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'Shells'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
sumi - Jul 28, 2005 7:30:48 pm PDT #3342 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Pix - Jul 30, 2005 1:51:29 pm PDT #3343 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
The first time I attempted cooking, I was confident. After all, Mom always seemed to be able to take the most unlikely collection of ingredients and transform them into a meal—why shouldn't I be able to do the same? Besides, I was starting simple: stew. Homemade, of course, since I wanted to impress a certain blue-eyed blonde I'd invited over.
Start with onions. Simple enough.
Peel. Hm. That doesn't look right. Maybe another layer? Huh. No, still not right. Another. Another. Anoth...
How many layers down does this thing go? I'm afraid I'm about to find out.
SailAweigh - Jul 30, 2005 1:55:26 pm PDT #3344 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oh, dog, Kristin. I've been there, so...there.
deborah grabien - Jul 30, 2005 1:58:56 pm PDT #3345 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(blinking at Kristin)
Your eyes didn't explode, peeling all those layers? Dealing with onions is the only thing in cooking that makes me nuts, because my eyes burn out within seconds.
Fay - Jul 30, 2005 2:01:04 pm PDT #3346 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Kristin - really? Or is it fiction? Do you guys not do Home Ec at school? 'cause if not - wow. Bless you.
dcp - Jul 30, 2005 2:10:20 pm PDT #3347 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Dad let me peel my first few onions on my own, I think just to enjoy watching the effect. Then he showed me what a difference it made to do it under the running cold tap. I was mad at him at first, but I certainly learned the lesson.
deborah grabien - Jul 30, 2005 2:12:05 pm PDT #3348 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Then he showed me what a difference it made to do it under the running cold tap. I was mad at him at first, but I certainly learned the lesson.
Right up until the point that the person showing you the cold running water trick neglects to mention what happens when you drop wet onions - even damp onions - into a frying pan containing sizzling butter or olive oil.
The burn healed eventually, but I was seriously pissed off.
dcp - Jul 30, 2005 2:19:56 pm PDT #3349 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I didn't get burned, but Dad thought it was pretty funny when the pop!crackle!sizzle! made me jump. Not something to forget, though.
Anne W. - Jul 30, 2005 2:24:30 pm PDT #3350 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I've always found that chilling the onions before chopping reduces the weepy effect. Since I do most of my prep in advance, the onions are usually up to room temp by the time they go in the oil.
deborah grabien - Jul 30, 2005 2:32:16 pm PDT #3351 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I've always found that chilling the onions before chopping reduces the weepy effect.
That's my first line of defence, but it doesn't seem to work for me. Damn it.
I'm very thankful that all my local markets sell fresh onions, and fresh garlic, and all sorts of fresh prep veggies (celery, carrots, etc, as well as the stinky yummy stuff) already chopped.