Gaga for slumgullion
Just a quick note of appreciation for Bill Daley’s “Dinner Tonight” column (“Slumgullion days,” April 18). I subscribe to the Trib on Sundays only, but I make a point of buying the Wednesday edition just to read your food and wine recommendations.
Slumgullion was a huge hit in my house last night. So simple! So tasty! Why didn’t I think of this? It’s similar to something my mom made when I was growing up too. And all from ingredients I always have on hand. Romaine salad is a standard in our house, but I also added steamed broccoli florets on the side and a loaf of D’amato’s filone. Charles Shaw shiraz is our “house” red. Leftovers came to work for lunch today.
Recently, I made a great fried rice from one of your previous columns. Excellent! In short, you’re saving me a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what to have for dinner and giving my husband some new taste treats.
Kathy Smith, Chicago
Toasty twist
Fun article to read about the French toast (Prep School, April 25). I have another yummy way to finish off, gourmet style. After taking the cooked toast out of the pan, pour in some Vermont maple syrup, heat it up — it will sizzle — and then add sliced bananas. Stir till hot and then pour over the French toast. Enjoy!
Bitsy Winograd, Wilmette
Too much pretense
The May 9 “Uncorked” column about stemware especially caught my eye. About a year ago, there was a test about this very subject. A group of wine experts tested stemware of various designs, including those made by Riedel. The result? None of the experts could tell any difference among the various designs, which even included the traditional, square wood design used by the Japanese for sake.
There has always been, it seems to me, so much pretense in the wine world. Just recently I read that there are 68 tastes amongst wines. Really? Do you believe that? I suspect that it represents a surfeit of imagination and pretense.
The really significant news in the wine world today is that there are so many very good wines available at reasonable prices. One can find a number of them on almost any supermarket shelf. I enjoy them with my two sets of glasses, one for red, one for white.
Fredrick Leonard, Waukegan
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