tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post1149623780356835005..comments2024-03-28T21:03:06.350-04:00Comments on The Iron You: Svetlana's Russian SaladMIke@TheIronYouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233457791872076487noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-76964359926891466912015-06-05T06:55:43.078-04:002015-06-05T06:55:43.078-04:00Excellent work Mike. Give Svet our compliments for...Excellent work Mike. Give Svet our compliments for this super healthy version of Russian salad. She substituted mayo with Greek yogurt, that's so similar to sour cream. The result is lighter and delicious. This will be the side for the Horiatiko sausages int he BBQ tomorrow.<br />Thanx for sharing it with us Mike! Oh, and AMAZING photography btw. <br />Panos and MirellaLittle Cooking Tipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449937926210497771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-21058247299421194382014-03-07T17:36:34.549-05:002014-03-07T17:36:34.549-05:00Never mind, Olivier it's called. Vinaigrette i...Never mind, Olivier it's called. Vinaigrette is with beets. Nataliahttp://anappetiteforjoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-13667381777614467952014-03-07T17:35:33.827-05:002014-03-07T17:35:33.827-05:00That's almost exactly how my mom makes it (min...That's almost exactly how my mom makes it (minus the yogurt, plus ham) and she is from Russia. So go Svetlana! It's called Vinaigrette, I think (shares a name with the salad dressing).Nataliahttp://anappetiteforjoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-6586485340076198172014-03-02T07:36:27.162-05:002014-03-02T07:36:27.162-05:00Thanks Eline, I've just fixed that :)
Oh btw, ...Thanks Eline, I've just fixed that :)<br />Oh btw, I love the Netherlands. Amsterdam is one my fave cities in the world, not to mention Utrecht and Leiden...so beautiful! <br />Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-52479481100531799222014-03-02T06:03:24.658-05:002014-03-02T06:03:24.658-05:00I'm gonna try this recepy tonight, even though...I'm gonna try this recepy tonight, even though the weather here in the Netherlands isn't very combining. Just wanted to say that there's a tiny mistake in the recepy at the nutrition facts. The 'fat' is called two times, in stead of the carbs. Thanks a lot for you lovely recipes! Elinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357871806257626034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-4536183052962460102014-02-16T15:45:46.115-05:002014-02-16T15:45:46.115-05:00I think I would have enjoyed this post if you just...I think I would have enjoyed this post if you just introduced Svetlana as your friend and not mentioned she was a supermodel as it sounds rather shallow. <br /><br />But I'm guessing you're from New York where everyone is a model so your comments come as no surprise. finishfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133226034428878340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-40842455286607108792014-02-11T22:34:36.316-05:002014-02-11T22:34:36.316-05:00I forgot the moral of the story: Curling is hard....I forgot the moral of the story: Curling is hard. And dangerous. And it still sucks. So forget about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-18405984852502325642014-02-11T22:31:32.002-05:002014-02-11T22:31:32.002-05:00Speaking of cracking up...
So my brother was curl...Speaking of cracking up...<br /><br />So my brother was curling in a fundraiser bondspiel (fun new word, spelled incorrectly). His wife was on another team. She (M) was in the middle of a game, when the whole place went quiet. You know that sound - actually it's more of a non sound - when a head makes contact with cement or ice - that thudding vibration that everyone feels and sends shivers up the spine. Everyone was looking towards my bro's (P) team, as they surrounded an inert body on the ice. M slid on over to find it was P that was down. "P, P, are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Are you sure?" "Yep, yep, help me up."<br />So his team helps him up - yeah yeah, I'm okay...he looks okay...i think he's okay.... on with the game.<br />So his teammate shoots. P sweeps. His other teammate shoots, P sweeps. "Okay, P, your shot." "No." "yes, P, it's your turn." "Uh, no..." "P, come on...." "No, I don't curl...!"<br />Uh, M, you better get over here and take him to a doctor.<br /><br />All the way to the hospital, this was the conversation.<br />P: Where are we going?<br />M: To the hospital.<br />P: Why, what's wrong with you?<br />M: Nothing, YOU hit your head.<br />P: How did I hit my head?<br />M: You were curling and you slipped.<br />P: I don't curl!<br />M: It was a funspiel, you were curling with G and R.<br />P: No, I don't curl. Where are the girls? I wanna go to my birthday party.<br />M: That was yesterday, P. We were CURLING.<br />P: I don't curl. Hey, where are we going?<br />M: To the hospital.<br />P: Why, what's wrong with you?<br /><br />M said they repeated this conversation 4 or 5 times on the way to the hospital. P doesn't remember anything until a nurse shone a flashlight in his eye at 4 in the morning. Apparently she had been doing it on the half hour for 4 hours.<br /><br />I asked P about it a couple of days later: "Hey P, how's turning 50?" "It sucks, I ache all over and I'm already losing my memory." ha ha.<br /><br />He never did remember his birthday party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-59704704607276438602014-02-11T04:06:42.252-05:002014-02-11T04:06:42.252-05:00Lithuanians really do not like being reminded of t...Lithuanians really do not like being reminded of their USSR past (50 years of Russian occupation was anything but happy) and that they "basically are Russians". Which we are so not. I don't know what Svetlana has told you, but in Lithuania the salad is called Lithuanian salad. But of course Olivier salad is popular not only in Lithuania, but in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Israel, Argentina... so you can have Russian salad on Monday, Pakistani salad on Tuesday and Argentinian salad on Wednesday, and all the dishes would be the same thing. <br />Anyway, interesting twist on cubing the veggies before boiling them. We usually boil them, peel them and then cube them - in that order. Too mush hustle with cooking already cubed vegetables. Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175459992390507166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-84621312509850057412014-02-10T16:19:15.364-05:002014-02-10T16:19:15.364-05:00This story is so funny, it cracked me up! :D
