Poupon & More High Class
It was 2:30AM and Alton Brown just finished making himself a delicious-sounding grilled cheese sandwich on his show Good Eats. I'm easily influenced by delicious-sounding foods, so i made myself a similar sandwich in my aforementioned trusty cast iron skillet. Unlike his recipe, i didn't press the sandwich between 2 skillets nor did i grate the cheddar - i just thinly sliced it - but i DID use some dijon mustard and freshly ground black pepper. (Plus i used insanely good cultured butter instead of a spritzing of olive oil!) Shit, this sandwich was the best grilled cheese ever. E.V.E.R. It was totally that high class Grey Poupon mustard. Aged sharp cheddar and mustard is such a natural combination (think of Welsh Rarebit); too bad i never thought of it myself for a grilled cheese!Ever since i first mentioned Andes Candies being "high class candy" when we were growing up, be and i've been making a list of other "high class" foods. It's like an 80s flashback:
1) Andes Crème de Menthe Thins
2) General Mills International Delights - that instant flavored coffee that came in a rectangular tin
3) "Excuse me, do you have any Grey Poupon?"
4) Vienetta - a fancy ice cream dessert cake that's now discontinued in the U.S.
5) And this isn't food but still high class: "Calgon, take me away!"
posted by beXn @ 2:52 AM
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i'm not sure if its 80s but i always loved the snobby exchanges over the Dynasty like banquet table of the Polaner All Fruit commercials
Could ya please pass the jelly?
I remember thinking that pigs in a blanket were very classy. Oscar Meyer Lil' Smokies wrapped in Pillsbury croissant dough. Mmm...
o.b. i totally remember those commercials. The whole family is passing around the "All Fruit" at breakfast but the cranky old grandpa just wants the damn jelly. It's good stuff!
And Howie, i used to love those Lil Smokies! They were such a treat, as was Vienna Sausage in that tiny can or corned beef hash with mini potato cubes. What's your role in FoodieView? It looks extremely useful.
bexn, I love that corned beef hash can! One of my favorites, even though it reminds me so much of dog food :)
Right now, FoodieView is pretty much just me. I hope you like it. It really was made to make life easier for foodies like us.
I've been scouring all the food blogs I can find for more sites to include in the search.
Howie, in case you don't already know, KIPlog has an amazing listing of food blogs.
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