Comments on: Chiffonading out of the closet

By: camille

camille — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:21:27 +0000

Chiffonade is a noun to me because the first thing I think of, upon reading it, is not the fancy shredding of herbs, but that creepy-ass spammer who was making the rounds of the food blogs a year or two ago. Do you remember her? With the 500-pound biker boyfriend who may have had brain damage? That was her name, so that’s where my mind goes.

By: Alex Newhouse

Alex Newhouse — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:48:29 +0000

Chiffon doesn’t mean ribbons. It means rag or cloth. But the verb chiffoner, means to take a piece of paper and smoosh it in a ball. The resulting ball, by extension, would be chiffonade, though no one ever says that, we just say a ball of paper.

I’m not making this up! This is all very true!

By: michelle

michelle — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:40:10 +0000

brian, i’ve made my decision, so i’m bowing out of this. i’m using it as a verb, and if it offends you, be offended. if it does, i’ve probably already said something else that offends you anyway.

congrats on the job! what is it?

By: Brian from Newtown

Brian from Newtown — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:56:40 +0000

Chiffonade is one of those words which can be used in several ways. Technically, it means to cut into fine ribbons, and in school they told us that it comes from the French for ribbon. Don’t know; Spanish is so much more useful than French in the kitchen that I never bothered with French. And I’m now employed again, yay! Fine dining again.

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:19:07 +0000

y’alls are crazy but awesome.

re: recipe questions, post ‘em wherever the hell you want, i don’t give a shit and don’t know if there’s a protocol. i see ‘em all regardless. ally, glad you liked the chili!

By: Ally

Ally — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:31:38 +0000

*sigh*

By: Michele P

Michele P — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:00:20 +0000

Good morning Michelle–

Two comments: 1–Just for the record, I start with a glass of wine…. What happens from that point varies from day, moment etc….

2. Ally’s comment above raises another question. If we want to engage you on a archived recipe, do you want to post it on the archive or at the bottom of a current post? That probably sounds like a stupid question to experienced bloggers, but I am new to the game.

By: Ally

Ally — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:15:19 +0000

Greetings Michelle! I wanted to update you on my attempt to make your Chicken and Bean Mojo Chili recipe. I made this last week, and I strictly followed your instructions. Everything went well. The steps were easy to follow, and I didn’t get out of sorts (as can be the case with me in the kitchen). I must thank you, because that dish was FREAKING AWESOME!!! My hubby and I both LOVED it. By the time we had scraped every bit of goodness from our bowls, our bellies were full and happy, and we were glowing from total foodgasms!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us. You are Wyle E Coyote……sheer freaking genius!!

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:23:12 +0000

I say it’s a verb, but also sometimes a noun. that’s how I use it, anyhow. However, I myself have never been to college, and sometimes I make words up that only make sense to me. So take my opinion with a grain of chiffonaded basil leaf.

By: aforkfulofspaghetti

aforkfulofspaghetti — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:22:22 +0000

Isn’t chiffonading what happens when sweaty bum cheeks rub together and get sore? no?