doodledee

I went through a phase a couple summers ago where I ate a *ton* of caesar salad. Like at least a couple times a week, usually when Libby had something going on that night and I just needed a quick dinner. It worked out great. For a while, I even went all purist and made my own dressing and stuff. The Surreal Gourmet's version was one of my favorites.

Now I've become jaded and cynical about the whole caesar salad thing. It seems like every fast food place on earth is obsessed with marketing anything that even resembles one. Everyone - and I mean *everyone* - seems to have something on their menu that comes with some sort of overdressed romaine and a few croutons and usually some form of chicken. Some try and differentiate themselves by throwing on a handful of blackbeans and calling it a 'Southwestern Caesar Salad' or something. Whoa. Slow down.

I think it officially became silly when Taco Bell rolled out their caesar salad burrito. That's just stupid. How much longer can it be until Papa Johns launches their Chicken Caesar Salad pizza? Not long enough, I say.

Your mission: take back the caesar salad for the common man.