Glorious, Luxurious RBG

For this seventh installment in my Glorious RBG series, I'm speaking of Luxurious RBG.I'm speaking of the Supreme Court justice who appears on the bench in her plain black robe . . . adorned by one of her many lace or bejeweled jabots.I'm speaking of the woman who favors dress gloves, long and short, white, black, and ecru, frequently made of lace.I'm speaking of the woman whose husband, the eminent tax lawyer Martin Ginsburg, was an accomplished gourmet cook, known by family and friends for such dishes as Decadent Chocolate Bombe, which I discussed in RBG's birthday post here. Then there's his Vitello Tonnato, the sauce alone composed of one and one-thirds cups of olive oil, two egg yolks, Italian tuna in olive oil, eight anchovy fillets, and a half-cup of heavy cream. Or consider Reasonably Quick Potato Gratin (Marty's title), with a cup of heavy cream, two cups of grated gruyere, sweet butter, yielding, his recipe indicates, six servings, "8 if people are not too hungry."So Luxurious RBG? I admit, this moniker only takes you so far. It should be noted that in her days as a young mother, RBG was known to her children for snacking on coffee and prunes, not exactly luxurious fare. And Ruth wasn't the one whipping up the Vitello Tonnato in the Ginsburg household. Still, there were some pretty luxurious meals served up at home. And those jabots and gloves! Maybe Elegant RBG would be more accurate. But that would throw off my rhyme scheme.You, too, can cook what the Glorious, Luxurious RBG could look forward to for dinner when her husband was alive. After Marty Ginsburg died in 2010, the Supreme Court Historical Society published a great little book called Chef Supreme: Martin Ginsburg. It has many of his most admired and enjoyed recipes, and they are luxurious. Bon appetit!(Photo of Justice Ginsburg in gloves from Reuters/Mario Anzuon; photo of the Ginsburgs by Mariana Cook/Supreme Court Historical Society.)Next up: Laborious RBG.