I'm not a bad cook... Really! - Page 6

KeepItReal · 12-03-2008, 01:40 PM

Ugh....luvsginger, that spread sounds dreadful. And Doxie, the "salmon loaf" with the dressing sounds just as horrid.

myrosiedog, I must be fair, the lettuce would have been on the side of the plate. Stew and salad, except no salad dressing....just a lettuce salad. He'd spread it around the plate like he was presenting for Top Chef-LOL.

However, the ham and cheese and anything else would be right in there, and he thought that egg was something special.

Lil Bit, the beans remind me of my grandma, rest her soul. She wasn't throwing out anything. From time to time some nicely burned food would end up in her fridge. It explained a lot why my dad liked his food "slightly crispy" at times. Grandma was a good cook, but on those occassions she burned something she always claimed she did it for my dad-lol. I wonder why it occassionally happened even after he died then

SR5Rfan...I've actually heard of the bean sandwiches. Not that I'd want one, but I've heard of them.

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myrosiedog · 12-03-2008, 03:14 PM

Growing up, just about the only salad we had was lettuce with dressing. My grandmother made congealed salads (ugh) and we ate sliced tomatos and cucumbers a lot. But in our house (and in much of the South at that time) salad was usually a wedge of iceberg lettuce and some salad dressing. Usually French.

canuckinchile · 12-03-2008, 08:39 PM

Anyone with British grandparents put up their hands? "Bubble and Squeak" has got to be the most gawd awful food I have ever eaten. My grandfather would take all the leftover veggies and fry them up in about an inch of oil

Rattus · 12-12-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by canuckinchile

Anyone with British grandparents put up their hands? "Bubble and Squeak" has got to be the most gawd awful food I have ever eaten. My grandfather would take all the leftover veggies and fry them up in about an inch of oil

My British grandmother, her British sister and their British friend from over the road are the reason I can't eat other people's cooking (restaurants excepted), including that of Mr. Rattus. The food I encountered every time we went to eat at someone else's house when I was young instilled a deep and obviously insurmountable neurosis regarding what horror I might encounter at an unfamiliar dinner table. I still tense up just thinking about the assorted lard infused or boiled to mush atrocities doled out by the Shakespearean-quality trio of Cockney belles.

livin4reality · 12-12-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattus

The food I encountered every time we went to eat at someone else's house when I was young instilled a deep and obviously insurmountable neurosis regarding what horror I might encounter at an unfamiliar dinner table. I still tense up just thinking about the assorted lard infused or boiled to mush atrocities doled out by the Shakespearean-quality trio of Cockney belles.

OMG this has to be post of the day here at FORT. Rattus I even want to use this as a sig line!! PLEASE?

Rattus · 12-12-2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by livin4reality

OMG this has to be post of the day here at FORT. Rattus I even want to use this as a sig line!! PLEASE?

If you really want to, go ahead

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livin4reality · 12-12-2008, 01:52 PM

I had to take out a couple of words and couldn't give credit to the author.. I dunno Rattus.. I'll keep it for now. Of course if anyone asks about my sig line I'll point to your direction.

Rattus · 12-12-2008, 01:55 PM

Tee hee. I am tickled pink

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buglover · 12-12-2008, 02:09 PM

Rattus, you always have the best sayings!

12-03-2008, 01:40 PM	#51
KeepItReal Jesus is your buddy! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! Ugh....luvsginger, that spread sounds dreadful. And Doxie, the "salmon loaf" with the dressing sounds just as horrid. myrosiedog, I must be fair, the lettuce would have been on the side of the plate. Stew and salad, except no salad dressing....just a lettuce salad. He'd spread it around the plate like he was presenting for Top Chef-LOL. However, the ham and cheese and anything else would be right in there, and he thought that egg was something special. Lil Bit, the beans remind me of my grandma, rest her soul. She wasn't throwing out anything. From time to time some nicely burned food would end up in her fridge. It explained a lot why my dad liked his food "slightly crispy" at times. Grandma was a good cook, but on those occassions she burned something she always claimed she did it for my dad-lol. I wonder why it occassionally happened even after he died then SR5Rfan...I've actually heard of the bean sandwiches. Not that I'd want one, but I've heard of them.

12-03-2008, 03:14 PM	#52
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nat'l Championship bowl bound. Go Gators! Age: 46 Posts: 12,060 Blog Entries: 7	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! Growing up, just about the only salad we had was lettuce with dressing. My grandmother made congealed salads (ugh) and we ate sliced tomatos and cucumbers a lot. But in our house (and in much of the South at that time) salad was usually a wedge of iceberg lettuce and some salad dressing. Usually French. __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. - Bob Marley Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

12-03-2008, 08:39 PM	#53
canuckinchile Forum Assistant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: back in "The Big Smoke" Posts: 4,498	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! Anyone with British grandparents put up their hands? "Bubble and Squeak" has got to be the most gawd awful food I have ever eaten. My grandfather would take all the leftover veggies and fry them up in about an inch of oil

12-12-2008, 01:52 PM	#57
livin4reality smooshy face! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: jayhawk land Posts: 1,765	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! I had to take out a couple of words and couldn't give credit to the author.. I dunno Rattus.. I'll keep it for now. Of course if anyone asks about my sig line I'll point to your direction. __________________ "The food I encountered every time we went to eat at someone else's house instilled a deep and insurmountable neurosis regarding what horror I might encounter at an unfamiliar dinner table. I still tense up just thinking about the assorted lard infused or boiled to mush atrocities doled out by the Shakespearean-quality trio of Cockney belles." __________________

12-12-2008, 01:55 PM	#58
Rattus Wild thang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the trees Age: 48 Posts: 3,604	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! Tee hee. I am tickled pink . __________________ I've fallen from grace and I can't get up. .

12-12-2008, 02:09 PM	#59
buglover Dreaming..... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Age: 35 Posts: 10,120 Blog Entries: 4	Re: I'm not a bad cook... Really! Rattus, you always have the best sayings! __________________ Here's to a better year in 2009!