12/8/07
A couple of months ago someone asked my Dad how his girls were doing. Here is how that conversation went:
How’s Liza?
-She’s fine, She just got engaged.
How’s Jessica
-She’s fine, She is about to get married in a couple weeks.
How’s Andrea
-She’s fine, She has two jobs.
My mom was not happy. In fact she was mortified. I, myself, thought it was really funny. My life is all about my work right now. I mean, I do date but the thing is I am very picky. A guy once tried to pick me up at Wal-Mart with the line:
“Hey shawty! What yo entrée is?”
I was in my chef’s jacket and needless to say he didn’t get my number. I want to be in a relationship. I really do but I’m so focused on work right now because it teaches me lessons for life. Things I know that make me a better person and one day will make me a great wife. You can’t rush some things because you will ruin them. I want to get married and dot, dot, dot but I’m in no hurry. Cooking has taught me something not even my Mom could teach me – patience.
The first time I made Hollandaise sauce I was told to put to egg mixture over a double boiler, keep it on low and stir continuously until thick. After about five minutes of whisking my arm was dog tired to I decided that I was smarter than the recipe and I would speed things up a bit. I cranked the heat up and started whisking at warp speed only to end up, not with hollandaise sauce but, with scrambled eggs.
$@#%!
-”What happened” said Chef Jerome
I messed up
-Start over
Ok
Most of my relationships have turned to scrambled eggs and hit the trash just like my sauce. It’s no big deal but those were not right. I’m at a point where I have learned the lesson and now I’m standing there at the double boiler just stirring away. Slowly, with the fire in low, just waiting until its ready. I hope my Mom realizes there are worse things my Dad could have said and the fact is he is proud that I’m such a hard worker. So while Jessica enjoys her Eggs Benedict and Liza’s sits in the window waiting for the server to pick it up- my plate is just not ready. Slowly, steady, I stir. I want it to be just right.
So my tip for you (like you haven’t already guessed) is
Take it easy. Don’t be in a hurry. Anyone can make scrambled eggs, only some can make Hollandaise.
Keep stirring,
andiepandie31
Andiepandie,
My name is Richard and I am actually friends with your sister Jessica and new hubby. I just wanted to say that this is very insightful. I agree totally. Keep stirring and when the dish is ready, it’s ready!!!!! VERY GOOD STUFF!!!!!
Oh my God, I just changed my Myspace quote to “Hey shawty! What yo entrée is?”
Priceless.