Post #202,634
4/9/05 3:26:36 PM
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It was there just for you :)
As for "Run", I'm a firm believer in mis en place, so my recipes are divided into a "prep" (compile) section that can be done well in advance (often even days), and a "run time" section containing the steps that must be done just before serving.
Now a young man entertaining a lady should not resort to this method - it frightens women something awful to see a guy turn out complex dishes with so little apparent effort and they'll do a "Doug the Engineer" on you. It's necessary under those circumstances to get in trouble and need some help.
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Post #202,636
4/9/05 3:41:30 PM
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See, that's my problem
It's hard enough not jumping in when my mother-in-law is busily drying out a standing rib roast. To pretend I don't know something I'm actually quite good at just ain't going to happen.
Fortunately, I'm no longer trying to impress young women.
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Post #202,677
4/10/05 12:18:37 AM
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Actually, "mis en place" is dangerous with older women too.
They're kind of burned out on cooking, so after seeing you do a couple of apparently effortless meals it'll be "oh, but you're so much better at it" and you're stuck with all the cooking.
On the other hand, she can often be trained to wash all the dishes and stuff afterwards as a sex avoidance ploy. If you've served yourself enough wine you'll be long asleep by time she's done and showered - so she's home free and can get a good night's sleep.
Of course, if you've not servered yourself too much wine, you're going to be well rested in the morning and horney as a hoot owl and she's in trouble.
Actually, she's probably well rested too, and still half asleep and won't really mind that much.
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Post #202,708
4/10/05 3:12:53 PM
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Is this your experience with...
...with Rose (not her real name (also not her real name)) speaking?
Just wondering, you know... Wondering how you're going to explain this to her: Are you A) plastering your normal experience with *her* all over the Internet, or are you B) gathering this kind of experience with *another* woman?
Good luck with this one, Gryge! ;^>
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Post #202,714
4/10/05 3:27:36 PM
4/10/05 3:30:49 PM
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I hope you don't really expect a response . . .
Actually, Rose (not her real name (also not her real name)) is too busy digging through the political stuff to read this forum anyway.
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Post #202,802
4/11/05 2:03:18 AM
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That doesn't work either
Ever since I worked in a restaurant, I can't cook without cleaning as I go. By the time I'm plating the food, there's only the one or two last pans to clean, and they're either wiped out or soaking before I sit down to eat. I'd actually rather do the cooking myself than have to clean up someone else's mess.
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Post #202,803
4/11/05 2:09:58 AM
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Yeahbut . . .
There's still the plates , wine glasses silverware and that sort of thing. Women can take a lot of time on that stuff if there's no automatic dishwasher.
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Post #202,804
4/11/05 2:24:44 AM
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Good point
And if it were up to me we wouldn't waste cabinet space on a diswasher.
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Post #202,826
4/11/05 9:09:33 AM
4/11/05 9:21:11 AM
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You're way off base again
I would gladly do the dishes in exchange for a fine meal (even a mediocre meal), and the faster I got done, the faster I could move on to thanking him.
You're hanging out with the wrong women.
Edited by bionerd
April 11, 2005, 09:21:11 AM EDT
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Post #202,847
4/11/05 10:50:47 AM
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Well, that's what people tell me . .
. . but when I ask where these "right" women hang out, they just look up at the ceiling and say, "You just have to go out there and find them". In other words, they haven't a clue where any might be either.
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Post #202,862
4/11/05 11:55:59 AM
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Guess we're in the same boat.
I dont know where the right men hang out, either.
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Post #202,876
4/11/05 1:06:54 PM
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You two should get a room :-P
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #202,877
4/11/05 1:10:01 PM
4/11/05 1:10:24 PM
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Couldn't have said it better myself:)
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Edited by jake123
April 11, 2005, 01:10:24 PM EDT
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Post #202,881
4/11/05 1:46:02 PM
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Whew!
In the last week I've been advised to get a room with Folkert, Nightowl and now Andrew. If I heeded your advice I'd be a very busy woman. ;-P
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Post #202,882
4/11/05 1:47:30 PM
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But you've been complaining how un-busy you are...
-YendorMike
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Post #202,884
4/11/05 2:03:40 PM
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It has become a meme :-)
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #202,941
4/12/05 12:36:32 AM
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I'm wondering why you're keeping track. :-)
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Post #202,825
4/11/05 9:03:17 AM
4/11/05 9:20:28 AM
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You're kidding me, right?
IMO, there is nothing sexier than a man who knows his way around the kitchen, especially since I hate to cook. It's wonderful to lounge with a glass of wine watching a man do his thing. It makes a gal feel pampered.
Edited by bionerd
April 11, 2005, 09:20:28 AM EDT
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Post #202,834
4/11/05 9:48:17 AM
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This is why...
...I've taken to preparing meals for the family on Sunday. I love to cook, but during the week, I work until at least 5. My fiancee gets to stay home and take care of everyone (me plus her (well, our) two kids.) Part of that is cooking, even if it's just ANOTHER job for her to do. So I give her Sundays off from the cooking dutiees, and it gets me a chance to cook for the whole family. It's good to teach the kids (two boys) that Men Can Cook, Too.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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Post #202,846
4/11/05 10:46:53 AM
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Yes, but we know you're not normal -
you post on IWeThey.
Women love to bitch about men not sharing the cooking, and may even have convinced themselves of that, but it's rarely true. Most women consider the kitchen their power base and their cooking a major leverage over their men and are uncomfortable yielding that leverage.
Wise men stay away and restrict their cooking to throwing slabs of raw cow over hot coals and "improving" it by brushing on some potion that ruins it - after which they beat their chests and boast of their grilling prowess. Regardless of what they say, this is what most women want.
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Post #202,855
4/11/05 11:26:15 AM
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Not mine
I do all the cooking... at least when we lived together. Since I'm far far more competent than she is in the kitchen (she can burn water) it's just been better that way.
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Post #202,865
4/11/05 12:09:05 PM
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Don't agree
Well, that's not true for the circles I move in, anyhow.
Peter
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Post #202,875
4/11/05 1:05:24 PM
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I think this is one of those "american culture" things.
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Post #202,885
4/11/05 2:32:59 PM
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Nah. Some do, some don't
My wife and I are both rather good cooks. She's more traditional, as in the way her mother used to do it. I tend to experiment more. Depending on what we are making, we sometimes even cooperate, but not very often. I do a lot of the prep work for her if I'm around.
We have friends who are like Andrew described.
Other friends just regard food as fuel and don't really care if it was nicely prepared or dumped from a can.
It's hard to generalize.
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Post #202,904
4/11/05 5:13:41 PM
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Sweeping generalisations 'r' us...
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #202,908
4/11/05 6:21:43 PM
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Well, how else . . .
. . are we able to offend the maximum number of people with the minimum effort? Efficiency counts!
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