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Apr. 6, 2005 Monday I went to Kaskaskia College with my daughter. I wasn't taking classes; she was taking me for show and tell. I was on exhibit. It wasn't a bad experience. She had an Art class in the afternoon and had to bring an accomplished artist. They didn't have to be famous, or anything, just had to have done some art and still breathing. Being exceptionally cute was a plus on my part. I took a lot of my work. Stuff I'd painted, glued, or done on plastic canvas with yarn. I had several things which had won awards so I felt I was on good ground. My daughter thought it went pretty well and the class asked a lot of good questions. That was not the point of my story though. We ate lunch at the college cafeteria. The food was prepared by the students of the Culinary Arts classes. OH, MY GOD! Okay, institutional food is by nature pretty bland. It is the nature of the beast. It must appeal to everyone and some people have particular dining needs. Some people, GOD FORBID, eat TOFU(I've never actually seen it done, lately. I've tried it, not knowing what it was.) Anyway, being NAIVE, I ordered the potato cakes. NOOOOOO! Bad potato cakes! Bad! It took a S***load of sour cream to make things better. I don't like that much sour cream. They had good texture and the right amount of chives, but taste? I've had cardboard with more. Granted I've been cooking since age seven. I kid you not. I started as a cub scout. I asked how they were done. I was told they were fried in olive oil and baked in the oven to finish up. Sheesh! Have these people ever heard of a little secret ingredient I've learned about in over forty years of cooking? It's called BUTTER! It's a dandy little thing made from(gasp)cream. That's the rich part of the milk for those in Rio Linda (yeah, I said Rio Linda. Wanta make something of it?). Come on folks, butter isn't a four letter word. It's not a bad thing. A bit of butter in some cooking is a beautiful thing. Come on, I live in the heart of dairy country. Wisconsin is north, Iowa and Missouri west, Indiana to the east. I know whereof I speak. It is a heinous crime against an innocent potato to make it inedible. BOOOOO! Book the dolt. It wasn't just the potato cakes. It was the Brussel sprouts, the peach pie, the side salad(how can you ruin a salad?)and the stuffed, baked squash. I still don't know what kind of squash. I know I've ranted about the potato cakes. Look, I'm Irish(somewhat)and the potato is my baby. The best they can hope for is to have the dog eat their homework and also hope they don't like the dog very much. Just hope the SPCA don't hear about it. ------------ About the author: Lee Zelhart is a proud graduate of McKendree College and the author of The Ghost of the Cavalier. He is the father of two children, one of which tells him he will be a grandpa next September. Both first issues are greatly anticipated and more details to be released later. Email: graphicsdoctor1@sbcglobal.net Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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