So, even though it's summer, she's going to bake the fish in the oven. Because Bird's-Eye has done all the other work for her, so heating the oven in an un-air-conditioned kitchen doesn't bother her, as well as adding to the humidity by boiling the asparagus and the cauliflower.
I won't even get into the the odor factor, except to say I hope she has a window set-up that allows for excellent cross-ventilation.
Yes, she is definitely going to need a big bottle of Nil to spray away those unpleasant cooking odors, too! Fried fish, asparagus, and cauliflower = peeee-uuuuu!
Fried fish, asparagus, and cauliflower = peeee-uuuuu!
With the asparagus, you're right about the pee! (Sorry. My inner 12-year-old couldn't resist that one.) The way everyone used to overcook things back then, you know that was some stinky cauliflower.
I'll have to remember this ad the next time I stink up the kitchen and tell everyone it's "soul-stirring aroma" and not "stomach-turning stench"!
At least they have the men doing some of the grocery shopping so Mom doesn't have to do every damn thing to get dinner on the table. Also, that's a pretty healthy menu, especially for the time. Fish, three veggies and berries! They probably drenched every bit of it in butter and cream.
I'm familiar with the metaphorical idea of a "red herring," but I wonder if "red perch" wasn't used in some places where herring wasn't as well known. I guess any kind of stinky fish could be used to throw the hounds off the scent. I remember seeing a Mythbusters about this, but I can't remember what the result was.
Ah, what could be better than freshly caught perch from the morning's catch, in a delicate, nutty meuniere? Certainly not frozen perch. Bleh.
You, as I think back over my life, I can't recall a single instance of leaning out the window with my dinner platter going "neener neener this my dinner" to passers-by.
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Date: 2012-10-25 10:31 pm (UTC)I won't even get into the the odor factor, except to say I hope she has a window set-up that allows for excellent cross-ventilation.
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Date: 2012-10-26 01:35 am (UTC)With the asparagus, you're right about the pee! (Sorry. My inner 12-year-old couldn't resist that one.) The way everyone used to overcook things back then, you know that was some stinky cauliflower.
I'll have to remember this ad the next time I stink up the kitchen and tell everyone it's "soul-stirring aroma" and not "stomach-turning stench"!
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Date: 2012-10-25 11:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-26 01:42 am (UTC)I'm familiar with the metaphorical idea of a "red herring," but I wonder if "red perch" wasn't used in some places where herring wasn't as well known. I guess any kind of stinky fish could be used to throw the hounds off the scent. I remember seeing a Mythbusters about this, but I can't remember what the result was.
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Date: 2012-10-27 12:01 am (UTC)You, as I think back over my life, I can't recall a single instance of leaning out the window with my dinner platter going "neener neener this my dinner" to passers-by.