Wednesday, June 14, 2006

A funny thing happened on the way to buy parsley...




BEHOLD the beautiful sprig of parsley in its native state. Have you ever seen parsley like this? That might seem a stupid question but I have only seen parsley in a jar with holes in the cover. Parsley has stems? Could have fooled me.

So I find this recipe and it calls for fresh parsley. I send the scullery maid to the store for fresh parsley and what do I get? Fluffy green leaves with stems. Is this parsley? The Countess is not too sure but there is one absolute authority that we can consult.....da..da..duh..da.. The Marquessa Patrice, gourmet cook and sister to The Countess.

The Marquessa patiently tells The Countess to wash the parsley to get all the sand out.....EEEK, SAND? Like DIRT?....Yes, Contessa, wash the fucking parsley to get all the sand out. Then when you want to use the fresh parsley, cut the stems off and put the leafy fronds into your pot.

OK, now we get to the purpose of the parsley, which is the Stuffing. No, no, not a great ass, you philistines. This stuffing is a sort of casserole thingy that someone suggested which sounded good to The Countess at the time until she actually saw the fresh parsley.

The punch line of this whole post is.......do not cook unless you are prepared to deal. Now I owe the Marquessa a tutorial on how to use her digital camera ... just because I did not know what real life natural parsley looks like.

p.s. The Marquessa can be a bitch to her sister...LOL!

Countess Bedelia 6/14/2006 09:16:00 PM

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Blogger Black and Tan Mark, at 11:03 PM, June 14, 2006  
"Do not cook unless you are prepared to deal..." Believe me, it's a constant struggle for asparagus fans like myself. I mean, what's a guy to do when faced with this dilemma?!?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46232797@N00/124708474/

;-)
B&T
Blogger Black and Tan Mark, at 11:07 PM, June 14, 2006  
Looks like the URL in the previous post was truncated. Here we go again:
www.flickr.com/photos/46232797@N00/124708474
Blogger Black and Tan Mark, at 11:11 PM, June 14, 2006  
Countess,

Please kindly remind the Marquessa that "ladies who lunch" are not accustomed to cooking. You are far more used to finding your way around a menu than finding your way around the kitchen, I am sure. A regal lady such as yourself should just ask "the help" to cook the meal next time! However - you get an A for effort for trying, and I'm sure the Marquessa agrees!

(Her principality has not raped, pillaged, or plundered other nations nearly as much as yours, so without your material wealth she has been forced to cook her own meals all of these years, the poor dear...)
Blogger Jesse, at 11:34 PM, June 14, 2006  
Mark - I feel that asparagus' pain.

Jesse - The Marquessa actually likes cooking and says things like, "Look at that mountain view!"
You know, I saw a mountain many years ago and it still looks the same. I am sure that parsley probably hasn't changed that much either.
Blogger Countess Bedelia, at 1:13 AM, June 15, 2006  
Now that you have conquered parsley, there is a whole world of fresh herbs ahead of you -- wait til you get to chervil, my fav. (most of the things in those bottles actually come fresh) Unfortunately, most of them involve washing off the sand (but not all!!)

Thank God this was a pan stuffing! You know that is why Mrs. A. buys her Thanksgiving turkey cooked by others...
Blogger The INFOSEC Consultant, at 2:04 AM, June 15, 2006  
Good thinking on your part for sending out the maid. You'd probably still be out there searching. Thank God for hired help.

Rick : )
Blogger Rick Bettencourt, at 6:20 AM, June 15, 2006  
I am one of those Ladies of Nobility who enjoy cooking if only not to add to the household expense of a Food Taster. Yes, anything grown and delivered MUST be washed, much like a wench, but it certainly beats shaking it out of a plastic jar with holes. Poker players, too, don't "cook" unless they are prepared to deal.

Sounds like La Marqussa is a bitch because of a lessor title. Don't accept recipes from such people.
Blogger Alexis du Bois, at 3:58 AM, June 16, 2006  
La Pimpernel - If God wanted us to cook,he wouldn't have invented take out!

Rick - Life would be so tedious without servants. Just ask Mrs. Astor.

Mrs. Astor - The Marquessa is a bitch because she was tortured as a child by her older sister, The Contessa. Payback is a bitch! (Only kidding, Marquessa, if you read this..LOL)
Blogger Countess Bedelia, at 9:05 AM, June 16, 2006  

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