"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> ...
>> >> > In article >,
>> >> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> > In article >, "Julie Bove"
>> >> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I have seen a few episodes of this and it would seem that the
>> >> >> >> chefs they have on there are not very creative at all. One of
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> basket ingredients was croissants on the episode that is airing
>> >> >> >> now. Three made croutons and the other one breaded the chicken
>> >> >> >> with them. These to me would be the most obvious choices.
>> >> >> >> There
>> >> >> >> were also quail eggs which they merely cooked. Either fried or
>> >> >> >> hard boiled.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Does this make a statement about Canadian cuisine? Or are they
>> >> >> >> just picking boring chefs?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > what would you have made?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I wouldn't have been on the show!
>> >> >
>> >> > so you have to be on a show to cook?
>> >> >
>> >> > but just because you tend to be slow, given the ingredients that
>> >> > those
>> >> > contestants were given and being in your own kitchen and not
>> >> > disabled
>> >> > in
>> >> > any way or required to be out of the house or your electricity/gas
>> >> > was
>> >> > shut off and all your pots/pans/utensils were clean and available
>> >> > and
>> >> > you had the usual condiments/spices/herbs etc, what would you have
>> >> > cooked?
>> >>
>> >> Those ingredients are not likely to ever be in my kitchen. The last
>> >> time
>> >> I
>> >> bought a Croissant it was in some restaurant and likely back in the
>> >> 1980's.
>> >> We don't eat the things. I also do not try to be a creative cook. I
>> >> try
>> >> to
>> >> make what we like. And what we like isn't necessarily creative.
>> >
>> > so you are qualified to make a statement about Canadian cuisine/boring
>> > chefs but have absolutely no idea about what you could have made that
>> > would have excited you. how very typical of you
>>
>> *sigh* The gist of the show is to transform the ingredients. They
>> didn't
>> really do that.
>
> and the gist of my comments was what would you have done if you had been
> in their place. it's easy enough to say what you didn't like, amaze us
> with what your culinary skills would have created...and leave out all of
> your usual excuses

My point is... *I* wouldn't have done that!