Soggy Salad, Be Gone!
Today I was so pleasantly surprised to find a package on my doorstep. I was even more pleasantly surprised to see a customs slip on it, which could only mean it was from the lovely and amazing Helen. Although, significantly missing was a smart ass answer as to the box’s contents. I guess you can only buck the system for so long before the post office starts “losing” your packages, though.
I literally squealed with delight and laughed for a good fifteen minutes when I opened the package to see a beautiful OXO Salad Spinner. You might remember that I am still a bit miffed that the one from my wedding registry was purchased for me seven years ago and yet never delivered to me. Jake came down to see what all the fuss was about and laughed as well. Apparently great minds think alike and he had thought of getting me one for Mother’s Day. I must have bitched a lot about soggy salads and rude wedding guests.
I can’t wait to make some salad. I actually saw a recipe by Paula Deen recently (or maybe it was Ina Garten, I can’t remember) that said to dry your greens in a spinner and I was bereft because I had no salad spinner. But now I do! My world is complete.
Thank you Helen!
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I always looked at salad spinners and wondered what on earth I would do with one. You know, aside from spin salad.
Maybe I would get one if I had the room in my kitchen for it…
Why, you dry your salad of course! I usually end up with soggy salad and water dressing because I can’t ever get the greens dry enough and I certainly don’t have time to individually dry every leaf of lettuce.
The cool thing is that the bowl of the salad spinner could serve as your salad bowl if you need it to. So it’s got multiple uses.
Oh, and you can use it wash other produce as well, like berries.
Hello ma’am,
I seem to have been tagged, so I’m paying it forward! You’re always good at these lists, so have fun. Talk to you soon!
later gator
Carolyn
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Excellent! Packages like that are the best kind. Amazing how a salad spinner can brighten your day!
You deserve it, babe!
And the customs labels…ai-yi-yi. I had three parcels go missing in the post, so I waved my hands in defeat - for now!