The sidebar of this weblog promises the occasional “failed recipe”. These do appear once in a while, but not often, mostly because I am such a good cook. It occurs to me, however, that I might satisfy “foodies” by also writing about those especially successful culinary inspirations that strike me from time to time.
The other night, for instance, I laboured long over a special meal for my wife and I to celebrate our new house. The new kitchen is several times larger and more beautiful than the old, and I had a wonderful time putting all of my culinary abilities to use to prepare an appetizing meal:
Haut cuisine: before
On an ordinary night we’d have been satisfied with that, but on this night we felt that the special occasion called for a special nous ne savons quoi to really make the meal memorable. And then it struck me: a garnish.
Haut cuisine: after
That, my friends, was a meal that will not be soon forgotten.
July 28, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I know that there is some secret message to be found in the arrangement of the food on the plate, but I have yet to find it.
AMDG
July 29, 2010 at 6:43 am
I’m afraid you’re trying too hard, Janet. This post is literally just about food. Nothing hidden. Sorry to disappoint.
July 29, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Of course that is what you would say.
AMDG
July 29, 2010 at 10:32 pm
It is sort of nice to be thought more clever than I am.
July 30, 2010 at 9:06 pm
2 pieces of toast, half a piece of meat and some garnish – looks like you were one step short of a sandwich.
Your new kitchen probably deserves better than this!
August 2, 2010 at 10:32 pm
What step was I short?
August 4, 2010 at 10:50 am
I think you just needed to do some stacking.
August 4, 2010 at 10:54 am
Or to undo the explosion.
August 8, 2010 at 10:52 pm
I thought my cooking skills had shown some progress recently, but one glance at this hurls my pretensions back down to earth. I bow.
August 11, 2010 at 7:03 am
Well done, very funny.