The weather outside is frightful, but my roasted chicken dinner with Caesar Salad is delightful. After all of the amazing gourmet experiences I've been having lately, and all of those I'm sure to have on my upcoming trip to Seattle, I felt that a night of cooking comfort food and Olympic watching was in order. Chicken of course is one of my favorites, but I seldom eat salads, especially in the winter. The Romaine lettuce was calling out to me at the market this afternoon, so the idea of a Caesar Salad came to mind. I haven't made it in ages, and I decided it was high time to have one. I'm glad I did because it was delicious.There are a couple of accounts of how the Caesar came into existence. My favorite is that it was invented by Caesar Cardini in Tijuana in the 1920's. Having run out of ingredients at his popular restaurant, he improvised the salad tableside for his guests. The best Caesar dressing is made to order and can be amazingly delicious. I learned how to make the dressing from a wonderful chef years ago during a brief stint at a restaurant that closed shortly after it opened. What I took away in knowledge could fill a book though. It was a tremendous learning experience, and now I can make a killer Caesar. Read on for my recipe...
