I have had it up to my eyeballs..........

[Iguana Don]

Now most of you that know me, know that I am not a snob. Matter of fact I can rub elbows with the reddest of rednecks. But my roommate has pushed me over the edge.

Since I have been excommunicated and banished to this Godforsaken state that I am a current resident in, I have learned to make do and adjust. A song comes to mind here "London Homesick Blues."

Being a "closet" chef and trying to give my roommate some of the finer things in life, I decided to treat him to some of my talents. I am a pretty good cook, even if I do say so myself.

First there was the rare roast beef, cooked with tenderness and care, which he promptly put A-1 Steak Sauce on. I was quiet and humble. (if you can believe that)

Then there was the Eggs Benedict, which he wanted to know what kind of gravy that was and that it needed more salt and pepper and could use some sausage in it. Again I was quiet and humble, (barely)

But the topper was last week. I decided to suck it up and lay it all on the line. I decided to make sushi. Not wanting to throw him into culture shock, I decided to use smoked salmon instead of my favorite yellow tail, knowing he wouldn't eat raw fish. I cooked the rice just so, even decided to add some extras to it, cut up some avocados, pimentos, banana peppers and added to the fish. Made the rolls and sliced them. To my surprise he ate just about an entire roll. But this was the clincher.

He asked if this could be made with vienna sausages.

Anybody wanna buy some good cookware real cheap?


Never gonna cook again

ID

 

[Tavi]

.........The roomate not the cookware!
I was getting hungry just reading your post!!

 

[MgicTwnger]

I love sushi, and the first decent sushi bar in this corner of the Midwest just opened. Now I'm going to think of those damn Vienna sausages every time I go there. Oh well.

 

[Rick Murchison]

I told a friend I was gonna open a combo restaurant down in Gulf Shores, and gonna name it "Rick's Sushi Bar & Bait shop."
"What's Sushi?" he asked.
"Raw fish" sez I.
"Ohhhh.... I see," he said... "uh, what's the difference?"
"Oh, 'bout 24 hours." I told him.
Rick

 

[lakesdiver]

ID, you know what they say about a great man not being appreciated in his own time...

At least your roomie didn't throw tobasco on the eggs benedict.

 

[DivingGal]

Don't do that! Sell the cookware and give up cooking --- you're my one hope at getting fed properly if I ever hit that "Godforsaken state" (you just never know where I'll show up)

 

[Rick Murchison]

lakesdiver once bubbled...
At least your roomie didn't throw tobasco on the eggs benedict.

It's tAbasco, and is an absolute requirement for proper eggs Benedict.
When I lived in Europe, my bride, the Lovely Young Kat, always carried one of those tiny little bottles of tabasco in her purse to add a bit of perk to some otherwise pale attempts at "tasty."
You'd be amazed at how many dishes deemed "five star" have that dash of tabasco as one of the "secret" ingredients.
Rick

 

[The Chairman]

capitalize the first A in tAbasco???

 

[jepuskar]

I put A-1 sauce on any kind of steak I have...I like it. Is that not the politically correct thing to do? If it isn't, I'll be sure to put more on next time. :/

 

[metridium]

Iguana Don wrote...
He asked if this could be made with vienna sausages.

uke:

Iguana Don wrote...
Anybody wanna buy some good cookware real cheap?

Keep the cookware; sell the roommate.

But be nice...make him some kennel ration first.