make. Again I was mildly jealous of my friend. Why hadn't I made this? Why wasn't this my recipe to show off? Linda, being ever gracious and kind shared the recipe with me. So now I can claim the credit. I can feel amazing. And I can wow my friends. So in the spirit of Lovely Linda I pass along the favor and flavor. Caesar salad: exactly as Linda gave it to me, enjoy.
Chef Ramseyer’s Caesar Salad (from Ray’s Boathouse)
Dressing:
7 anchovy fillets (I like my salad strong and usually use the whole can)
2 large egg yolks (I use egg beaters)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp chopped garlic (I use to my own taste- much more)
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce (I use a little more)
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
½ cup olive oil
Kosher salt
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| Complete Salad with extra dressing |
I usually blend the garlic and then add everything in the dressing recipe EXCEPT the olive oil. I blend it for a minute and then lift the lid of the blender while it is running and slowly add the olive oil ***If you add the olive oil too quickly or don’t blend it the texture of the dressing is ICKY!!! I also make it in advance and put it in the fridge for at least an hour, taking it out about 10 minutes before serving it.
Salad:
Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese and croutons
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