tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post3363285372262610105..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: Food FunniesEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-8115089646119398772009-06-20T08:58:45.046-04:002009-06-20T08:58:45.046-04:00Sara, well that's a pretty good one. Sounds li...Sara, well that's a pretty good one. Sounds like the roast chicken I once made that roasted for hours, and when I opened the oven was still raw, and, yes, the oven was working. I still have no idea what happened.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-83264395165447265132009-06-17T22:33:11.403-04:002009-06-17T22:33:11.403-04:00Well, I learned something tonight - pineapples don...Well, I learned something tonight - pineapples don't grow on trees! Who knew? I'm trying to think of my own food funny and the only thing I can think of right now is the time I baked a loaf of banana bread for 3 hours and it was still raw in the middle. Obviously I did something wrong but I still don't know what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-89691083419114590792009-06-09T00:23:45.869-04:002009-06-09T00:23:45.869-04:00Susan, I never heard that about tarantulas, but ye...Susan, I never heard that about tarantulas, but yes, it sounds like a good basis for a horror story. And boiling water away due to a good book? That's completely understandable!Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-37854109823171975632009-06-07T02:18:49.560-04:002009-06-07T02:18:49.560-04:00Cilantro is coriander??? I didn't know! So f...Cilantro is coriander??? I didn't know! So for years I've avoided looking for it (just left it out of recipes, I'm famous for doing that). <br /><br />I love the pineapple story, that is so funny!! though I wouldn't have known either. <br /><br />the only story I know isn't funny, but true, the one about the bananas and how the tarantulas love bananas too,so on the banana boats the sailors would have to wear boots so that when the spiders smelled the salt water and felt the boat moving and came up on deck in droves, they could be killed easier.....sigh,that sounds like a good horror story, doesn't it? I can never eat a banana without checking to make sure nothing is inside it!!!! Hmm, not funny at all, but scary!!<br /><br />How about the time I was boiling water and started reading a book, and burned the pot after the water boiled away, with nothing in it??? lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-16523604050018962662009-06-05T14:09:24.862-04:002009-06-05T14:09:24.862-04:00Dorr, oh good. Now if you ever get to Hawai'i,...Dorr, oh good. Now if you ever get to Hawai'i, you will know where to look for the pineapples, which I am sure has always been your number one priority when thinking about what you might do in that beautiful state full of mountains to climb and bike trails to ride.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-49792772536422633012009-06-05T13:51:52.906-04:002009-06-05T13:51:52.906-04:00Well, I had no clue about pineapples either; in fa...Well, I had no clue about pineapples either; in fact, thanks for cluing me in ... I don't know when I first learned about cilantro -- probably from Hobgoblin -- but I love it too!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20117410517082260392009-06-04T22:16:50.294-04:002009-06-04T22:16:50.294-04:00Stefanie, oh, that is a priceless funny. Thanks fo...Stefanie, oh, that is a priceless funny. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Litlove, oh man, if I went down that road -- using wrong kitchen equipment and gadgets -- well, I could probably write a whole book (if I could remember them all). I'll have to remember that little trick of yours, though: if it's too bad, just move house.<br /><br />Mandarine, oh, me too! I just like a wine that, you know, seems to taste quite good.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-83403148705933495162009-06-04T18:43:02.612-04:002009-06-04T18:43:02.612-04:00I do have issues with people discussing the techni...I do have issues with people discussing the technicalities of food. The worst is with wine. There is a huge fad of oenology among people my age around me, and I feel so frustrated, not only because I believe they are just showing off and they should just enjoy the wine and stop commenting, but also because I am really clueless as far as wine-tasting is concerned, beyond telling apart red from white from the difference in color...mandarinehttp://www.wisemandarine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-84515664131710093952009-06-03T10:56:08.126-04:002009-06-03T10:56:08.126-04:00What fantastic stories! The only funny that spring...What fantastic stories! The only funny that springs to my mind was when I cooked a caramelised apple tart. It's the easiest thing to do - an inch or so of dark brown sugar in the tin, then layers of sliced apples, then sweet pastry. However, idiot that I am, I put it in a tin with a removable base, so all the syrup leaked out through the teeny gaps and onto the oven floor and burned hard there. Not long afterwards we moved house...litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-60870940001713460202009-06-03T09:43:11.793-04:002009-06-03T09:43:11.793-04:00I loved your funnies especially the pineapple stor...I loved your funnies especially the pineapple story. don't feel bad about the cream of tartar. I know it is a white poweder but the cream part always makes me stop and think about it for a second. <br /><br />Here's a funny of my own. Having never read the Narnia books when I was a kid, whenever I'd come across a reference to Turkish Delight I thought it was a euphemism for opium or hashish or something. Not under about three years ago did I finally learn that it was a kind of candy!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-43790237887840336842009-06-03T09:32:10.576-04:002009-06-03T09:32:10.576-04:00BooksPlease, so glad to have given you two posts i...BooksPlease, so glad to have given you two posts in a row that you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by. Oh, and maybe you know cilantro better as coriander (same thing).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-24703909106581757812009-06-03T04:38:45.160-04:002009-06-03T04:38:45.160-04:00I don't often comment here, but always enjoy r...I don't often comment here, but always enjoy reading your posts. Yesterday you took me down memory lane with Cat Stevens - great stuff - and today you made me laugh. And I have no idea what cilantro is!BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.com