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Parsley is a food that I researched for my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project. One of the foods I discovered during my research that utilizes parsley is the Middle Eastern salad called tabouleh.
Tabouleh is usually made with bulgur wheat, parsley, mint, onion, tomatoes, and lemon juice. Parsley is an essential ingredient of the tabouleh.
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Parsley is listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. She says that the foods she lists in her book are the tastes that every food lover should experience or dream about. I am 26 foods in, and Parsley is food #27!
My research about parsley enabled me to see how versatile this delicious herb is, as well as how good it is for you! It most definitely deserves a place as one of the 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die!
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I can’t believe it took me so long to try a Cobb salad. This salad is absolutely delicious, colorful, and calorific! In short, it’s terrific. 🙂
The Cobb salad is one of foods listed in the 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die book by Mimi Sheraton. It is also the #4 item on my quest to try each of the 1,000 foods listed in this incredible book.
I have included in my recipe instructions on how to make this salad “from scratch.” However you can buy precooked chicken, eggs, and bacon to save time when assembling this salad.
You can view my recipe for a Californian Inspired Cobb Salad here.
Enjoy one of the 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die foods, and get a taste of California at the same time!
I will always remember Feb 4, 2019 as the day that I had my first Cobb salad. It will be the first of many and I can’t wait to have this delicious salad again!
The Cobb salad came to be in the 1930s at the Brown Derby restaurant, in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Robert Cobb owned the Brown Derby Restaurant, and the salad is named after him.
There are several stories about how the salad came to be. One version is that one evening a very hungry Mr. Cobb gathered leftovers that he found in the restaurant’s kitchen. Once put together, he topped it with a vinaigrette, and so the Cobb salad was born. Another version says that Mr. Cobb put the salad together for a friend (Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman’s Chinese Theater). His friend had dental work so everything had to be chopped fine.
One I Love Lucy episode famously featured The Brown Derby Restaurant. In this episode, Lucille Ball has a hilarious run-in with William Holden. Mr. Holden orders a Cobb salad at the Brown Derby by the way. 🙂 This episode is called “LA at Last” or “Hollywood at Last.” Please watch Lucy’s ridiculous antics on Prime Video if you have it! It is Season 3, Episode 19. It is a hoot!!
Treat yourself to this salad when you want to indulge. It definitely is not for those who are on a diet or watching their weight! But it is definitely delicious.
I hope you’ll take the time to make this dish, and enjoy a bit of I Love Lucy whilst dining on the Cobb salad. Enjoy!
Thai cuisine is absolutely one of my favorites!! I can’t wait to visit Thailand one day and I’ll be happy just to eat my way around the country! High on my list of foods to try in Thailand is the Thai cucumber salad.
A dream of mine is to visit one of the floating markets in or around the Bangkok area, where vendors sell their wares on boats. I can imagine all the vibrant and colorful vegetables and fruits, all the aromas, and amazing food at every turn!
Recently, my mother had mentioned that a friend of hers recommended eating beets to help lower her blood pressure. I did a little research online and found that in addition to help keeping blood pressure in check, there are many other health benefits of beets and they are a powerhouse when it comes to nutrients. Additionally, they may help improve athletic performance. I enjoyed this salad last evening and had a great run this morning…now I know why! 🙂
Recently a friend told me that she wasn’t too fond of beets. I hope that she might try out this recipe for Beautiful Roasted Beets and Spinach Salad and maybe change her mind. 🙂
My new resolution for this year is to eat more beets!!