Now I...This story is so funny, it cracked me up! :D<br />Now I want to hear all about your brother's - as long as he's cool with you sharing it with us.<br />Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-16977147780736394382014-02-10T16:14:11.492-05:002014-02-10T16:14:11.492-05:00We're so past that Gigi... ;)We're so past that Gigi... ;)Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-3188400614878536092014-02-10T16:11:18.445-05:002014-02-10T16:11:18.445-05:00Thanks Cheri!Thanks Cheri!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-20206294942492906752014-02-08T22:28:11.121-05:002014-02-08T22:28:11.121-05:00If I were Svetlana, I would feel INCREDIBLY SPECIA...If I were Svetlana, I would feel INCREDIBLY SPECIAL RIGHT NOW!!! Yes, you might consider her "family".... But, do I sense a little, itty, bitty crush ;) GiGi Eats Celebritieshttp://gigieatscelebrities.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-35748730311622744642014-02-08T21:57:34.755-05:002014-02-08T21:57:34.755-05:00No, I didn't. I'm not that mean.
Once ...No, I didn't. I'm not that mean. <br /><br />Once upon a time, when I was a young intern looking for a job as a teacher, a friend of mine put me on a curling team (just a fun night) with the superintendent of the school division. I took the first shot and landed the rock right on the button (which is strategically a useless move, but looked impressive for a first timer). They all stood around stunned, probably thinking that they had some curling prodigy on their hands. Then someone explained "curling" which is giving the rock a slight out or in turn as you let it go, causing it to ... um... do something... curl, I think.<br /><br />Anyway, then I became completely useless, my rocks spinning out of control through the house or, more often, not getting down the ice.<br /><br />I never got a job in that division. <br /><br />Want me to tell you the story of how my brother (who also doesn't curl except on "fun" nights) got a curling concussion and permanently lost 2 days of his memory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-55129597579783376542014-02-08T19:18:22.002-05:002014-02-08T19:18:22.002-05:00Great story, can't believe someone would swall...Great story, can't believe someone would swallow cotton balls, that is kind of sad. Beautiful salad!Cheri Savory Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886872345482030800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-32837558785212732152014-02-08T17:34:41.018-05:002014-02-08T17:34:41.018-05:00Right back at ya bro!Right back at ya bro!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-76985362562653192062014-02-08T17:33:53.910-05:002014-02-08T17:33:53.910-05:00Well Mia, this dish is called Russian Salad (or Ol...Well Mia, this dish is called Russian Salad (or Olivier Salad) because it was invented in the 1860s by the chef of the Hermitage, one of Moscow's most celebrated restaurants. <br />Since then it has become a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine, and even if is now popular in many other European countries; it originated in Russia, hence the name.<br /> Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-2980417538449156222014-02-08T17:28:20.128-05:002014-02-08T17:28:20.128-05:00Thanks Lauren, I'm so glad you enjoyed the pos...Thanks Lauren, I'm so glad you enjoyed the post!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-51105408615428393202014-02-08T17:26:51.495-05:002014-02-08T17:26:51.495-05:00OK, got it. I'll stick to triathlon for as lon...OK, got it. I'll stick to triathlon for as long as I can. <br />But you spiked my curiosity, I want to try curling now and see for myself how complicated it is.<br /><br />PS Did you actually called your friend in the middle of night? Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-29273789848945284992014-02-08T17:19:13.221-05:002014-02-08T17:19:13.221-05:00Let's do it Chris! I'll grab the broom and...Let's do it Chris! I'll grab the broom and meet you down the street in 5 so we can start right away. OK?Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-71001307511612565452014-02-08T17:18:15.407-05:002014-02-08T17:18:15.407-05:00How good was the Opening Ceremony? It was seriousl...How good was the Opening Ceremony? It was seriously AMAZING!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-13296927321558556832014-02-08T17:17:35.561-05:002014-02-08T17:17:35.561-05:00Thakns you so much K!Thakns you so much K!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-4252797589446508142014-02-08T17:16:48.626-05:002014-02-08T17:16:48.626-05:00It really is Dina ;)It really is Dina ;)Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-10203248058324903422014-02-08T17:16:32.333-05:002014-02-08T17:16:32.333-05:00Thanks Aurelia!Thanks Aurelia!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852827703279494520.post-80592267229459114802014-02-08T17:15:57.766-05:002014-02-08T17:15:57.766-05:00Thanks Co, and enjoy your weekend too!Thanks Co, and enjoy your weekend too!Mike @TheIronYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366439657152961176noreply@blogger.com