why we don't let Gary cook....

[Ron]

Not to trash my friend Gary in any way or demean the hospitality he and Alice gave me last week.......

OK, so I am on the cell phone closing up some business Friday AM, gary makes me instant oatmeal, it was very nice of him..... I take a spoonful and almost spew it out across the kitchen... Apparently, Mr. Cassara felt that substituting water for Apple Cider when making the oatmeal.... Needless to say it was utterly disgusting.... 

[jim-ratliff]

That is pretty funny.  Even me, the complete non-cook, wouldn't even THINK of that substitution.

But, the real question, did he eat what he fixed???

[Ron]

a foul groul indeed! 

No, he threw it out

[Gary]

Now in all fairness, I put on his bib, made him a scramlbed egg with cheese, and filled his sippy cup with nourisng nectar from the gods...

The oatmeal and apple cider is one of my favorites....adds a nice apple flavor to the mix and is nutrious as well. It also had raisins in it.


Come on Mikey, try it!

Well I did toss it cause I had already had my breakfast.

G

[jim-ratliff]

Wellll, apples and/or raisins cooked in the Oatmeal is wonderful. 
But using apple cider instead of the water, that seems to be a stretch.

But I believe the truly great chefs are always experimenting; so obviously Gary was or is.

[Ron]

imagine the taste of apple cider vinegar and you've got it.  I have no idea what he is talking aobut otherwise..... I had a nice cup of coffee and all was well in the world....

[Gary]

Why vinegar you say   ...why that was a fine Honeysuckle Apple Cider....

YOur taste buds were so confused by that black mud you and Alice drank that morning.....

Can ya taste anything at all after that "good" coffee?

I do suppose that ones taste buds are just that...from now on...plain ole water drenched oatmeal for you Ron. Geez...a guy tries to create a sparkling momment at breakfast time....and slammed...it's so tough trying to please all the time! 

best,
G