# Tart the simple recipe egregiously **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407 "2017-11-12T06:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/41 "2017-11-16T01:18:01Z")
heh heres 16 of the most ridiculous burgers …[MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/the-most-outrageous-cheeseburgers-that-actually-exist/ss-AAs8CzF?ocid=spartandhp) I swear hard core stoners make these things When burger king starts copying ideas like this … ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/42 "2017-11-16T01:40:10Z")
> [@](#): > > That’s not even a grilled cheese. That’s a grilled ham and cheese. A grilled cheese only has three ingredients: Bread, butter or margarine, and cheese. Anything else and it ceases to be a grilled cheese sandwich. You’ll like [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/). It’s an older post, but it really stuck with me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/43 "2017-11-16T01:56:07Z")
> [@Tzigone](#): > > You’ll like [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/). It’s an older post, but it really stuck with me. 🙂 Stronger language than I would use, but I agree with the sentiment. And that includes herbs or spices. It’s a pure comfort food that should not be messed. And don’t get me started on people who dip them in tomato soup. Ruins two perfect foods with one fell swoop. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/44 "2017-11-16T04:08:47Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > A grilled cheese only has three ingredients: Bread, butter or margarine, and cheese. Anything else and it ceases to be a grilled cheese sandwich. What about my grilled Swiss with chopped spinach, on sourdough? Soooooo good. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/45 "2017-11-16T04:26:36Z")
**Latkes** Fry grated red potatoes and chopped Vidalia onion mixed with and egg from free-range, grain-fed chickens, in virgin olive oil or peanut oil. Top with heated Granny Smith applesause with just a hint of cinnamon, crumbled Feta cheese, and shaved truffles. **Kasha** Boil with Spanish saffron, turmeric, paprika, and a pinch of salt. Sautee onions, red and green peppers and olives with olive oil, cumin, and a half-pinch of cayenne pepper. Place a scoop of kasha on a plate, and ladle on the vegetable sautee. Top with a crumble of Feta cheese, and a slight drizzle of Maple syrup. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/46 "2017-11-16T04:41:33Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > What about my grilled Swiss with chopped spinach, on sourdough? Soooooo good. Spinach melt. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/47 "2017-11-16T13:09:46Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > What about my grilled Swiss with chopped spinach, on sourdough? Soooooo good. Might be good, but it’s not grilled cheese. It’s grilled spinach and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/48 "2017-11-23T21:54:02Z")
[Don’t mess with the man’n’cheese!](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mans-rant-nouveau-thanksgiving-mac-cheese-recipe-goes-viral-211856542.html) > [@comedian Kevin Fredericks](#): > > Food Network put brussel sprouts, squash, and dressing in the macaroni and cheese and now I’m ready to fight. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/49 "2017-11-28T01:10:12Z")
Lately restaurants are putting unnecessary things in my mashed potatoes: garlic or onion bits, bacon, fancy cheeses, fancy olives, kale (oh my god, NO), pesto; and odd spices: turmeric, cinnamon, za’atar, curry, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/50 "2017-11-28T01:15:11Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > Lately restaurants are putting unnecessary things in my mashed potatoes: garlic… kale (oh my god, NO)… Garlic mashed potatoes have been around for decades. [Mashed potatoes with kale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colcannon) or cabbage has been around for centuries. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/51 "2017-11-28T03:55:03Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Actually, it looks like [the Serious Eats recipe](http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/12/the-food-lab-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe.html) for chocolate chip cookies also calls for an overnight rest (though no blend of flours, just straight-up AP.) Guess the reason for the overnight rest is to allow “enzymes to break down large carbohydrates, enhancing the caramelization and browning process the next day to help the cookies develop deeper flavor.” Plus the solid butter thing so they don’t spread too much. They do have a somewhat fussy technique of taking the chocolate chip dough balls, tearing them in half, and then smooshing them back together so the torn edges face outward to create a rougher/craggier cookie. Huh. I’ll have to try that next time. > > ETA: Ah, the NYTimes recipe is actually referenced in that article under "Cookie Fact #12"about flours. Have you seen the newest chocolate chip cookie sensation that requires the baker to bang the pan?[bang the pan Chocolate Chip cookies](http://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/2017/10/pan-banging-chocolate-chip-cookies.html) ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/52 "2017-11-28T19:44:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Garlic mashed potatoes have been around for decades. > > [Mashed potatoes with kale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colcannon) or cabbage has been around for centuries. Colcannon (Ireland’s mashed potatoes and cabbage dish) isn’t really mashed potatoes. It has its own name and culinary reputation. You will not be served Colcannon when you order mashed potatoex, and you shouldn’t, unless maybe you are in Dublin. And I have never seen or heard of kale in potatoes until this century. Agree with you on garlic mashed, at least to some extent. Lately I have been served this version of mashed potatoes with chunks of garlic, big enough to chew, in mashed potatoes - a sharply unpleasant expetience. And I like, no LOVE, garluc. What is really grinding my gears is that I am ordering mashed potatoes and being served “enhanced” mashed potatoes without warning or disclosure by the restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/53 "2017-11-28T20:41:33Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > Colcannon (Ireland’s mashed potatoes and cabbage dish) isn’t really mashed potatoes. It has its own name and culinary reputation. You will not be served Colcannon when you order mashed potatoex, and you shouldn’t, unless maybe you are in Dublin. And I have never seen or heard of kale in potatoes until this century. Of course you would not get colcannon if you ordered mashed potatoes, and you wouldn’t get mashed potatoes if you ordered colcannon. But the Irish have been putting kale in mashed potatoes for at least 300 years, so there’s nothing weird about it. Aside from the garlic, I agree with the other things you noted. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407/54 "2017-12-29T19:08:40Z")
I just thought of this one. There’s a place I used to go to for lunch occasionally, that screwed up coleslaw. OK, I think coleslaw should be the cabbage, some shredded carrot, and dressing. (And don’t skimp on the dressing!) This place added sliced red onions. I know that red onions are trendy in certain places, but they do _not_ belong in coleslaw! ETA: Not really in the spirit of my OP, which was to make (plausible) stuff up. But it’s something that popped into my head. . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tart-the-simple-recipe-egregiously/801407.md?page=2)