Daily “Crayons!” now on Instagram!
Because I can not abide there is yet another forum out there ready to humble my ambitions, I’m now doing daily Instagram video snippets from my book/blog/etc. Follow me on Instagram — click here — to get one “Colorful” clip per day.
Today’s theme: Kitchen
Colorful Living Tip of the Day …
• Use cookbooks to get good ideas, but remember, there are no referees in the kitchen. If the recipe says use 1/4 teaspoon of oregano and you like oregano, put all you want in. It won’t ruin it; it’ll season it to your tastes. Recipe measurements are merely suggestions.
Relateds …
• Realize that chefs with rashes are best at cooking from scratch.
• Restaurant etiquette reminder: It’s okay to cook on a spit, but never spit on a cook.
• Chefs get bored, too. Enliven your meal and your chef’s day by requesting you be surprised with something that isn’t on the menu.
• There must be a baker's equivalent to "piece of cake" that is not "piece of cake." Because if a baker says something is going to be a piece of cake and shows up with a pie instead he could be accused of loafing -- and don't get me started on bakers who loaf.
• Locksmiths make surprisingly good cooks. They never forget the key ingredients.
• Call me crazy, but the first chef to put a credible "Italian Hoagie Soup" on the menu is going to make a fortune.
• Photos of even unpatriotic chefs making soup are often stirring.
Unrelateds …
• That which does not kill you only makes you stronger and if this process is repeated enough eventually age and time combine to make you so frail you can die in your kitchen tripping over a kitten.
• From a purely fashion sense, is it accurate to refer to Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud as the "crown" prince of Saudi Arabia when his head gear appears to be some form of hanky?
• Because most people only listen to 50 percent of what we're saying, I try and omit every other word so theoretically I'll have their full attention.
Zeitgust Word of the Week (a word I made up with the goal of getting it into an actual dictionary) …
Mamish: Any group of mother figures who refuse to let their children play with electronic devices until they’ve done all their homework..
Related blog post, “Thots on Circular Pizza & Horny Hut Waitresses …”
I contend simple geometry means eating pizza three times a day constitutes a well-rounded diet. I’m not a fan of square pizzas. I think every slice ought to have at least a little crust so the consumer can know where to take that first bite. Shapes aside, pizza is our most flexible meal. You can eat it hot for dinner or cold for breakfast. You can get it plain or with pepperoni -- the vanilla ice cream of pies -- or with exotic toppings.
From Back A Ways …
“Small Talk/Large Results;” from Men’s Health, Feb. 2008 …”
Concluding words …
I’m thinking of opening fast food restaurant that uses really seasoned vegetable oils for fried chicken, etc. I'll call it "Ancient Grease.”