On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:56:44 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:


> I can't think of any appetizing dishes which would represent envy or pride.

Envy: Balls of lard rolled in salt and sugar.

-sw

On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:56:44 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> blake wrote:
>
>>> On the first new Top Chef last night, the chefs were supposed to make
>>> something to represent a sin they were guilty of.
>>
>> jeez, i'd be hard-put to come up with a dish representing sloth.
>
> On a past season of Top Chef, contestants were supposed to prepare dishes
> which represented the seven deadly sins. The contestant who had "sloth" as
> her chosen sin made soup from slow-roasted vegetables. The judges were not
> impressed. It made me think, though, as to what *I* would have offered as a
> dish representing sloth. I'd think that oysters on the half-shell might
> qualify, though a contestant on the show would have had to gussy it up quite
> a bit because the judges would give poor marks if the chef were *too* lazy.

at least you can make the case that the oyster itself is none too
energetic.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:59:28 +0200, Victor Sack wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>
>> It made me think, though, as to what *I* would have offered as a
>> dish representing sloth.
>
> Why... sloth! It even sounds tasty...
> <http://www.nicaliving.com/node/9625>.
>
> Victor

in a long, slow braise perhaps...i suppose you could suspend the pot over
an open fire to get the hanging aspect in there.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:13:35 -0400:

>> blake wrote:
>>
>>>> On the first new Top Chef last night, the chefs were
>>>> supposed to make something to represent a sin they were
>>>> guilty of.
>>>
>>> jeez, i'd be hard-put to come up with a dish representing
>>> sloth.
>>
>> On a past season of Top Chef, contestants were supposed to
>> prepare dishes which represented the seven deadly sins. The
>> contestant who had "sloth" as her chosen sin made soup from
>> slow-roasted vegetables. The judges were not impressed. It
>> made me think, though, as to what *I* would have offered as a
>> dish representing sloth. I'd think that oysters on the
>> half-shell might qualify, though a contestant on the show
>> would have had to gussy it up quite a bit because the judges
>> would give poor marks if the chef were *too* lazy.

> at least you can make the case that the oyster itself is none
> too energetic.


Certainly, oysters, apart from opening, do seem to represent minimal
preparation work. Sliced lemon isn't much to add and neither is Sauce
Mignonette, even if that sounds a bit more exotic.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

>
> I can't think of any appetizing dishes which would represent envy or
> pride.



Pride? Roast Peacock? (As in "proud as a peacock.")

gloria p

Gloria wrote:

>> I can't think of any appetizing dishes which would represent envy or
>> pride.
>
> Pride? Roast Peacock? (As in "proud as a peacock.")

That's better than my first thought: Lion cutlets!

Bob

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Envy: Balls of lard rolled in salt and sugar.

I was thinking along that line. I'd envy anybody that didn't have to eat
it. I can make envy.

leo

In article >,
PeterL2 > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
> :
>
> > In article >,
> > PeterL2 > wrote:
> >> This old news just hit the airwaves in Oz.
> >>
> >> Now everyone who's seen it is shaking their heads and saying "Only in
> >> America"
> >
> > Have they reported the results of the US' presidential election from
> > last November yet? Just in case not, Barack Obama won.
>
> Sarcasm and lack of humour duly noted, Mother Schaller.

That's me. Humorless. Sarcasm? I just can't help myself. Well, I
could, I suppose, but what the hell.

> You seem to be operating under the misguided assumption that every culinary
> atrocity that is committed in the USA makes International headlines
> immediately.

I make lots of misguided assumptions but that is not one of them. Nope,
but there's a date (August, 2008) on the link you posted and I thought
it odd that you'd mention it here now.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Yes, I Can! blog - check it out
And check this, too:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8279841&page=1

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:53:28 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> PeterL2 > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
>> :
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> PeterL2 > wrote:
>>>> This old news just hit the airwaves in Oz.
>>>>
>>>> Now everyone who's seen it is shaking their heads and saying "Only in
>>>> America"
>>>
>>> Have they reported the results of the US' presidential election from
>>> last November yet? Just in case not, Barack Obama won.
>>
>> Sarcasm and lack of humour duly noted, Mother Schaller.
>
> That's me. Humorless. Sarcasm? I just can't help myself. Well, I
> could, I suppose, but what the hell.
>
>> You seem to be operating under the misguided assumption that every culinary
>> atrocity that is committed in the USA makes International headlines
>> immediately.
>
> I make lots of misguided assumptions but that is not one of them. Nope,
> but there's a date (August, 2008) on the link you posted and I thought
> it odd that you'd mention it here now.

slap him again, barb!

your pal,
blake