Celery Night
Celery and Gin Tonic. Thai Celery Salad. Celery Soup. Layla suggested a challenge for me: a meal, all in one day, where the primary ingredient in each dish is the same. Yes, I thought, we SHOULD do an all-scrapple extravaganza! Note to my readers: This is not the first time my brain has suggested such a scrappling. I once deemed it the Festival of Scrappleclap. Attendance was low to non-existent. But no, Layla wasn't talking about everything from the rooter to the tooter (thanks, Marq, for teaching me that one). She actually suggested a Tomatoing whilst they were still in season. Instead, for a multitude of reasons, I missed the season. (Editor's Note: Turns out I DIDN'T miss the season!) Then the new issue of Bon Appetit arrived ... The thing about celery is, no one actually likes celery, right? Its the vanilla ice cream of vegetables, right? Celery is nothing but crispness, no flavor, best utilized for dips and peanut butter with raisins. Buy it, chop it into ...