Let me know when you all have had enough of this "gate" business. The
Washington Post bills this as "top news." This is how low we have sunk:
Cindy's Recipegate
"Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick pan over medium heat. Add
fish to pan and cook until rare, about 2 minutes per side.
Alternatively, cook until done to your likeness. Slice thin and
distribute among 4 serving plates. Serve with a generous portion of
Napa cabbage slaw."
--Recipe for Ahi Tuna from FoodNetwork.com.
"Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick pan over medium heat. Add
fish to pan and cook until rare, about 2 minutes per side.
Alternatively, cook until done to your likeness. Slice thin and
distribute among 4 serving plates. Serve with a generous portion of
Napa cabbage slaw."
--"McCain Family Recipe" from johnmccain.com.
"In an effort to demonstrate that the McCains are regular folks, "in
touch" with ordinary Americans, the McCain website has been featuring
a series of "McCain family recipes" for such dishes as Ahi Tuna with
Napa Cabbage and Farfalle Pasta with Turkey Sausage. "Cindy's recipes"
were part of a special section of the McCain website highlighting the
accomplishments of McCain's wife, Cindy, the heiress to a beer
distributing empire.
"The image of the picture-perfect Cindy McCain whipping up a quick Ahi
tuna or passionfruit mousse for her husband in the midst of the rigors
of the campaign trail was always a little jarring. It turns out three
of the recipes on the McCain site were lifted, practically verbatim,
from the Food Network site, while a fourth was a slightly modified
version of a Rachael Ray recipe.