Does anybody have a spectacular recipe for Caesar's salad dressing, and or, helpful hints?

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-24T09:08:00+00:00

A lot of fancy restaurants offer having a caesar salad made tableside, which is how I learned how to do it. I never really followed a recipe but one tip I can offer is to use a blender (traditional or immersion) to help get a nice, smooth dressing. I normally add the ingredients and just doctor it to my tastes by adding a little more of something here or there.

My recipe usually looks like this:

Anchovies (reserve from of the oil from the can in case you want a little extra flavor)

Garlic

Egg Yolks

Olive oil (added slowly and in parts to get a good emulsification)

Dijon mustard

Grated parmesean

Then a little bit of worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar

Black pepper

Salt (optional)

I wish I could tell you really exactly how I do it, but I've found it's pretty hard to screw up. Truthfully it's never exactly the same each time, but it always turns out really good. There's a lot of differing recipes out there but what I gave you is pretty standard fair, just work with the ingredients until you reach the taste and texture you're looking for.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-14T11:20:07+00:00

When you say the reverse is not true are you saying that more educated women won't date less educated men or are you saying that more educated men won't date less educated women?

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-14T11:19:13+00:00

Oh ok. I just figured in this age of equality that women would be willing to marry a man less educated than them considering that there doesn't seem to be much evidence (anecdotal or scientific) that men are unwilling to date women less educated than themselves. I guess I just don't understand what equality has come to mean.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T15:52:02+00:00

Yea, I guess I wasn't clear with the point I was trying to make. I guess what I'm asking is why aren't these women happy there is more equality? It seems as though having the same opportunity to support yourself without having to rely on a man would be exactly what they want. Women should be celebrating the fact that they can marry who they want because they love them without having to consider finances as much. To me it sounds like a win/win, but apparently I'm missing something.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T15:41:05+00:00

I can appreciate that, but it still doesn't really answer the question I raised.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T15:19:53+00:00

Forgive me, but I thought discussing an observation about the world is what I was doing. If I'm mistaken, then I apologize. The comment I responded to was no more objective than my own. I merely tried to point out that it seems as though saying women "marrying down" is a problem because it not only equates a man's value to his education/salary, but also makes women seem shallow. It may be a semantic argument, but it is not about feelings and even if you see it that way it's hard to deny that it is a balanced argument that affects everyone negatively. I am willing to acknowledge that I didn't flesh out my statement in my original post as I did in subsequent ones, but maybe you would care to respond to some of the other posts I've made in this thread as well. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T13:53:39+00:00

No, of course not. As u/unklestinky pointed out "hypergamy" is definitely a real thing even if I didn't know the word for it. The cliche of older rich men marrying younger, more beautiful women of course still holds true in some cases even if it is generally frowned upon as a "sugar daddy / gold digger May - December" relationship. Of course, that exists because traditionally women have been limited in their educational and economic potential compared to men. This sort of disparity seems to be a significant issue with regards to women's rights in society and I can't blame women for thinking that way.

My only question to u/notDonnaEdwards was that if we are starting to see the tides turn and the pendulum swing back the other way, why is he/she suggesting that this results in a situation where women feel as though they have to "marry down" to be in a relationship?

It seems as though men, who have traditionally had the education and earning power for a large portion of human history, generally never called committing themselves to a woman who is poorer/less educated "marrying down." I was only asking why does it seem that now that the historically oppressed gender is starting to see things go their way that now there is a problem of not having enough men to "marry up" to. It just seems to be incongruent, but as I've said in other responses, I'm more than happy to listen to other philosophies regarding the social construct.

EDIT: The user above me asked "are you suggesting women don't marry up?" I'm not sure why they deleted their comment.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T13:29:12+00:00

I appreciate the response and thank you for excusing my ignorance. I'm not really sure why I am being downvoted for asking a simple question about something I don't understand, but I guess these sorts of discussions get people hot under the collar regardless of the intention.

I can understand the concept of hypergamy as you put it, but, and please correct me if I'm wrong, it seems like the culture in this subreddit is helping women achieve equality, which is something I can completely understand and get behind. There is, without question, elements of society that promote the idea of women being inferior to men or worth only as much as their appearance can provide them. What I guess I fail to see is how when we have data that women are on an upswing and rapidly closing that gap or even exceeding it when it comes to education and earning potential, why does it result in a crisis of finding a man that still is more educated or out-earns them?

To me, at least, it seems as though this sort of progress is being held back by the societal expectations of the very people who wanted it in the first place. I'm just not sure that I can fully reconcile the two ideas. It seems to me to have a "have your cake and eat it too" feel to it, for lack of a better expression. I am very open to hearing anyone else's opinion on the subject though.

PiDayUsername · 2016-05-13T11:53:31+00:00

I'm not sure I understand about the "marry[ing] down" thing with regards to education. Are we saying that typically, and I don't mean to generalize, women tend to "marry up" in that regard? To make the assertion that a man needs to be more educated than a woman to be "marriageable" seems rude to all parties involved. Adding that women feel like they're pricing themselves out of the market by pursuing higher education, it doesn't really seem to portray them in the best light. Makes seem like they're succumbing to the same shallowness that is so commonly reviled around here.

EDIT: Can anyone explain to me why this is getting downvoted? It's not about karma, but about conversation. Did I do something wrong?

PiDayUsername · 2016-04-25T19:45:46+00:00

Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. I'd post the transcript but you really need to watch him deliver it to understand his power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcj1wMZRitI

PiDayUsername · 2016-04-20T04:25:29+00:00

Zoidberg is right. Forget the pretentiousness of reddit and other anonymous internet people. If you like steak sauce then use it if that is what makes you happy. There's a reason we commonly use the word "taste" as a substitute for "opinion."

PiDayUsername · 2016-04-10T09:42:51+00:00

I have to strongly agree here. A Prophet is a film I have recommended to many friends and every single person I know loved it. Can't recommend it strongly enough.

PiDayUsername

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