Waldorf Salad

[+ Avalon]

Regarding "old lady" food my grandmother told me if going to a potluck to take deviled eggs.

[MikeBiDude]

Regarding "old lady" food my grandmother told me if going to a potluck to take deviled eggs.

@Epigonos are deviled eggs old lady food? I say nay...

[Rudynate]

@Epigonos are deviled eggs old lady food? I say nay...

 

Hardly. They're enjoying something of a renaissance. I see them as appetizers on trendy restaurant menus. I serve them to company and take them to potlucks - it doesn't seem to matter how many you make, they all get eaten.

[Epigonos]

OK here we go again with the damn Deviled Egg think. I don't know if they are old lady food or not, however, there are two things I do know: 1.) I hate the damn things and 2.) I make three dozen (72 pieces) of the damn things for the Palm Springs Weekend Sunday Pool Party and they are all consumed

[+ Avalon]

OK here we go again with the damn Deviled Egg think. I don't know if they are old lady food or not, however, there are two things I do know: 1.) I hate the damn things and 2.) I make three dozen (72 pieces) of the damn things for the Palm Springs Weekend Sunday Pool Party and they are all consumed

 

See my grandmother was right; everybody loves them!

[Rudynate]

See my grandmother was right; everybody loves them!

 

 

There are all sorts of exotic variations now with caviar, smoked fish, crab, etc. etc.

[+ Avalon]

There are all sorts of exotic variations now with caviar, smoked fish, crab, etc. etc.

 

It all just doesn't sound appetizing to me. I'm getting ready to place a grocery store order and the store carries it but I'll pass.

[Rudynate]

It all just doesn't sound appetizing to me. I'm getting ready to place a grocery store order and the store carries it but I'll pass.

 

So it sounds like your diet is limited to 10 or 12 of the most commonplace foods.

[+ Avalon]

So it sounds like your diet is limited to 10 or 12 of the most commonplace foods.

 

Right. Lots of protein. No carbs. Right now I'm having an apple.

 

I do like simple salads - lettuce, cherry tomatoes, diced onions, shredded cheese, lite Italian dressing. But some of those items don't keep very long.

 

This morning I had turkey bacon. And later left over steak from yesterday. I cooked both in the microwave. For tomorrow I took a package of hamburger out of the freezer to defrost.

[+ HornyRetiree]

When I was growing up we used raisins not green grapes! Apples, raisins, celery & walnuts.

[Rudynate]

Right. Lots of protein. No carbs. Right now I'm having an apple.

 

I do like simple salads - lettuce, cherry tomatoes, diced onions, shredded cheese, lite Italian dressing. But some of those items don't keep very long.

 

This morning I had turkey bacon. And later left over steak from yesterday. I cooked both in the microwave. For tomorrow I took a package of hamburger out of the freezer to defrost.

 

 

An apple

When I was growing up we used raisins not green grapes! Apples, raisins, celery & walnuts.

 

 

 

I don't remember if we used raisins or not.

[+ Avalon]

I'm ordering alot of fish - talapia and flounder. Better than beef.

[samhexum]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_salad

I agree. To me it always looked like an act of desperation for anything to put on the table.

I ordered one once out of curiosity. The waiter came back and said, "Sorry we're fresh out of..............Waldorf".

Standard holiday fare at out house when I was a kid.

My mother loved it and made it about once a month when I was a kid.

Growing up, it was a staple on the Thanksgiving table every year.

I gave up mayo 20 yrs ago. Used to LOVE it...

[spider]

I gave up mayo 20 yrs ago. Used to LOVE it...

 

You can get soy mayo that’s not bad. Whole Foods uses it in some of their prepared salads and I can’t really tell the difference. You can also substitute plain Greek yogurt.

 

I did some googling to find the original recipe and there are hundreds, all claiming to be it.

 

The NYTimes version may be it. Very simple, just apples celery mayo salt and pepper, on a bed of lettuce.

[Gadfly22]

Good thing that kid didn't check out the urban dictionary first.

[+ friendofsheila]

Love it.

 

But don't use green grapes! They're so bland when they're green. Wait until they're amber and they are sweet.

[+ Avalon]

Love it.

 

But don't use green grapes! They're so bland when they're green. Wait until they're amber and they are sweet.

 

I didn't know that green grapes turned amber. I thought that they were simply two different kinds of grapes. Thanks!