How about this? They'll teach us how to cook these meals! For only $25!

http://i58.tinypic.com/14e4fg0.jpg

Bacon and onion tarte. That 'e' in the word which is completely
unnecessary other than to make it seem pretentious. I'll leave it to
you to discover the Bacon Marmelade. I say "What?!" LOL

Before anyone asks, this cooking "lesson" does not count towards the
annual dining assessment. It's an extra charge, optional.

I find it surprising they assume people who live here don't know how to
cook. Or that anyone would actually go home and make these (to me) odd
combinations of food.

"sesame citrus broccoli slaw and mango pineppale salad". Yep, I'm going
to rush right out and buy the ingredients to go with a pork roast. LOL

Oh, and why would anyone cover up the naturally sweet taste of pan
seared scallops (which I've cooked many times) with *any* kind of salsa?

If I didn't say it sounds "pretentious" I'll say it now. This cooking
class is just plain silly. Gotta love it! :-D

Jill

On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:11:02 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Oh, and why would anyone cover up the naturally sweet taste of pan
> seared scallops (which I've cooked many times) with *any* kind of salsa?
>
> If I didn't say it sounds "pretentious" I'll say it now. This cooking
> class is just plain silly. Gotta love it! :-D

Scallops go well with salsa! The chef just needs to use more
imagination.

Corn salsa
http://media.philly.com/images/20140...-Arlington.jpg
Mango salsa
http://steamykitchen.com/wp-content/...elon-salsa.jpg

In fact, they have a mango pineapple salad that would pair well with
scallops if it was finely cut. Move it from where it is and pair it
with the scallops or order more mangos and pineapple and make salsa.
Sheesh.

They really missed the boat with their Vietnamese pork. All they
needed to do was Google and they would have seen everything to put on
the plate plus recipes: Asian Braised Pork Shoulder with
Ginger-Scallion Sauce, Simple Brown Fried Rice, and Bok Choy
http://sundiegoeats.com/2013/03/19/a...sed-pork-buns/
(forget the buns or serve them on the side)

--

sf

On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:11:02 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>How about this? They'll teach us how to cook these meals! For only $25!
>
>http://i58.tinypic.com/14e4fg0.jpg
>
>Bacon and onion tarte. That 'e' in the word which is completely
>unnecessary other than to make it seem pretentious. I'll leave it to
>you to discover the Bacon Marmelade. I say "What?!" LOL
>Before anyone asks, this cooking "lesson" does not count towards the
>annual dining assessment. It's an extra charge, optional.
>
>I find it surprising they assume people who live here don't know how to
>cook. Or that anyone would actually go home and make these (to me) odd
>combinations of food.
>
>"sesame citrus broccoli slaw and mango pineppale salad". Yep, I'm going
>to rush right out and buy the ingredients to go with a pork roast. LOL

What a load of pretentious crap!

>Oh, and why would anyone cover up the naturally sweet taste of pan
>seared scallops (which I've cooked many times) with *any* kind of salsa?

Good point there (although a friend here often makes a Thai green
curry sauce for scallops and its very nice). I've never been a fan of
salsa really, I don't know what the fuss is about.

Never mind the 'roasted cream corn purée'... what a wank.

>If I didn't say it sounds "pretentious" I'll say it now. This cooking
>class is just plain silly. Gotta love it! :-D

'Pretentious' is the most obvious and appropriate word for it.

It's not cooking good food - it's pure pretension to lure in clueless
hipsters.

On 4/22/2015 2:11 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> How about this? They'll teach us how to cook these meals! For only $25!
>
> http://i58.tinypic.com/14e4fg0.jpg
>
> Bacon and onion tarte. That 'e' in the word which is completely
> unnecessary other than to make it seem pretentious. I'll leave it to
> you to discover the Bacon Marmelade. I say "What?!" LOL
>
> Before anyone asks, this cooking "lesson" does not count towards the
> annual dining assessment. It's an extra charge, optional.
>
> I find it surprising they assume people who live here don't know how to
> cook. Or that anyone would actually go home and make these (to me) odd
> combinations of food.

They may get a modest bunch of people to turn out. Not because they
want to learn to cook, but to get out and meet some other people. Like
going to Bingo without the numbers.

On 4/22/2015 9:29 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/22/2015 2:11 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> How about this? They'll teach us how to cook these meals! For only $25!
>>
>> http://i58.tinypic.com/14e4fg0.jpg
>>
>> Bacon and onion tarte. That 'e' in the word which is completely
>> unnecessary other than to make it seem pretentious. I'll leave it to
>> you to discover the Bacon Marmelade. I say "What?!" LOL
>>
>> Before anyone asks, this cooking "lesson" does not count towards the
>> annual dining assessment. It's an extra charge, optional.
>>
>> I find it surprising they assume people who live here don't know how to
>> cook. Or that anyone would actually go home and make these (to me) odd
>> combinations of food.
>
> They may get a modest bunch of people to turn out. Not because they
> want to learn to cook, but to get out and meet some other people. Like
> going to Bingo without the numbers.
>
Oh good! Like Bingo with some bad looking recipes.

Jill