Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Compatibility – thoughts on 8/29/07

Lasting team – not a quick fix
What percent of the recipe is attraction, salt, heat?
Can a human eat chilly every meal
My uncle does.
What percent is the happy overlap?
The un-measured, uncontrolled parts?
The slow simmer, the tool of the veteran chef
The rookie has no feel, follows the recipe exactly,
follows the recipe......follows.
The rookie wishes more precise measuring cups existed
The rookie checks too often the status
Worries about this thing – “the status”
Needs to constantly verify “the status”.
Doesn’t trust the process, doesn’t trust himself/herself

Microwave love, the impatient students long for it
Instant gratification, not a uniform temperature
Pockets of scalding warmth and lumpy frost....
Even when the tray spins
A meal that is slow cooked is what I seek
Time, trust, patience...
A nurturing chef, mixing by hand
In a kitchen aid society, how can I create the space for a marinade.

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