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Five Random Thoughts
Monday, 19 May 2008 08:49Five Random Thoughts That Have Occurred to Me In the Kitchen In the Past Week...
1. Sour milk is the nastiest tasting thing in the world, especially when you're not expecting it.
2. You'd think being partnered to a forensic scientist would mean you get exciting answer when you ask: "How was your day, honey?". In truth, you mostly get answers like, "*sigh*. "We did science and much science was had by all."
3. You can over-complicate anything if you put your mind to it, but especially recipes. The key is not to start trying to delve into the psyche of the recipe writer, to decide if they *really* mean two tablespoons or not, or if they were sure about putting the oil in before the other stuff. Profiling in the kitchen leads to buns that double as hockey pucks. Treat each recipe as a hostage situation or a bank robbery. Do exactly as you're instructed and nobody gets hurt.
4. This part of Queens could double as mid to low class bits of London if you squint right, because big crowded cities sort of all look the same when you get out to the residential parts. There are lots of clothes flapping on clothes lines and women who care a lot about their nails, but really couldn't give a flying fuck about the rest of their appearance. I find this soothing for some reason.
5. I don't know why they call it "turtle" cheesecake, but I'm probably better off not knowing. I'll pretend the person who invented it was named Turtle. Or that it originated on the Isle of Turtle or something like that. I'm just a little worried that actual turtles will be involved, and the last thing I need is amphibians in my dessert.
1. Sour milk is the nastiest tasting thing in the world, especially when you're not expecting it.
2. You'd think being partnered to a forensic scientist would mean you get exciting answer when you ask: "How was your day, honey?". In truth, you mostly get answers like, "*sigh*. "We did science and much science was had by all."
3. You can over-complicate anything if you put your mind to it, but especially recipes. The key is not to start trying to delve into the psyche of the recipe writer, to decide if they *really* mean two tablespoons or not, or if they were sure about putting the oil in before the other stuff. Profiling in the kitchen leads to buns that double as hockey pucks. Treat each recipe as a hostage situation or a bank robbery. Do exactly as you're instructed and nobody gets hurt.
4. This part of Queens could double as mid to low class bits of London if you squint right, because big crowded cities sort of all look the same when you get out to the residential parts. There are lots of clothes flapping on clothes lines and women who care a lot about their nails, but really couldn't give a flying fuck about the rest of their appearance. I find this soothing for some reason.
5. I don't know why they call it "turtle" cheesecake, but I'm probably better off not knowing. I'll pretend the person who invented it was named Turtle. Or that it originated on the Isle of Turtle or something like that. I'm just a little worried that actual turtles will be involved, and the last thing I need is amphibians in my dessert.