Emphasis on "real".
Today I cooked dinner for Travis, Garrett and their roommate Robbie. I cooked a pot roast, carrots, potatoes and brown sugar muffins. Good old comfort food.
Now I will be the first to admit that the food didn't cook the way it was supposed to. I have no idea why, but after cooking it for 5 hours (I've never cooked it longer) the carrots were still a bit crunchy and the meat was not exactly tender.
I make some comment about how it wasn't quite up to par and Travis IMMEDIATELY jumps in and tells Robbie, "It's true, and this may not sound like a compliment, but it is...this is the worst meal Shauri has ever cooked."
Ok. I wasn't sure what to say because it actually was meant as a compliment and he was saying I was a good cook, but when that compliment includes the words, "worst meal ever cooked", well it's hard to swallow. Just like my carrots, apparently.
Anyway, I'd just like to thank Travis for continuing to "Keep it real in the 801" just as he promises to do on his own blog. I will never doubt that he means what he says.
As a postscript, he DID load up his plate twice, and eat it all. Except a few carrots and when Robbie told him to clean his plate he said, "I can't. Literally, I can't eat those, they're too hard." When I commented on how he had two helpings he said, "It's fine. It's better than anything I would cook for myself and I have to make it last through the night."
So there you have it. Another successful meal with my biggest fans.
(P.s. and no this blog ISN'T ever going to end, if you're wondering. I found a new gig. Garrett's pimp. Well, Mormon style. He keeps talking about wanting to get a girlfriend, but never asks any of the girls out he talk to, so today at church I told him I'd handle this and got a girl's number for him and promised her he would call tonight. I handed it off at dinner and he seemed thrilled. Now we're rolling.)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Nothing like a real compliment
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Your a good sport Shauri. Sometimes those compliments are a bit backhanded. Actually, that's about what it's been like since I arrived here. I, don't do all of the cooking and so I won't take it personally, but I often ask Dad what he thought of the meal and he will say "Well-----". We all know what that means. Well, the last two major meals I did on my own (I have now discovered what things do not work well here, well mostly) Anyway,I finally got him to say he enjoyed the meal. Last night I gave myself the compliment. I said, "Well, I hate to sound prideful, but I think that was a very good meal tonight." He looked at me with raised eyebrows and said, "Well,yes, that is a bit prideful." (though I did get him to admit it was "the best meal you've fixed since we got here", which also seems a bit underhanded to me.) So where does Travis get it from?
Ahhh, that Travis just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
This is when I would stop cooking for all of them. Which I guess Jon can sense, b/c he gives me nothing but praise, even when whatever I made is truly disgusting.
That was a serious compliment. I just know how much Shauri loves Robbie and I didn't want him to never come back to dinner again because the food was a little tough. Shauri left out one thing. Her awkward moment with Rob where they expressed their love for each other. It is just a little weird to have my sister hitting on my friends. I wish she would stop.
Nice save Travis. ( :
Way to pimp out Garrett. Someone needs to take care of business. No offense Garrett. And yes Shauri I do have your mail.
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