I'm very attached to my talent for thin-slicing garlic. I'm trying to achieve a thinner-than-paper state of Nirvana.
Seriously, try the ulu. The amount of control is amazing.
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
The Crying of Natter 49
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juliana - Jan 05, 2007 10:35:13 am PST #481 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
shrift - Jan 05, 2007 10:35:35 am PST #482 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
You bribe a friend who knows how to cook into helping you with the dinner party, then either remain nicely mum on the subject of who actually cooked, or deflect compliments to you by pointing out your enduring wisdom in choosing the right person to actually cook.
...but I know how to cook. If someone wants me to be a professional chef in the kitchen, they can go pay for their dinner somewhere else.
Or make the food before they get there to ensure they won't sneer at your technique or choice of ingredients!
Sounds like a plan!
-t - Jan 05, 2007 10:36:16 am PST #483 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My sister is a wizard with the ulu, but I haven't practiced enough to be comfortable with it. in theory, though, I love it - so elegant.
Scrappy - Jan 05, 2007 10:36:51 am PST #484 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Almost all the cooking in my house is done by my DH. Lucky me. He has two Wusthof kmives we keep on a magnetic strip (along with kitchen shears, which are amazingly handy) and he LURVES them.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 05, 2007 10:37:09 am PST #485 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I think people are just happy to be fed at a dinner party, so they drink their wine or beer and don't pay attention to anything except the yummy smells.
Sean K - Jan 05, 2007 10:38:23 am PST #486 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
along with kitchen shears, which are amazingly handy
I once had another foodie friend a long time ago tell me she much prefered kitchen shears to the standard circular pizza cutter for cutting pizza.
Scrappy - Jan 05, 2007 10:38:52 am PST #487 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
One thing the DH does is cut the top off of frozen veggie bags, and then uses the plastic strip he cut off to tie shut the reclosed bag. Was I impressed by this cool trick? Yes, I was.
-t - Jan 05, 2007 10:40:32 am PST #488 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
No one watches you cook and/or criticizes your technique at a dinner party, they just eat the results and tell you how delicious it was.
I guess I shouldn't say nobody, but I haven't seen it happen.
Sean K - Jan 05, 2007 10:40:33 am PST #489 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Seriously, try the ulu. The amount of control is amazing.
It's so exotic-sounding, as well. And looks like some sort of Nepalese weapon.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 05, 2007 10:40:53 am PST #490 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
yeah, that's why the finer/smaller the cutting (from whole cloves down to fine mince/smash), the stronger the flavor...
Damn, for some reason this just reminded me of a resturaunt in Boston that's no more called UVA. They used to have garlic bread that was these delicious doughy rolls with whole cloves of roasted garlic baked into them (and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese baked onto the the top). They were teh YUM!!!!